Jerusalem

The city became the gateway to God for three major religions, and the most fought over piece of land in history.
For some, this is the center of the world and the home of God himself.
But for others, Jerusalem is the best argument against religion there's ever been.
Over the centuries, Jews, Christians and Muslims have competed viciously to commamdeer the history and holiness of this place.
All three religious have shared origins in the Old Testament and all have laid claim to Jerusalem.
Over the next 1000 years, this land known as Canaan, became part of a province ruled by the Pharaohs in Egypt.
On the fertile plains of the Mediteranean coast,there were already several thriving cities. But inland, the hill country was a backwater.
The first reference to Jerusalem is in the book of Genesis.
Some of the Christians are outside of Jerusalem.
Some of the Christians were indigenous to Palestine.
Some of them as pilgrims to the Sepulchre where Jesus had been buried.
Since the foundation, Christinanity had spread across Europe, the Middle East and the Horn of Africa.
Many competing denominations had arisen and all of them wanted a piece of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
I grew up in the Christian family, so my family has a personal connection to Jerusalem.
The intensity of Jerusalem's holiness has infected not only believers, but also visitors and conqueros alike.
The contradition has never been more acute.
The long struggle for possession of the city continues, aggravated on both sides.
It has placed Jerusalem once again at the very center of global politics.
The conflict has given rise to a vast concrete wall between the Israelis and Palestians.
Jerusalem's holiness has been passed down through generations of believers,Jew,Christian and Muslim.
Jerusalem today has never been larger or more prosperous, but it's also anxious, angry and divided, facing an uncertain future.

这座城市成为三大宗教通往上帝的门户，也是历史上争夺土地最激烈的地方。
对一些人来说，这是世界的中心，也是上帝的家。
但对其他人来说，耶路撒冷是有史以来反对宗教的最佳论据。
几个世纪以来，犹太人、基督徒和穆斯林一直在激烈争夺这个地方的历史和神圣性。
这三种宗教在旧约中都有共同的起源，并且都声称拥有耶路撒冷。
在接下来的1000年里，这块被称为迦南的土地，成为埃及法老统治的一个省的一部分。
在地中海沿岸肥沃的平原上，已经有了几个繁荣的城市。但在内陆，山区是一片闭塞之地。
第一次提到耶路撒冷是在《创世纪》中。
一些基督徒在耶路撒冷之外。一些基督徒是巴勒斯坦土著。
他们中的一些人作为朝圣者前往埋葬耶稣的坟墓。
自成立以来，基督教已经遍布欧洲、中东和非洲之角。
许多相互竞争的教派都想从圣墓教堂中分一杯羹。
我在基督教家庭长大。
所以我的家族和耶路撒冷有着私人的联系。
耶路撒冷的神圣程度不仅感染了信徒，也感染了游客和征服者。
这种矛盾从未如此尖锐。
争夺这座城市的长期斗争仍在继续，双方都在加剧。
它使耶路撒冷再次处于全球政治的中心。
这场冲突在以色列人和巴勒斯坦人之间建起了一堵巨大的混凝土墙。
耶路撒冷的神圣性代代相传，包括犹太教、基督教和穆斯林。
今天的耶路撒冷从未如此庞大繁荣，但它也焦虑、愤怒、分裂，面临着不确定的未来。