We began class talking about the idea of sacred space and axis mundi. Sacred space is a the "Navel of the World" supposedly this is where all the universe began from. and sacred space is where people can go to worship God. Not worship of the dead like the pyramids of ancient Egypt but a place to the divine heaven and LORD. Place that have been suggested to be sacred are Beth-le "the house of god" and the Temple Mount that houses the Dome of the Rock and the Wailing Wall. The Dome of the Rock supposedly has the original skull of Adam (in the creation story of the Bible) buried underneath the Rock. We cant really check though because of the sacred Rock in the way.
The writing of the ultimate divine God you cant say his real name. I never knew that God wasn't the name of the all powerful person or thing that created the universe. In the writings it is referred to mainly as a he. Also written as the LORD in all caps signifying the Hebrew name. They also say God out of respect. The belief is once the true name of the LORD or God is written it can never be erased so the replaced it.
Plus there is a theory that the original inhabitants of Jerusalem were either entirely wiped out, not defeated, or that they continued to live there and people just separated themselves or years of inhabitants. Based on pottery there doesn't appear to be a change in residence though.
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