| 4. Which of the walls of the Temple
Mount were regarded as sacred in the course of Jewish history?
A. eastern
Answer: A, B, D. At first the southern wall was most honored because it contained the gates to the Temple Mount. During both the Roman and Christian periods, the eastern wall of Temple Mount was the main focus. Visitors came to the Mount of Olives from where they could see the Temple ruins and the eastern wall. For the last 500 years, the western wall has been the most revered part of the Temple Mount. |