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Although the biblical text does not specify the exact site of Mount Moriah, the Israeli scholar Rivka Gonen, in her book “Contested Holiness: Jewish, Muslim and Christian Perspectives on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem,” says the reference has been widely interpreted to mean the high point on the hill above the City of David — the rock now under the Dome of the Rock.
Many historians have said independent scientific verification of such a reference is problematic.
“The sources for the first temple are solely biblical, and no substantial archaeological remains have been verified,” said Wendy Pullan, senior lecturer in the history and philosophy of architecture at the University of Cambridge, in the book “The Struggle for Jerusalem’s Holy Places.”
Mr. Adams said, “We just don’t have enough primary source data, textual or archaeological, to say where it was with any confidence.”
Many historians have said independent scientific verification of such a reference is problematic.
“The sources for the first temple are solely biblical, and no substantial archaeological remains have been verified,” said Wendy Pullan, senior lecturer in the history and philosophy of architecture at the University of Cambridge, in the book “The Struggle for Jerusalem’s Holy Places.”
Mr. Adams said, “We just don’t have enough primary source data, textual or archaeological, to say where it was with any confidence.”
So, Israel is willing to risk regional if not global war to tear down Al Aqsa Mosgue and the Dome of the Rock, and they don't actually KNOW whether or not this was the real site of the first temple?!?
Actually, archaeologists have known for forty years that the Temple Mount is NOT the location of the fabled First Temple, but the remains of a Roman Fort, the Antonia, built by Herod. The actual location of the First Temple, as near as anyone can determine scientifically, is actually on Mount Ophel, 600 feet to the south. So, what is the point in a holy war over a sacred site when you cannot actually find the sacred site?
There is your proof that religion is a contagious psychosis!
Actually, archaeologists have known for forty years that the Temple Mount is NOT the location of the fabled First Temple, but the remains of a Roman Fort, the Antonia, built by Herod. The actual location of the First Temple, as near as anyone can determine scientifically, is actually on Mount Ophel, 600 feet to the south. So, what is the point in a holy war over a sacred site when you cannot actually find the sacred site?
There is your proof that religion is a contagious psychosis!
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/09/world/middleeast/historical-certainty-proves-elusive-at-jerusalems-holiest-place.html
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