THE CITY OF JERUSALEM

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THE CITY OF JERUSALEM

• By Ryan Bitzegaio

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GEOGRAPHY

• Jerusalem is located in modern-day Israel.
• It can be found between the Mediterranean Sea and
  the northern tip of the Dead Sea.

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A RELIGIOUS CENTER

• Jerusalem is a sacred religious center to the
  major monotheistic religions Judaism,
  Christianity, and Islam.
• Religious pilgrims flock to the Holy City by the
  millions each year.

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GENERAL HISTORY

• Archeological findings suggest a settlement in
  Jerusalem may have appeared as early as the 3rd
  millennium BC.
• The first mention of the city in historic sources
  begins in the 2nd millennium BCE.
• Over the years, Jerusalem has gone by many names
  Urusalim, Salem, Mount Moriah, Adonai Urah,
  Jebus, Jerusalem, Zion, the City of David, and
  Ariel.

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EARLY HISTORY

• 1052 BC - David defeated the Jebusites to conquer
  Jerusalem.
• 1015 BC - Solomon began the construction of a
  house for the Name of the Lord. With 183,300
  workers on the project, the Temple still took
  seven years to complete.

• 979 BC - After Solomons death split Israel,
  Jerusalem became the capital of the Southern
  Kingdom.
• 979-586 BC - Twenty kings take reign over
  Jerusalem. One of the twenty, Manasseh, ruled for
  55 years.

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EARLY HISTORY

• 586 BC - Nebuchadnezzar completely destroys the
  city and the Temple, and Jerusalem was left to
  lie dormant for 70 years.
• 539 - Cyrus, the king of Persia, ordered the
  rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem.

• 167 BC - The Temple is converted to a showplace
  for idols by the Greeks.
• 40 BC - The Romans army, 30,00 infantry and 6,000
  calvary strong, take Jerusalem and burn the city
  and the Temple.

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THE CHRISTIAN ERA

• 325 AD - Constantine makes Christianity the
  official religion of the Roman Empire and the
  basilica of the Holy Sepulchre was built in
  Jerusalem.
• 330-640 AD - (The Byzantine Era) Many Christian
  monuments were constructed in Jerusalem.

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THE FALL OF CHRISTIANITY AND THE CRUSADES

• Seljuk tribes invaded Jerusalem at the end of the
  11th century and took over the city.
• 1095-1187 AD - The Crusaders manage to regain
  control for roughly 200 years. The overtaking of
  the city was accompanied by the massacre of most
  of the Jews and Moslems residing there.

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JERUSALEM TODAY

• To date, Jerusalem has been besieged roughly 40
  times, at least partially destroyed on 32
  occasions.
• Modern Jerusalem does not serve as a major center
  for business but still serves as a center for
  culture, art, and above all else, religion.

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SOURCES

• http//www.culturalresources.com/MP_Century7.html
• http//www.israel-mfa.gov.il/mfa/go.asp?MFAH00jb0
• http//www.holylandnetwork.com/temple/model.htm
• http//maps-of-jerusalem.huji.ac.il/
• http//www.us-israel.org/jsource/Archaeology/canaa
  n.html
• http//www.holylandnetwork.com/jerusalem/history.h
  tm
• http//religion.rutgers.edu/iho/map.html