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- noun the sepulcher in which Christ's body lay between burial and resurrection
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O'CONNOR: A lot of Protestants believe in the Garden Tomb precisely because the Christian groups who own the Holy Sepulchre won't let them pray there.
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In Jerusalem, a city sacred to Christians, Muslims and Jews alike: the Western Wall, a hallowed place of Jewish prayer and pilgrimage; Al Aqsa Mosque, third most-holiest site to Muslims; and one of Christianity's holiest sites, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where it is believed Jesus was crucified.
CNN Transcript - Special Event: The Pope in the Holy Land - March 19, 2000 2000
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Islamic extremists attack on the World Trade Center six years before the actual attack, said terrorists will target Church of the Holy Sepulchre also known as the Church of the
WN.com - Articles related to Israel is spying because it can't wage war - top Hizbullah MP 2010
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Netanyahu, who claims he had predicted an Islamic extremists attack on the World Trade Center six years before the actual attack, said terrorists will target Church of the Holy Sepulchre also known as the Church of the Resurrection - Christianity's holiest site.
WN.com - Articles related to Israel is spying because it can't wage war - top Hizbullah MP 2010
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Pilgrims in Jerusalem's Old City crammed into the Church of the Holy Sepulchre - which is shared by six Christian denominations - for the Holy Fire Ritual.
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Pilgrims in Jerusalem's Old City crammed into the Church of the Holy Sepulchre - which is shared by six Christian denominations - for the Holy Fire Ritual.
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Pilgrims in Jerusalem's Old City crammed into the Church of the Holy Sepulchre - which is shared by six Christian denominations - for the Holy Fire Ritual.
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Greek Orthodox and Armenian worshippers traded blows on Sunday in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where Christian denominations jealously protect their hold over areas of the traditional site of Jesus 'crucifixion.
timesofmalta.com 2008
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Netanyahu, who claims he had predicted an Islamic extremists attack on the World Trade Center six years before the actual attack, said terrorists will target Church of the Holy Sepulchre also known as the Church of the Resurrection - Christianity's holiest site. "
Will the U.S. Peace Envoy Usher in Truth and Reconciliation for Israelis and Palestinians? 2009
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Netanyahu, who claims he had predicted an Islamic extremists attack on the World Trade Center six years before the actual attack, said terrorists will target Church of the Holy Sepulchre also known as the Church of the Resurrection - Christianity's holiest site. "
Will the U.S. Peace Envoy Usher in Truth and Reconciliation for Israelis and Palestinians? 2009
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