- Address: Jerusalem, Israel;
- Form: a stone bowl.
All Christianity is sure that the center of the earth is concentrated in the city of Jerusalem . This fact is confirmed by the fact that the so-called Pup of the Earth ( Israel ) is concentrated here. Initially, the ancient sources indicated that he concentrated right at the entrance to the cave of the Holy Sepulcher .
To more accurately indicate this point, it was characterized by a marble bowl, inside of which there is a stylized balloon, where there are outlines of a traced cross. No one knows when and who put such a cup, but it was considered a sacred artifact.
The Pup of the Earth (Israel) - description
There is a hypothesis that Christians created their center of the earth in retaliation for the pagan mark that is in Delphi in the temple of Apollo. Next to the bowl, a small lamp was placed, where candles and a box are concentrated, into which donations can be put. The cup is very light, and to get rid of the attempt on the relic, it was chained with a chain. Therefore, tourists do not have the opportunity to touch the "center of the Earth", but local monarchs have this opportunity when cleaning the premises, but at the same time the cup constantly returns to the old place.
The "navel of the Earth" did not always have the shape of a stone bowl, in historical records, it is depicted as a column or column. This place was not always concentrated in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, in a written testimony which was given from Bishop Argulph in the year 700, it was said that the Pup of the Earth is designated by a high column in the north side of the church of Calvary . Also a similar place was described by Bishop Seoulf in 1102. But the Christians decided to tie the center of the Earth to the place where the Almighty rests and ascends. This place unites all believers when the Easter fire is born and people utter together a single prayer for the salvation of our souls.
Bowl "The Pup of the Earth"
The bowl has a flower-leaf ornament, which simply looks and indicates the antiquity of the thing. In addition to the cup in the temple, you can see the Chrismation Chrismation. It was in this place that Jesus Christ was located, when he was removed from the cross, and in the stone of Golgotha was fixed that cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified. Going to the entrance, you can see where the blessed fire descended from heaven. According to the legend, when God became angry, he sent a lightning bolt to this place, which split this column, and through it a blessed fire penetrates into the temple.
The very notion of "The Pup of the Earth" people associate with the location of the main supreme deity. There are many such places on the Earth and the Pup of the Earth in Israel is one of them. In the myths, the "Navel of the Earth" was described as the place of the conjunction of the sky with the earth, it is usually the elevation or mountain where the god lived, for example, Mount Olympus, Sinai and Meru. In the Upper Testament, such a place is mentioned on the Temple Mount, because there was a foundation stone, which according to legend, God plunged into the ground on the third day of the creation of all living things. Muslims, this monolithic stone was then characterized by the navel of the earth.
Scientists and historians expressed their unequivocal opinion about finding this "cornerstone", and the people did not take this place as a real "navel of the Earth". Therefore, for Christians this concept became the cup, which is located in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. It can be seen any day, from 5 am a free visit opens.
How to get there?
To reach the Church of the Holy Sepulcher , where the Pup of the Earth is located (Israel), you can go from Suk Khan az-Zeit Street to another street of Suk al-Dabbagh or through the Ethiopian church. To the Church of the Holy Sepulcher is also the street "Christian", after which you should go down to St. Helena.