It's a small piece of rock, that exposes a big misunderstanding. It's a HUGE part of a prophecy, and its importance to the religious groups who claim its reverence is overwhelming.
A golden dome currently stands out on the rock. The Muslim people completed the building in 691 AD. It was built near the ruins of the supposed second Jewish "Temple of God," which was destroyed in 70 AD by the Romans. The only record of the first or second "Temple of God," is from the Bible, and no trace of either has ever been found.
The Jewish people want to build a new temple at that location. Of course the Muslim people don't think too much of that idea. It's a holy shrine to the Muslim people, because it's where Muhammad ascended to Heaven. It's a holy shrine to the Jewish people, because they claim that it's where Jacob saw the "ladder to Heaven." It's a holy shrine to Christian people, because it was where Jesus basically took on the Jewish leaders, by throwing the money changers out of the temple, and began healing people.
The name "Jerusalem" means, "teachings of peace."
Perhaps we'll have to split the child up, so that we can all have a piece?
