Jerusalem Jerusalem‚ the capital of Israel is located in the center of Israel. It stands on top of the Judean mountains. These mountains are 700-800M above sea level. Jerusalem’s latitude and longitude are 31.7833° N‚ 35.2167° E. For many Jews Jerusalem the holiest place in the world. This city was selected by King David 3000 years ago. The heart of biblical Israel and the Jewish faith is Jerusalem. Jerusalem is holy to the Jews but also very holy to the Christian and Muslim faiths. Israel is in
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The Summary of: A Woman In Jerusalem The brilliant author‚ A. B. Yehoshua‚ tells the story of very long quest to find the identity of a deceased young woman killed as the result from a bomb’s explosion in Jerusalem‚ within the book‚ A Woman in Jerusalem. The novel initially begins at a marketplace in the beautiful city of Jerusalem. Just as soon as the story begins‚ the death of a women is announced due to a terrorist bombing within the marketplace. Soon after the young woman’s death‚ her corpse
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[Name of the Writer] [Name of Instructor] [Subject] [Date] Jews in Palestine Palestine has been a conflicted land‚ since a number of years. The major conflict is between two religions‚ which are Islam and Judaism. From the Jewish point of view‚ they consider the land of Palestine as their own. Jews are an ancient race and it is their belief that they are the purest of all the races. However‚ Muslims believe that the right to Palestine is theirs alone. It is known that the history of
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Eichmann in Jerusalem‚ Arendt gives an account of the trial of Adolf Eichmann and provides analysis of the case‚ focusing on the question of Eichmann’s conscience. Arendt believes that the judges missed the “greatest moral and even legal challenge of the whole case”: Eichmann’s inability to tell right from wrong. Her argument that Eichmann’s conscience was “quieted” due to the influence of his social environment‚ peers‚ and superiors is convincing‚ and as I read Eichmann in Jerusalem I became convinced
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Umayyad Mosque‚ Damascus‚ Syria Space and Symbolism By Shijo Jose (A/2371/2011) History of Architecture II Year Sem IV Great Mosque of Damascus‚ also called Umayyad Mosque‚ the earliest surviving stone mosque‚ built between ad 705 and 715 by the Umayyad Caliph al-Walīd I. The mosque stands on the site of a 1st-century Hellenic temple to Jupiter and of a later church ‘Basilica of Saint John the Baptist’. Some Syrio-Roman fragments remain in the structure‚ as does a shrine supposedly enclosing
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The novel‚ Imagining Argentina‚ makes use of several rhetorical devices in order to express the themes it presents. The image of the Holocaust‚ for example‚ is repeated several times throughout the novel in order to express the themes‚ such as during the experiences of the main character‚ Carlos Rueda‚ and the thoughts of the narrator‚ Martin Benn. It is through the repetition of the image of the Holocaust that the author‚ Lawrence Thornton‚ conveys the predominant theme of Imagining Argentina that
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Herod the Great was a king of Judea‚ who ruled from 37 B.C.E to 4 B.C.E (Murphy‚ pg. 248). He is a figure that is mainly known from the Nativity story. This leaves many people with the impression that he was a horrible leader. However‚ he was a ruler with many accomplishments that granted him the title of “great”. These accomplishments stem from his building projects and military successes. It should also be noted that the title of “great” does not mean that Herod was admired and did everything right
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At the center of the Dome of the Rock is a gigantic rock which is believed to be the spot in which Abraham was prepared to sacrifice his son Ismail. Close Panel However‚ today it is seen as a representation of Muhammad’s journey. 1 The Rock itself is surrounded by two ambulatories along with a octagonal exterior wall. Close Panel 2 The Dome of the Rock is composed of four piers and twelve columns‚ which supports the rounded drum that holds a two-layered dome more than 20
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There are many places throughout the Bible where mountains play an important role. From the flood‚ Mount Ararat was the place that the arc settled on when the waters went down. Abraham was told to go up to the top of a mountain in the land of Moriah to sacrifice his son to The Lord. Christ was transfigured on‚ you guessed it‚ a mountaintop. In fact‚ one of the most prolific and well known sermons in the Bible‚ if not the most well known‚ is actually referred to as "The Sermon on the Mount". A mountain
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As most of you all know King Solomon was known for his great writings‚ wealth‚ and most of all‚ wisdom. Solomon is the son of King David and Bathsheba. During his reign (971 B.C.- 931 B.C.)‚ King Solomon began to write down his wise sayings. Now King Hezekiah is in power and his men have compiled all of Solomon’s proverbs into a final book. The book also includes several of King Lemuel and Argur’s writings as well. King Solomon’s new book is named the Book of Proverbs. According to dictionary.com
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