المسجد الابراهيمي

Hebron, Palestine, March 2015. The Tomb of the Patriarchs, where Abraham was buried alongside Sarah and where their son Isaac and grandson Jacob, and their wives Rebecca and Leah, were buried as well. It is the second most sacred site in the world for Jews, and the fourth most sacred site for Muslims. Called the Haram al-Khalil by Muslims and Meíarat ha-Machpela by Jews. It consists of a complex of sacred shrines, two mosques and a synagogue, an amalgamation of architecture from different time periods. One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, the Old City of Hebron has historically been a meeting place for pilgrims, traders and travelers coming from around the Middle East. Today the Old City sits uneasily in between the memory of Abraham as Al-Khalil, the ìfriend of Godî, and the flashpoint of occasional conflict that it has become. The Abraham Path is a long-distance walking trail across the Middle East which connects the sites visited by the patriarch Abraham. The trail passes through sites of Abrahamic history, varied landscapes, and a myriad of communities of different faiths and cultures, which reflect the rich diversity of the Middle East. Photo by Frits Meyst / MeystPhoto.com for AbrahamPath.org

إن الحرم الإبراهيمي في الخليل هو النقطة التي تتفق فيها التقاليد الدينية على أن إبراهيم قد دفن إلى جانب زوجته سارة، حيث دفن ابنهما إسحاق وحفيده يعقوب وزوجاتهما رفقة وليئة أيضاً. كما يعتقد المسلمون أن قبر يوسف (ابن يعقوب) يقع في هذا الموقع. ويتكون الموقع من مجمع من الأضرحة المقدسة ومسجدين حيث أن هناك دمج للهندسة المعمارية من فترات زمنية مختلفة.