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2 days ago · Jerusalem, ancient city of the Middle East that since 1967 has been wholly under the rule of the State of Israel. The Citadel (Tower of David), Jerusalem. Long an object of veneration and conflict, the holy city of Jerusalem has been governed, both as a provincial town and a national capital, by an extended series of dynasties and states.
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Apr 1, 2024 · The New Jerusalem will come down out of heaven from God. These words are an eternal promise which instilled hope within the temporal tribulation the church experienced. And then the New Jerusalem is revealed in Revelation 21:2, 10 as part of the new heavens and the new earth ( Revelation 21:1) as it comes down from heaven from God.
4 days ago · THE HOLY CITY. I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of Heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. Revelation 21:2. Frederic E. Weatherly (1848–1929) National Portrait Gallery. Words: Frederic E. Weatherly, 1892. Jeanette MacDonald sang this piece, with an accompanying boys’ choir ...
1 day ago · Western Wall, in the Old City of Jerusalem, a place of prayer and pilgrimage sacred to the Jewish people. It is the only remains of the retaining wall surrounding the Temple Mount, the site of the First and Second Temples of Jerusalem, held to be uniquely holy by the ancient Jews. The First Temple was destroyed by the Babylonians in 587–586 ...
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Mar 30, 2024 · Jerusalem is the largest city in Israel and/or Palestine, with a population of 971,800 (metropolitan 1.3 million). Jerusalem is similar in population size to Fort Worth, Texas. The highest temperature ever recorded in Jerusalem was 42°C (107°F) in 2020, while the lowest was −19.94°F (-6.7°C) in 1907.
19 hours ago · Hagia Sophia ( lit. ' Holy Wisdom '; Turkish: Ayasofya; Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, romanized : Hagía Sofía; Latin: Sancta Sapientia ), officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque (Turkish: Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami-i Şerifi ), [3] is a mosque, a former church, and a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey.
Mar 23, 2024 · Jerusalem is sacred and widely considered to be a holy city. The Temple Mount, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Western Wall, the Mount of Olives, and Mount Zion are all located there. The Bible mentions Jerusalem more than eight hundred times—demonstrating God’s zeal for the city of David. The temple, where God dwelt, was built by ...
