What is the huge rock inside the shrine on Mount Moriah supposed to be?
Inside the shrine on Mount Moriah, the huge rock is supposed to be the place where Abraham was to offer Isaac as a burnt offering. The shrine was built around this rock, and the site is also where Solomon's temple later rested.
Les explains that the structure on Mount Moriah is often called the Mosque of Omar, though he notes it is more accurately a shrine, not a mosque. Inside it, a huge rock rises up from what would be called the basement, and the building is constructed around it. This rock is supposedly the rock where Abraham was to offer Isaac. He also emphasizes that Mount Moriah is the very same place in Scripture where Solomon's temple rested.