On 2 October 1187, Jerusalem surrendered to Saladin. Comparing the events of 1099 and 1187, ASH explores the history of the Holy City beyond the logic of religious victory: Jerusalem as a sacred place for Jews, Christians and Muslims, and as a call to knowledge, justice and peace.
Intro Do you truly believe that you are not “forgetting” your Jerusalem, the City of Peace? As the Psalm 137 warns us (which I have just commented on), we are…
In the heart of the Promised Land, where the stories of faith are intertwined with the dusty roads trodden by prophets, stands Jerusalem-the city eternally consecrated to peace. Its very…
Text borrowed from the magisterial work of Prof. F.E. Peters About the Professor F.E. Peters is Professor of History, Religion and Middle Eastern Studies at New York University. A native…
The Third Jerusalem Temple (בית המקדש השלישי Beit haMikdash haShlishi, or: “The Third Holy Dwelling”) is the sacred place that according to the prophecies will be rebuilt in Jerusalem after…
Departure: Ein Karem (Israel) 10:51 am Arrival: Jerusalem Weather: Sunny Distance of the day: 14,38 Km Progressive km: 2775,2 Moving Time: 2h 49m Elevation gain: 527 mt One who increases…
Departure: Latrun (Israel) 09:21 am Arrival: Ein Karem Weather: Sunny Distance of the day: 31,39 Km Progressive km: 2760,8 Moving Time: 5h 41m Elevation gain: 1084 mt He will judge…
Departure: Larnaca (Cyprus) – Tel Aviv (by plane) 10:18 am Arrival: Latrun (Israel) Weather: Sunny Distance of the day: 28,84 Km Progressive km: 2729,4 Moving Time: 5h 03m Elevation gain: …
Departure: Strovolos (Cyprus) – 08:49 am Arrival: Larnaca Weather: Sunny/Cloudy Distance of the day: 49,51 Km Progressive km: 2700,6 Moving Time: 8h 25m Elevation gain: 264 mt You must accept…
Departure: Nicosia (Cyprus) – 10:38 am Arrival: Strovolos Weather: Sunny Distance of the day: 13,40 Km Progressive km: 2651,1 Moving Time: 2h 10m Elevation gain: 121 mt He who searches…
Departure: Girne (Cyprus) – 12:36 pm Arrival: Nicosia Weather: Sunny Distance of the day: 21,00 Km Progressive km: 2637,7 Moving Time: 3h 33m Elevation gain: 378 mt Whatever you do…
Departure: Tasucu (Turkey) – 09:29 am Arrival: Girne (Cyprus) Weather: Sunny Distance of the day: 6,43 Km Progressive km: 2616,7 Moving Time: 1h 07m Elevation gain: 58 mt This Temple…
Departure: Kemenli (Turkey) – 07:55 am Arrival: Tasucu Weather: Sunny Distance of the day: 65,27 Km Progressive km: 2610,3 Moving Time: 11h 32m Elevation gain: 960 mt Peace at Home,…
Departure: Yapinti (Turkey) – 11:33 am Arrival: Kemenli Weather: Sunny Distance of the day: 28,22 Km Progressive km: 2545,0 Moving Time: 5h 00m Elevation gain: 259 mt Wash, cleanse yourselves,…
Departure: Sertavul Yaylasy (Turkey) – 08:31 am Arrival: Yapinti Weather: Sunny Distance of the day: 27,94 Km Progressive km: 2516,8 Moving Time: 4h 59m Elevation gain: 141 mt In the…
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