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Jerusalem is a city in Western Asia, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. It is one of the oldest cities in the world, and is considered holy to the three major Abrahamic religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Jerusalem (/ dʒ ə ˈ r uː s əl ə m /; Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerushaláyim; Arabic: القُدس al-Quds or Bayt al-Maqdis, also spelled Baitul Muqaddas) is one of the oldest cities in the world that people have lived in continuously. It is important to many major religions.
Dec 5, 2017 · Jerusalem has been captured and recaptured at least 20 times. It's been claimed by about as many countries and empires, and by three of the world's major religions. Here’s a brief history of how ...
Sep 25, 2023 · Jerusalem, ancient city of the Middle East that since 1967 has been wholly under the rule of the State of Israel. Long an object of veneration and conflict, Jerusalem has been governed by an extended series of dynasties and states over centuries.
Jan 7, 2019 · Jerusalem As The Capital Of Both Israel And Palestine. Jerusalem was proclaimed as the “eternal” and “sacred” capital of Israel on December 5, 1949, by the country’s first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion. Since the beginning of 1950, all branches of government have resided in the city except the Ministry of Defense which is in Tel Aviv.
66–73 CE: First Jewish-Roman War, with the Judean rebellion led by Simon Bar Giora. 70 CE: Siege of Jerusalem (70) Titus, eldest son of Emperor Vespasian, ends the major portion of First Jewish–Roman War and destroys Herod's Temple on Tisha B'Av. The Roman legion Legio X Fretensis is garrisoned in the city.
The Temple in Jerusalem, or alternatively the Holy Temple (Hebrew: בֵּית־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ , Modern: Bēt haMīqdaš, Tiberian: Bēṯ hamMīqdāš; Arabic: بيت المقدس, Bayt al-Maqdis), refers to the two religious structures that served as the central places of worship for Israelites and Jews on the modern-day Temple ...
