The dome is approximately 20 meters in diameter and rises to a height of 30 meters above the surrounding stone. ... While The Dome of the Rock is a sacred place to both Islamic faith and Judaism, Muslims believe that the Dome of the Rock is built on Mount Moriah. ... "The Dome of the Rock encircles the holy rock, according to tradition beneath the ancient stone, there is Bir el-arneh, (the well of souls). ... Judaism also believes that the Dome of The Rock is built upon a sacred site. ... This is a place where ancestral Jews have proved their trust in God and is an example of the willingn...

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CUBAN SANTERIA Santeria, which literally means, way of the saints', originated in Cuba. Santeria is considered an Afro-Cuban religion. It has roots in Africa, specifically the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria. When Africans were brought to the New World as slaves, they brought with the...

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Awaiting him was a set of stone tablets containing the laws of God, also known as the Ten Commandments. ... In these times, sacrificing an animal was a sacred act. ... Still, "Blood has been the traditional way of sealing sacred oaths []" (Sheperd 151). ...

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They all have their own characteristics to, like (Bonvillain, 1995) the earth is a large island surrounded by oceans and the sky is an upside-down bowl of stone, while the other layers are all home to different animals, birds, and trees. ... There is the festival of the Ka-ka which is the most sacred but not secret because everyone in the community participate (Cushing, 1981, 315). ...

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