The notion of rebuilding a Third Temple at the Temple Mount in the Old City has been espoused by many Israeli Jews, and remains a key subject of tension between Muslims and Jews due to the existence of the Dome of the Rock, an Islamic sanctuary that was built on top of the site of the first and second Jewish temples during Umayyad rule in the late-7th century CE the issue at the Temple Mount has been a major flashpoint in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and its peace process. The rebuilding of a Third Temple also plays a major role in some interpretations of Christian eschatology. The prophets in the Hebrew Bible called for its construction to be fulfilled prior to, or in tandem with, the Messianic Age. Although it remains unbuilt, the notion of and desire for a Third Temple in Jerusalem is sacred in Judaism, particularly Orthodox Judaism, and is anticipated as the most sacred place of worship for Jews.
The Third Temple ( Hebrew: בית המקדש השלישי, romanized: Beit haMikdash haShlishi) is used in reference to a hypothetical rebuilt third Temple in Jerusalem, which would succeed both the original Solomon's Temple (built under Solomon of the United Kingdom of Israel and destroyed in 587 BCE by the Neo-Babylonian Empire) as well as the Second Temple (built under the Achaemenid Persian Empire and destroyed in 70 CE by the Roman Empire). Not to be confused with Ezekiel's Temple.