Bab al-Rahma

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Bab al-Rahma is an ancient, sealed eastern gate of Jerusalem’s Old City walls overlooking the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif, historically significant in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Bab al-Rahma canonical 6
Bab al-Silsila 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural structure
city gate
historic site
religious site
alternateName Bab al-Dhahabi
Gate of Mercy
Golden Gate
Sha'ar HaRachamim
surface form: Sha’ar ha-Rachamim
associatedWithBelief Christian belief in Jesus’ triumphal entry
Islamic eschatological traditions
entry of the Messiah into Jerusalem
future coming of the Jewish Messiah
controlledBy Israeli authorities
country Israel
faces Mount of Olives
hasArchitecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
Umayyad architecture
hasComponent northern portal
southern portal
hasCulturalSignificance site of Christian liturgical processions in history
symbol of mercy in Islamic tradition
symbolic gate of redemption in Jewish tradition
hasFunctionInPast main eastern entrance to the Temple Mount area
hasMaterial stone
hasNearbyStructure Al-Aqsa Mosque
surface form: Al-Aqsa Mosque compound

Bab al-Rahma Cemetery
surface form: Bab al-Rahma cemetery

Dome of the Rock
hasOrientation east
hasStructure double gate
heritageStatus part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
location Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
surface form: Old City of Jerusalem

eastern wall of the Old City of Jerusalem
mentionedIn Christian pilgrimage traditions
Islamic historical sources on Jerusalem
Jewish tradition about the Messiah entering through the eastern gate
near Mount of Olives Jewish cemetery
surface form: Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives

Muslim cemetery along the eastern wall of the Old City
overlooks Temple Mount
surface form: Haram al-Sharif

Temple Mount
partOf walls of the Old City of Jerusalem
religiousAdministration Jerusalem Islamic Waqf
religiousSignificance Christianity
Islam
Judaism
sealedInCentury 8th century
sealedSince early Islamic period
status sealed
territoryClaim State of Palestine

Referenced by (7)

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

Chain Gate hasAlternativeName Bab al-Rahma
this entity surface form: Bab al-Silsila
Golden Gate hasAlternativeName Bab al-Rahma
subject surface form: Golden Gate (Jerusalem)
Gate of Mercy hasAlternativeName Bab al-Rahma
Sha'ar HaRachamim alsoKnownAs Bab al-Rahma
Eastern Gate hasAlternativeName Bab al-Rahma