The Golden Gate or Sha'ar Harachamim

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The Golden Gate is the oldest of the current gates in Jerusalem's Old City Walls. It was probably built in the 520s CE, as part of Justinian I's building program in Jerusalem, on top of the ruins of an earlier gate in the wall. An alternate theory holds that it was built in the later part of the 7th century by Byzantine artisans employed by the Umayyad khalifs. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2584x3532, 3508 KB) Jerusalem, Goldenes Tor, zwischen 1890 und 1900 Quelle: Bibliothek des US-Kongress http://hdl. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2584x3532, 3508 KB) Jerusalem, Goldenes Tor, zwischen 1890 und 1900 Quelle: Bibliothek des US-Kongress http://hdl. ... Golden Gate can refer to the Golden Gate is part of the Castle of Seven Towers, a fortress on the Walls of Constantinople the Golden Gate, the strait connecting San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean in the United States (named after the gate in Constantinople) the Golden Gate Bridge... Jerusalems Old City Walls encompass an area of barely 1 km². They were built in the 16th century (1535-1538) by the Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent of the Ottoman Turks after they had been razed in 1219 by al-Muazzim. ... Centuries: 5th Century - 6th Century - 7th Century Decades: 470s - 480s - 490s - 500s - 510s - 520s - 530s - 540s - 550s - 560s - 570s Years: 520 521 522 523 524 525 526 527 528 529 530 Events and Trends Maelgwn Hir ap Cadwallon, perhaps legendary, assumes the throne of Gwynedd in Great Britain (possible date... Justinian I depicted on one of the famous mosaics of the Basilica of San Vitale. ... Panoramic view from Mt. ... The 7th century is the period from 601 - 700 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era. ... What Up. ... The Courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, one of the grandest architectural legacies of the Umayyads. ... Anglicized/Latinized version of the Arabic word خليفة or Khalifah, Caliph is the term or title for the Islamic leader of the Ummah, or community of Islam. ...

In Christian literature, the gate is referred as the Golden Gate, but in Arabic it is known as the Gate of Eternal Life. Jews used to pray for mercy at the gate, hence the name Sha'ar Harachamim, the Gate of Mercy. A Christian is a follower of Jesus of Nazareth, referred to as the Christ. ... The Arabic language ( ), or simply Arabic ( ), is the largest member of the family of Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew, Amharic, and Aramaic. ...

The gate is located in the middle of the eastern side of the Temple Mount. The portal in this position was believed to have been used for ritual purposes in biblical times. The Temple Mount (Hebrew: הַר הַבַּיִת, Har haBáyit). ...

In Jewish tradition this is the gate through which Messiah will enter Jerusalem. It was sealed off in 1541 by Ottoman Sultan Suleiman I, allegedly to prevent the Messiah's entrance. The Muslims also built a cemetery in front of the gate, allegedly in the belief that the precursor to the Messiah, Elijah, would not be able to pass through since he is a Kohen. This article describes some ethnic, historic, and cultural aspects of the Jewish identity; for a consideration of the Jewish religion, refer to the article Judaism. ... In Judaism, the Messiah (מָשִׁיחַ Standard Hebrew Arabic: Al-Masih, المسيح), Tiberian Hebrew , Aramaic ) initially meant any person who was anointed by a prophet of God. ... Panoramic view from Mt. ... Events The first official translation of the entire Bible in Swedish February 12 - Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile. ... The Osmanli Dynasty, also the House of Osman, ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1281 to 1923, beginning with Osman I (not counting his father, Ertuğrul), though the dynasty was not proclaimed until 1383 when Murad I declared himself sultan. ... Suleiman I (Modern Turkish: Süleyman; Arabic: ‎ Sulaymān) (November 6, 1494 – September 5/6, 1566), was the tenth Sultan from the House of Osman of the Ottoman Empire, and its longest-serving, reigning from 1520 to 1566. ... Elijah (אֱלִיָּהוּ Whose/my God is the Lord, Standard Hebrew Eliyyáhu, Tiberian Hebrew ʾĔliyyāhû), also Elias (NT Greek Ἠλίας), is a prophet of the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament. ... It has been suggested that Aaronites be merged into this article or section. ...

The Golden Gate is one of the few sealed gates in the Jerusalem city walls, along with the Huldah Gates, and a small Biblical and Crusader-era postern located several stories above ground on the southern side of the eastern wall. The Huldah Gates are the two sets of now-blocked gates in the south wall of the Temple Mount, which is also one of Jerusalems Old City walls. ...

See also: Gates in Jerusalem's Old City Walls, City gate There are eight (nine) gates in Jerusalems Old City Walls. ... The Amsterdamse Poort, the only remaining city gate of Haarlem, the Netherlands, was built in 1355. ...

External links and references

• http://www.wzo.org.il/en/resources/view.asp?id=222
• http://www.amyisrael.co.il/brijnet/aje/j3000/gates/golden.htm