Jerusalem

=== Christianity ===
{{Further|Jerusalem in Christianity}}
Jerusalem is generally considered the cradle of Christianity.<ref>{{cite book |title=Orientalism and Musical Mission: Palestine and the West |first=Rachel |last=Beckles Willson |year=2013 |isbn=978-1-107-03656-7 |page=146 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |quote=}}</ref> Christianity reveres Jerusalem for its [[Old Testament]] history, and also for its significance in the life of Jesus. According to the [[New Testament]], Jesus was brought to Jerusalem soon after his birth<ref>From the [[Authorized King James Version|King James Version of the Bible]]: "And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought [Jesus] to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;" ([[Gospel of Luke|Luke]] 2:22)</ref> and later in his life cleansed the Second Temple.<ref>From the [[Authorized King James Version|King James Version of the Bible]]: "And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;" ([[Gospel of Mark|Mark]] 11:15)</ref> The [[Cenacle]], believed to be the site of Jesus' [[Last Supper]], is located on [[Mount Zion]] in the same building that houses the [[David's Tomb|Tomb of King David]].<ref>{{Cite book |title=Jerusalem in the Time of the Crusades |url=https://archive.org/details/jerusalemtimecru00boas |url-access=limited |last=Boas |first=Adrian J. |publisher=Routledge |year=2001 |isbn=978-0-415-23000-1 |page=[https://archive.org/details/jerusalemtimecru00boas/page/n128 112] |chapter=Physical Remains of Crusader Jerusalem |quote=The interesting, if not reliable illustrations of the church on the round maps of Jerusalem show two distinct buildings on Mount Zion: the church of St Mary and the Cenacle (Chapel of the Last Supper) appear as separate buildings.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=A Life of Jesus |last=Endo |first=Shusaku |author-link=Shusaku Endo |isbn=978-0-8091-2319-3 |year=1999 |editor=Richard A. Schuchert |publisher=Paulist Press |page=116}}</ref> Another prominent Christian site in Jerusalem is [[Calvary|Golgotha]], the site of the [[crucifixion]]. The [[Gospel of John]] describes it as being located outside Jerusalem,<ref>From the [[Authorized King James Version|King James Version of the Bible]]: "This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin." ([[Gospel of John|John]] 19:20)</ref> but recent archaeological evidence suggests Golgotha is a short distance from the Old City walls, within the present-day confines of the city.<ref name=worldwide>{{cite web |url=http://www.wcg.org/lit/jesus/golgotha.htm |publisher=Worldwide Church of God |title=Where Was Golgotha? |last=Stump |first=Keith W. |year=1993 |access-date=11 March 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070402020110/http://www.wcg.org/lit/jesus/golgotha.htm |archive-date=2 April 2007}}</ref> The land occupied by the [[Church of the Holy Sepulchre]] is considered one of the top candidates for Golgotha and thus has been a Christian pilgrimage site for the past 2000 years.<ref name=worldwide/><ref>{{Cite book |title=St. John's Gospel: A Bible Study Guide and Commentary for Individuals and Groups |last=Ray |first=Stephen K. |isbn=978-0-89870-821-9 |year=2002 |page=340 |publisher=Ignatius Press |location=San Francisco, CA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=PilgrFile: Adventures of the Spirit |last=O'Reilly |first=Sean |author2=James O'Reilly |isbn=978-1-885211-56-9 |date=30 November 2000 |publisher=Travelers' Tales |edition=1st |page=[https://archive.org/details/pilgrimageadvent0000unse/page/14 14] |quote=The general consensus is that the Church of the Holy Sepulchre marks the hill called Golgotha, and that the site of the Crucifixion and the last five Stations of the Cross are located under its large black domes. |url=https://archive.org/details/pilgrimageadvent0000unse/page/14}}</ref> The [[Church of the Holy Sepulchre]] is generally considered the most important church in [[Christendom]].<ref>{{cite book |title=The World of the Crusades: A Daily Life Encyclopedia [2 volumes] |first=Andrew |last=Holt |year=2019 |isbn=978-1-4408-5462-0 |page=57 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |quote=was housed in the most important church in Christendom, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.}}</ref>  It contains the two holiest sites in [[Christianity]]: the site where [[Jesus]] was [[Crucifixion of Jesus|crucified]], and Jesus's empty tomb, where he is believed by Christians to have been [[Burial of Jesus|buried]] and [[Resurrection of Jesus|resurrected]].