Jerusalem has been the holiest city in Judaism and the ancestral and spiritual homeland of the Jewish people since the 10th century BCE. During classical antiquity, Jerusalem was considered the center of the world, where God resided. The city of Jerusalem is given special status in Jewish religious law.In particular, Jews outside Jerusalem pray facing its direction, and the maaser sheni, revai ... More @Wikipedia
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