Abraham was told by God to take his son up on Mt Moriah and sacrifice his son as an offering. Abraham followed gods command and took Issac up on Mt Moriah. But as he was getting ready to kill him, an angel appeared and told him to spare his son for God was pleased that he had obeyed him. The same rock upon which he stood is still here today, persevered inside a Moslem mosque called the Dome of the Rock. Upon this same mountain Solomon built a temple where he kept his greatest treasures. In this temple he kept the Ark of the Covenant safe. But 400 years later Babylonians captured the city and the Ark and all of the other treasures disappeared. Many guesses have been made about the whereabouts of the Ark and the other treasures. One of the most famous theories is that the treasure is hidden underneath the mountain. It is true that the mountain has many caverns and caves. Many people have tried and failed to find the treasure. One entrance to the caverns is through a waterfall in the side of the mountain.
This is a picture of the Dome of Rock
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