Gate of Mercy

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city gate historic site religious site sealed gate

Gate of Mercy is an ancient sealed entrance in Jerusalem’s Old City walls, traditionally associated with messianic and religious significance in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Gate of Mercy canonical	6
Gate of Compassion	1
Mizab of Mercy	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city gate ⓘ historic site ⓘ religious site ⓘ sealed gate ⓘ
adjacentTo	Temple Mount ⓘ surface form: Temple Mount platform Al-Aqsa Mosque ⓘ surface form: al-Aqsa Mosque compound
architecturalStyle	medieval fortification architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Christian pilgrimage traditions ⓘ Islamic pilgrimage traditions ⓘ Second Temple period traditions ⓘ Temple Mount ⓘ
contains	double-arched gate opening ⓘ
controlledBy	Jerusalem Islamic Waqf ⓘ surface form: Islamic Waqf authorities
culturalRole	site of Muslim prayer gatherings at Bab al-Rahma hall ⓘ symbol of divine mercy ⓘ symbolic entrance for the Messiah in Jewish tradition ⓘ symbolic site in Christian Holy Week narratives ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Bab al-Rahma ⓘ Gate of Mercy ⓘ surface form: Gate of Compassion Golden Gate ⓘ Sha'ar HaRachamim ⓘ
hasFeature	stone masonry infill sealing the gate ⓘ two blocked doorways ⓘ
hasInteriorSpace	Bab al-Rahma prayer hall ⓘ
hasSignificance	associated with the Day of Judgment ⓘ associated with the coming of the Messiah ⓘ eschatological beliefs in Christianity ⓘ eschatological beliefs in Islam ⓘ messianic expectations in Judaism ⓘ
hasStatus	closed to public passage ⓘ sealed ⓘ
heritageContext	historic fabric of Jerusalem’s Old City ⓘ
locatedIn	Jerusalem ⓘ Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ surface form: Old City of Jerusalem walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ surface form: Old City walls of Jerusalem
locatedOn	eastern wall of the Temple Mount ⓘ
materialUsed	stone ⓘ
near	Mount of Olives Jewish cemetery ⓘ surface form: Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives Muslim cemetery along the eastern wall ⓘ
overlooks	Kidron Valley ⓘ Mount of Olives ⓘ
partOf	walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ surface form: walls of Jerusalem
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ
timePeriod	ancient origin with later medieval modifications ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Golden Gate of the Old City → alsoKnownAs → Gate of Mercy ⓘ

Golden Gate → hasAlternativeName → Gate of Mercy ⓘ

subject surface form: Golden Gate (Jerusalem)

GutterOfMercy → alternateName → Gate of Mercy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mizab of Mercy

Gate of Mercy → hasAlternativeName → Gate of Mercy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gate of Compassion

Sha'ar HaRachamim → alsoKnownAs → Gate of Mercy ⓘ

Sha'ar HaRachamim → hasNameMeaning → Gate of Mercy ⓘ

Bab al-Rahma → alternateName → Gate of Mercy ⓘ

Eastern Gate → hasAlternativeName → Gate of Mercy ⓘ