Several hundred feet from the holiest site in Judaism is the third holiest site in Islam — the Dome of the Rock. This active mosque, first built in the 7th century CE, is placed over the rock where tradition located the intended sacrifice by Abraham of his son — Issac in the Old Testament, Ishmael in the Koran. Its gold covered dome was refurbished in the 1970 by King Hussein of Jordan.
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