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" ."4$6 4 %" % -/$%2 . *% 2 53!,% - 4 (%-/5 .4 / & / ,)6% 3 ! .$ -/5.4:)/ . 4 (% -53 ,)- 1 5!2 4% 2 4 !. (%#(2)34)! ( $ !.$ !. !2-%.)! ! 1 5 1 1 !24%2 ! 55 3 4 (% *%7)3( 1 5 !2 !24% 5 5 2 THE CHR I ST IAN AN D A RMENIAN Q UA R T ER S S ee pp 88 – 10 7 THE M U S LIM Q UAR T ER S ee pp 60–7 5 THE M OU N T OF O LIVE S AN D M O UN T ZI O N S ee pp 108 – 117 T HE JE W I S H Q UA R T ER S ee pp7 6 –8 5 M O D ERN J ER U S ALEM S ee pp118 – 127 F UR T HE R A F IEL D S ee pp128 – 139 J ER U S ALEM 0 m et r es 0 yar ds 800 800 EYEWITNESS TRAVEL J ERUSALE M & THE HOLY L A ND [...]... Putting the Holy Land on the Map e The crossroads of three continents – Africa to the south, Asia to the east and Europe to the west – the Holy Land encompasses the whole of Israel and the Palestinian Autonomous Territories, and parts of Jordan and Egypt Its boundaries could be said to stretch from the Mediterranean in the west, inland to the Jordanian deserts, and from Galilee in the north to the southern... (1798) and subsequent expedition as the basis for his own EARLY PILGRIMS Holy Land travels recounted into Palestine, and the in From the Holy interest it generated in AND TRAVELLERS Mountain (1996) the Orient, Europeans The establishment of ChristEarly travellers began to visit the ianity as the religion of the also visited the Holy Land First to arrive were Roman Empire in the 4th Holy Land for the explorers... MAP 1415 A PORTRAIT OF THE HOLY LAND 1635 THE HOLY LAND THROUGH THE YEAR 3639 R THE HISTORY OF THE HOLY LAND 4055 10 I N T R O D U C I N G J E R U S A L E M & T H E H O L Y L A N D DISCOVERING THE HOLY LAND T he Holy Land encomand an array of churches, passes Israel and large monasteries and mosques This is also an area of great regions of Jordan and natural beauty, from the Egypt Rich in associations... down the body of St Catherine in Sinai The Top Sights 4These are given two or more full pages Historic buildings are dissected to reveal their interiors Other interesting sights and areas are mapped or shown in bird’s-eye view, with the most important features described INTRODUCING JERUSALEM & THE HOLY LAND DISCOVERING THE HOLY LAND 1011 R PUTTING THE HOLY LAND ON THE MAP 1213 PUTTING JERUSALEM ON THE. .. Introduction The landscape, history and character of each region is outlined here, showing how the area has developed over the centuries and what it has to offer to the visitor today G U I D E 7 THE HOLY LAND REGION BY REGION Apart from Jerusalem, the Holy Land has been divided into four other regions, each of which has a separate chapter The most interesting cities, towns, historical and religious sites, and. .. attended of the week The Night Journey was one of the defining episodes in the life of the Prophet Muhammad He was carried during the night from Mecca to Jerusalem and from there made the Miraj, the ascent through the heavens to God’s presence, returning to Mecca in the morning THE MOSQUE Mosques come in many shapes and sizes but they all share some common characteristics Chief of these is the mihrab, the. .. further four years, the armies of Islam had swept out of the Arabian desert and conquered the Holy Land The crescent moon, the symbol of Islam, has resonances of the lunar calendar, which orders Muslim religious life DOME OF THE ROCK One of the oldest and most beautiful of all mosques, the richly decorated Dome (see pp70 –73) is the third most holy site of Islam after the Prophet’s cities of Mecca and. .. while priests and officials tend to be Greek and Italian Syrian Orthodox Christmas in Bethlehem Procession of Ethiopian priests in Jerusalem Armenian priests in their black hooded copes CHURCHES IN THE HOLY LAND The first churches did not appear in the Holy Land until around AD 200 – the earliest Christians gathered together in each other’s homes Roman suspicion of unauthorized sects kept these churches... compare extended their influence throughout with the soaring Gothic cathedrals the world, so the Holy Land in of Europe The glorious Dome of general, and Jerusalem in particular, the Rock aside, the buildings are became overburdened with spiritual quite humble But the effect this has significance Tradition has it that is to bestow on the city an Jerusalem is where Solomon built his altogether appropriate... Usually painted on wood, they are used as aids to devotion, bringing the worshipper into the presence of the subject The Virgin and Child is a favourite Christian image Depictions of the baby Jesus emphasize the human side of his nature, while the cult of his mother, the Virgin Mary, allows the faithful to identify with the joys and suffering of motherhood The cross is a symbol of the Crucifixion of Christ . 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