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{{Infobox_Contents |topic_name = Temple Mount |subtopics = [[Jerusalem]]*[[Judaism]]*[[Abraham]]*[[Solomon]] |opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} |}} The '''Temple Mount''' [[Hebrew]], ''Har haBáyit''), also called '''the Noble Sanctuary''' Arabic'''الحرم القدسي الشريف''', ''al-haram al-qudsī ash-sharīf''), is a religious site in the Old City of [[Jerusalem]] of. Due to its importance for [[Judaism]] and [[Islam]] it is one of the most contested religious sites in the world.
The Temple Mount is the holiest site in Judaism. Jewish Midrash holds that it was from here that the world expanded into its present form, and that this was where God gathered the dust he used to create the first man, Adam . The [[Torah]] records that it was here that God chose to rest His Shekhinah, Divine Presence, and consequently two Jewish Temples were built at the site. Observant Jews believe that the Third Temple, which they hope will be the final one, will also be located here. In recent times, due to difficulties in ascertaining the precise location of the Mount's holiest spot, many Jews will not set foot on the Mount itself.