猶太教四大聖城

猶太教四大聖城希伯來語ארבע ערי הקודש‎, 意第緒語פיר רוס שטעט‎)是16世紀鄂圖曼帝國征服巴勒斯坦之後猶太人對於猶太教義中心的四座主要城市的合稱,包含耶路撒冷希伯侖采法特提比里亞四城。「聖城」這一稱謂可以追溯至16世紀40年代,當時在猶太人的語境中指代的是耶路撒冷、希伯侖、采法特三座城市,提比里亞則在稍晚的17世紀40年代才被列入這一範疇。[1]

一幅描繪猶太教四大聖城的地圖:耶路撒冷位於右上方,其下是希伯侖,約旦河自上而下流過,采法特位於左上角,提比里亞在左下方。圖中繪有各城具有代表性的宗教建築或是聖人的墳墓。

由來

根據1906年《猶太百科全書》記載:「自16世紀開始,聖地的神聖性……基本上均是指代四座城市——耶路撒冷、希伯侖、提比里亞和采法特。」[2]

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參考資料

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