Abraham•Monotheist

–One God

Sarah• Wife of Abraham

•Barren

Hagar•Hand Servant of Sarah

Ishmael•Son of Abraham & Hagar

Isaac•Son of Abraham & Sarah

Ishmael

Arabs

Muhammad

Arabs

Isaac

David

Jesus

For Jews:

•Site of God’s gathering of the dust for the creation of man

• Site of Solomon’s First Temple

• Site of the Second Temple destroyed by Romans in 70 AD

• Site of the future and final Third Temple

For Muslims:

•Site of Muhammad’s ascendance into heaven. Where the “word of God” is revealed to him. (Qur'an)

• Al Aqsa Mosque. Oldest Islamic Building in the World.