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Jerusalem

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Jerusalem Old City from Mount of Olives

Jerusalem is known to be the largest city in Israel, with a population of 724,000 people. With this large amount of people it was claimed to be the national capital. It is located at 31°46′48″N; 35°13′48″ELatitude: 31°46′48″N
Longitude: 35°13′48″E or between the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea. Its elevation of 800 meters2,624.672 ft makes it one of the highest cities in all of Israel and explains the repeated Biblical references to "going up to Jerusalem."

The major cities around it include the city of Jericho which it is southwest from, Tel Aviv which is southeast, Ramallah which is south, and Bethlehem which is north. Jerusalem has a assortment of religions and cultures in its country side. The main ones include Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

As it states in Kings 14:21 "Rehoboam son of Solomon was king in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel in which to put his Name. His mother's name was Naamah; she was an Ammonite".

This city has been the chosen city for many important periods of time both in the Bible and in our world history. The very popular Old City, which was named by the show Good Morning America, is an attraction site on this land. It is covered by four main walls that guard the city. The quarters however that stand with the walls have their own names; the Armenian, Christian, Jewish, and Muslim.

Location of Jerusalem near the Dead Sea.

1 History
2 Gallery
3 Related References
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History

Many Biblical findings have been found in this ancient city. The earliest of them have been found in the Execreation texts and the Armana letters. Each have been dated back to as early as 14th century BC. In these scrolls it states that the Jebusites and the Canaanites ruled the land until the late 11th century BC. This is the point where King David and his people had captured the city and taken it over to his command. During his reign he extended the city southward, and gave it the name Yerushalayim which translates to Jerusalem. It was here that Solomon built the first Jewish temple in 960 BC. After the ten tribes has split, Jerusalem has served as the capital for all the southern kingdoms of the Kingdom of Judah. But by 1099 the First Crusaders came in and took over the city, destroying all its people and buildings in side. But not long after then in 1187 the city was snatched up again by a man named Saladin. Then Jerusalem fell back into the hands of the Egyptian empire and then tossed back out to the Ottoman Turks. Finally by 1917 the city has a ruler that was there to stay. The British Army which was lead by General Allenby ceased the city and all its wonders. It was then that the city came to a rest and started to build up again. The Hebrew University was found in 1925 while a war that lasted from 1948-1949 spilt the city into two main parts. The cease-fire line divided the city into Israel and Jordan. Until 1980 when Israel issued a law stating that Jerusalem was to no longer be parted and it was to stay "eternal undivided." Today Jerusalem is still known for having three major religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. There are currently standing 1204 synagogues, 158 churches, 73 mosques, 72 monasteries, and 70 mikvahs all of which are used on a regular basis.