Today the Temple Mount, a walled compound within the Old City of Jerusalem, is the site of two magnificent structures: the Dome of the Rock to the north and the Al-Aqsa Mosque to the south.

Temple Mount ... took place) and Mount Zion (where the original Jebusite fortress once stood); however, neither theory has been proven. Jews believe that this section of the Old City is the ...

Archaeologists found ancient jars used for holding the dead person’s organs and hundreds of statues carved to look like the deceased.