Home›The Near East and Egypt›Sacred ToBrowse BySacred ToThis page groups sacred regions by the specific worship they were built to hold. Wikipedia notes that "the Temple in Jerusalem ... was the central place of worship for Israelites and Jews and serves as the namesake of the Temple Mount." Browsing by sacred-to lets a visitor find every region built to hold the same worship.FactsSacred ToSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedRegions 1Sacred ToFilter Results7 entriesParent RegionAllMesopotamia (1)The Levant (5)Principal TraditionAllChristianity (5)Islam (5)Judaism (6)Mandaeism (1)Samaritanism (4)Principal Tradition OfAllChristianity (5)Islam (5)Judaism (6)Mandaeism (1)Samaritanism (4)Modern AreaAllIraq (1)Israel (3)Kuwait (1)Palestine (4)Syria (1)Turkey (1)Sacred LanguagesAllAkkadian (1)Arabic (4)Armenian (4)Ge'ez (4)Greek (4)Hebrew (7)Latin (4)Sumerian (1)Syriac (5)Adherents Today MaximumAll900 (1)5,000,000 (1)14,800,000 (1)2,000,000,000 (1)2,300,000,000 (1)Adherents Today MinimumAll900 (1)5,000,000 (1)14,800,000 (1)2,000,000,000 (1)2,300,000,000 (1)Basis of the Membership FigureAllChurch-Reported Rolls (2)Independent Survey (3)Scholarly or Demographic Estimate (4)Era of Decline End YearAll600 BCE (1)100 (1)Era of Decline Start YearAll1200 BCE (1)100 BCE (1)Establishment StatusAllDeclared Not Established (1)No Establishment (1)Varies by Province (2)How the Expectation Is EnforcedAllCodified Obligation With Consequences (2)Customary Norm (1)Membership Figure As OfAll1919-03-01 (1)1969-12-31 (1)2010-01-01 (3)2011-01-27 (1)2011-12-19 (1)2013-01-01 (2)2020-01-01 (3)2024-01-01 (1)2026-08-13 (1)Origin Period End YearAll3000 BCE (1)1200 BCE (1)400 BCE (1)300 BCE (1)50 (1)632 (1)1863 (1)Origin Period Start YearAll3500 BCE (1)2000 BCE (1)586 BCE (1)450 BCE (1)30 (1)610 (1)1844 (1)Position on MarriageAllMarriage is held to be monogamous, with remarriage after divorce sanctioned under specified conditions (1)Marriage may licitly be polygynous (1)Position on SexualityAllSame-sex orientation or practice is held to bar full membership or participation (1)Same-sex sexual relationships are held contrary to teaching; LGBT individuals are welcomed as members but not ordained, and same-sex unions are not blessed (1)The body holds no single settled position; the question is actively and openly contested within it (2)Position on UsuryAllInterest is permitted but bound by ethical constraints against exploiting the poor (1)Interest of any kind on a loan is forbidden (1)Practice StatusAllDiscontinued as a state religion (2)Living, and practised in varied local forms (2)Partly restricted: some elements are closed to outsiders (3)Standard Rate ExpectedAllNineteen percent. (1)Ten percent. (1)Two and a half percent. (1)Status TodayAllHistorical; not practised continuously (2)Living tradition, practised today (5)TheologyAllMonotheistic: one God (5)Polytheistic: many gods (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareBahá’í FaithSacred To1 entryCanaanite ReligionSacred To1 entryChristianitySacred To3 entriesIslamSacred To2 entriesJudaismSacred To4 entriesMesopotamian ReligionSacred To3 entriesSamaritanismSacred To1 entrySources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category TreeCategory: RegionsComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.