2. Jerusalem in the BibleJerusalem in the Bible  Mentioned 667 times in OT, 139 times in NT  The most important city in the Bible.  One of the most important cities in the world today  The most important religious city today  Jews  Christians  Muslims

3. Jerusalem in the BibleJerusalem in the Bible  Genesis  First called “Salem” (Gen 14:18)  “Salem” = “Zion” in Ps. 76:2  “Region of Moriah” (Gen 22:2)  “Mount Moriah” (2 Chron 3:1), Solomon builds the temple

4. Jerusalem in the BibleJerusalem in the Bible  No mention until Joshua/Judges  Jerusalem (Archaeology = “Urusalimum,” city of peace)  Defeated by Judah in Judges 1:8 but not inhabited  Taken over by the Jebusites (called “Jebus”)  Judges 19:11-12  Occupied by Jebusites until David

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12. Jerusalem CapturedJerusalem Captured 6 And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who said to David, “You will not come in here, but the blind and the lame will ward you off”—thinking, “David cannot come in here.” 7 Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David. 8 And David said on that day, “Whoever would strike the Jebusites, let him get up the water shaft to attack ‘the lame and the blind,’ who are hated by David's soul.” (2 Sam. 5:6-8)

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