Jerusalem

The Name Jerusalem: Bible 

Founder: Abraham called the name of that place Adonai jireh (God will see)

Shalem was the Cannanite name of Jerusalem means whole and peace

Jireh + Shalem = Jerusalem 

Biblical Historiography

Biblical books of Samuel and Kings

House of David attributing the conquest of Jerusalem 

King David and Jerusalem 

Israelite and Judahite history of Jerusalem begins with the conquest of David of the Jebusite stronghold or "Fortress of Zion." The biblical account of this event 

The successor to King David is his son who is better known by his Jerusalemite throne name, Sh'lomo which can either be rendered as an homage to the ancient Canaanite deity of Shalem or as a Hebrew name referring to the word shalom, peace. 

Jewish tradition refers to this period (c. 950-586) as the First Temple Period referring to the Jerusalemite royal shrine, built by King Solomon, which is said to have housed the Ark of the Covenant, connecting this golden age of the polity with the Laws of Moses. 

                                                Triumph and Catastrophe 

Tradition also makes the kings of Judah, who ruled from Jerusalem until the destruction of the city by the Babylonians in 586 B.C.E.,

                Destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC followed by Reconstruction in 520

                The decree of return, issued by King Cyrus of Persia 539 BC

The late biblical books of Ezra and Nehemiah preserved some of the events of the time

Hellenistic Period: Maccabean wars 167-164 BC 

Alexander defeats Persian forces at Issus and claims Asia 

Maccabean Revolt 

168 BC Jewish Temple was converted into a shrine for Greek God Zeus

Maccabees started a revolt by 164 BC 

164 BC Maccabees control Jerusalem

Jews remember Maccabees revolt with the Festival Of Hannukah

The Maccabees would rule under Roman Conquest

Roman Conquest

Babylonians followed by Romans (Second Destruction Of Jerusalem)

Jerusalem destroyed again by Vespasian at 70 CE 

4 th Century: Constantine builds the Church Of The Holy Sepulchre

Holy Sepulchre: Centers Of Christian Pilgrimage 

1099-1187 (13 th Century): Christian History Of Jerusalem

Crusades followed by Ottoman rule

Muslim History Of  Jerusalem

13 th Century (Ayyubid and Mameluk Egyptian rule)

15-19 th Century: Ottoman Rule 

1917: British Mandate Of Palestine 

Balfour Declaration Of 1917: National Home For Jewish People 

Modern Jerusalem

2018: Trump Jerusalem

US Embassy Moves To Jerusalem: 14 th May 2018

Snapshot

Story Of Jerusalem 

1000 BC - 1967

1-1000

1000 - 1967

Functions: Political and Religious

Jerusalem was never a homogeneous city

REAL TIME

GAME OF THRONES 

Destroyed twice

Besieged 23 times, Captured and recaptured 44 times 

Attacked 52 times