Jerusalem Views On Stamps

and again a plot from the Gospel: "Jesus and the woman taken in adultery (which of us is without sin?)". This huge painting (325*611 sm) was painted by Polenov after a trip to the Middle East and Palestine in 1881-1882. Jesus sits near the steps of the Jerusalem temple


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Jerusalem is an holy city to the three Monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Here is SS issued by Israel in 1985 shows the three main holy places to the three religions in Jerusalem: Dome of the Rock, the Western Wall and the church of the Holy Sepulchre:

The Western Wall in Jerusalem is the only wall remained intact after the destruction of the Second Temple located in the Temple Mount. The western Wall is considered the most sacred site recognised by Judaism outside the Temple Mount itself.

A well known Jewish custom is placing a piece of paper contains blessing or wish (for good health, for peace etc). Here is a SS issued by Israel on March 26, 1979, to publicize the signing of the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, depicting a piece of paper contains blessing for peace, placed between the Western Wall stones:

Pope John Paul II placing a piece of paper contains blessing for peace (written on the tab) inside the Western Wall stones. Issued by Israel on May 18, 2005:

Priestly Blessing is a Jewish religious custom takes place at the Western Wall during the Passover and Sukkot Jewish holidays as depicted in this stamp issued by Israel on September 27, 2005:

Jews praying in front of the Western Wall, from the set "children paint Jerusalem", issued by Israel on November 13, 1979:

Syria
25th November 1998
Jerusalem
Dome of the Rock and Old City

Sultanate of Oman
14th November 2019
Al Quds Capital of Palestine

Qatar
19th December 2007
Holy Cities of Islam

Thanks, Outremer, for your contribution. Hope to see more from Arab countries, especially from the Palestinian period in Jerusalem. Here are more two from Arab countries about Jerusalem:

Building of Solomon Temple in Jerusalem. This one issued by Fujeira and is one from a set shows Bible stories:

The Western Wall, remnant of Solomon Temple, on a Yemenite stamp from 1967. This one is from a set shows Visit of Queen Sheba to King Solomon of Jerusalem. I will post here the complete set:

Will post more from Arab countries in the future.

The song "Jerusalem of Gold" is a popular Israeli song described the Jewish people's 2000-year longing to return to Jerusalem. The song was written by the songwriter and composer Naomi Shemer, who sought an idea for the song and eventually found inspiration in ancient Jewish writings. The title and first line of the chorus came from a legend about Rabbi Akiva, who gave his loyal wife a precious piece of jewelry called "Jerusalem of Gold". The phrase "Behold I am a violin for all your songs", which was coined in the Middle Ages by Rabbi Judah Halevi in his well known poem "Zion, will you not ask", provided the inspiration for the rest of the chorus. Shemer used this foundation to create the train of thought of a faithful admirer who is intoxicated by the fragrance and landscapes of Jerusalem, whose heart aches at the city's wretchedness when held captive by the enemy, and who swears to remain faithful forever.

"Jerusalem of Gold" Song, issued by Israel in 2018:



To hear the song with English translation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH8gtdDA5x0

Gethsemane (Hebrew: Gat Shmanim) is a garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, the place where Jesus prayed and his disciples slept the night before Jesus' crucifixion. Next to the garden stands the Church of All Nations, officially named the Basilica of the Agony.

Gethsemane garden and the Church of All Nations (on the tab), issued by Israel (joint issue with the Vatican) on November 15, 2010:

Church of All Nations in Gethsemane, issued by Yemen in 1969:

Jesus and his disciples in Gethsemane garden, painting by the Italian painter Giovanni Canavesio (1450 – 1500), engraved by Georges Bétemps and issued by Monaco on December 4, 1972:

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is a church within the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected. Within the church are the last five Stations of the Cross along the Via Dolorosa, representing the final episodes of Jesus' Passion. The church has been an important Christian pilgrimage destination since at least the fourth century as the traditional site of the resurrection of Christ.

Church of the Holy Sepulchre, stamp issued in SS commemorating the first visit by Pope Francis to Israel in 2014, issued by Israel on September 2, 2015:

The SS bottom margin depicting view to the old city of Jerusalem:

Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Israel, June 22, 1999:


Inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is the Calvary (Gulgolta), the site where Jesus was crucified. Here is a stamp issued by the Kingdom of Yemen in 1969 depicting a photo of the Calvary:

the Shrine of the Book in Jerusalem

The Shrine of the Book houses the the Dead Sea Scrolls, a collection of different texts discovered in Judea desert near the Dead Sea, many of them Jewish holy scriptures, written two millennium ago by Jewish sect called the Essenes.

Here is a stamp of the Shrine of the Book issued by Israel on April 14, 2015:

A stamp and a special postmark issued by Austria on September 22, 2015 commemorating the 125 anniversary birth of the architect Friedrich Kiesler who designed the Shrine of the Book in Jerusalem depicted on the stamp:

One of the Dead Sea Scrolls on a stamp issued by Jordan in 1985:

A page from "Habakkuk Commentary" from Dead Sea Scroll written in Hebrew in the 1st century BC on a stamp issued by Yemen in 1969 (Unfortunately, the depicted page is horizontally and vertically inverted):

The Madaba Mosaic Map is part of a floor mosaic in the early Byzantine church of Saint George at Madaba, Jordan dates to the 6th century AD. The Madaba Map is a map of the Middle East and part of it contains the oldest surviving original cartographic depiction of the Holy Land and especially Jerusalem.

This stamp from the set Mosaic in Jordan, shows Jerusalem from Madaba Mosaic, was issued by Jordan on December 23, 1989:

On April 23, 1978, Israel issued a souvenir sheet depicting Jerusalem from Madaba Mosaic map to publicize the "Tabir78" national stamp exhibition held in Jerusalem, Israel in that year:

The fourteen stations of the Cross in Via Dolorosa, Jerusalem, issued by Jordan in 1966:

The Via Dolorosa (Latin: "Way of Suffering") is a street within the Old City of Jerusalem, held to be the path that Jesus walked, carrying his cross, on the way to his crucifixion, and ultimately, his bodily resurrection from the dead three days later. It is marked by fourteen Stations of the Cross; five of them being inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

Station 1 - Jesus is condemned by Pontius Pilate.
Station 2 - Jesus receives his Cross.
Station 3 - Jesus falls under the weight of the Cross.

Station 4 - Jesus meets his mother.
Station 5 - Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus to carry the Cross.
Station 6 - Veronica wipes the face of Jesus.

Station 7 - Jesus falls a second time.
Station 8 - Jesus speaks to the daughters of Jerusalem.
Station 9 - Jesus falls a third time.

Station 10 - Jesus is stripped of his garments.
Station 11 - Jesus is nailed to the Cross.
Station 12 - Jesus dies on the Cross.

Station 13 - Jesus is taken down from the Cross.
Station 14 - Jesus is laid in the tomb.

Children paint Jerusalem, Israel - 1979:

Omar Mosque in Jerusalem, issued by Jordan in 1951:

Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, on a current 20 Dinar banknote from Jordan: