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Place

Jerusalem

Royal city, temple center, place of Jesus' death and resurrection, and starting point of the church's witness.

city36 Bible books304 chapters768 verse appearancesAlso known as: Zion, City of David

What and where is this?

Central city of Israel and , captured by from the and established as the political and religious capital. builds the first temple there on Mount , where had been ready to offer , and the city becomes the focus of prophetic hope and lament through the destruction and post-exilic rebuilding. In the Gospels and Acts it is the site of ' final week, his death and resurrection, and the birth of the church at .

The story

  1. Moment 1

    David establishes the capital

    David captures the Jebusite stronghold and makes the City of David the royal center of the united kingdom.

  2. Moment 2

    The temple is filled with glory

    Solomon brings the ark into the completed temple, and the cloud of God's glory fills the house.

  3. Moment 3

    The city falls to Babylon

    Babylon burns the temple, palace, and houses, carrying Judah into exile after Jerusalem's long covenant unfaithfulness.

  4. Moment 4

    Nehemiah calls the city to rebuild

    After exile, Nehemiah surveys the ruins and calls Jerusalem's people to rebuild despite surrounding opposition.

  5. Moment 5

    Jesus enters the city

    Crowds welcome Jesus with royal hopes as he enters Jerusalem during the final week before Passover.

  6. Moment 6

    Jesus is raised

    Following Jesus' crucifixion and burial near Jerusalem, women find the tomb empty and the disciples hear that he has risen.

  7. Moment 7

    The Spirit is poured out

    At Pentecost the gathered disciples receive the Spirit, and Jerusalem becomes the starting point for a multilingual worldwide witness.

People, places, and events in this story

These connections are explicitly linked in this entity's source description.

Places in this story

Modern location: Jerusalem. Coordinates from OpenBible.info.

Where this appears in Scripture

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