Jerusalem ירושלים
Capital of Israel and the holiest city of Judaism. King David made it his capital about 1000 BCE and Solomon built the First Temple there. Rebuilt after the Babylonian exile and destroyed again by Rome in 70 CE, it passed through many hands before the Six-Day War of 1967 reunited it under Israeli control.Continue ▸
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See also Temple Mount · Western Wall · City of David
Appears in Timelines 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 · Welcome to Zion p. 75
In the book and on this site
Sources
- The book Israel NOWlej by Richard J. Koret, glossary, page 190.