New Jerusalem

political move David took over the Jebusite city of Jerusalem and made it the capitol of the new United Kingdom of Israel “thenceforward to be honored as the City of David” (2 Samuel, 1997, pp. 505-555; Eban, 1999, p. 47). Moving the capitol to Jerusalem was an ingenious move on David’s part since it placed him geographically between the northern tribes of Israel and the former Judah. This also unified the Hebrew nation politically since Jerusalem was a fresh start, not being formerly of Israel

builder of the Temple of Jerusalem. He has been credited with authoring all or parts of three books of the Bible (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon). King Solomon was the ruler of ancient Israel who reigned from 961-922 BC (8). He is the son of David and Bathsheba. Solomon succeeded his father as king and his territory extended from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt. With his wealth he built the great Temple of Jerusalem. In 950 BCE Solomon's

The city of Jerusalem is recognized as the holy city by three religions: Judaism, Islam, and Christianity. All three faiths consider Jerusalem as the most sacred place, the center of the world and the city of the Lord. Jerusalem established its sacredness and revealed itself as the axis mundi by the biblical texts. In the biblical texts, Jerusalem was revealed as the holy city through the milestone events of the Kings in Israel, including Abraham’s test, David initiating the temple building for the

In Jeremiah 1, God explains that he has had a plan for Jeremiah before he was brought into existence. Just like Jeremiah, God give everyone the breath in their lungs to speak the words of the Lord. God gives his people his promise that even their troubles, he will be the supporter in his people 's’ calling. In Jeremiah 1, Jeremiah is called on as a young boy to speak through the lord, is given power in the lord’s touch, and has a vision to symbolize the difficulties he will face and the strength

and reaffirms the LORDS connection with the community of Jerusalem. Through the use of the metaphor of a widow, the author is able to communicate a message of hope to the community and establish a covenant between the LORD and Jerusalem. The author is also able to connect with God’s covenant with Abraham to show the extent to which the nation of Israel will expand and flourish. This passage is addressing the post-exilic community of Jerusalem. The community is focusing on growth and expanding in numbers

The Cause of Hatred and Distrust in the Middle East The war in Iraq is further poisoning the already noxious political atmosphere between Arabs and Americans. It has intensified and increased dangerous feelings of humiliation and outrage among the Arab public, while paranoid rhetoric about Western attacks against Islam elsewhere is spreading from the religious fringe to the mainstream. It is simplistic and self- serving for political leaders in the West to tell us that

The Dome of the Rock is located at the highest point in old Jerusalem, Haram al-Sharif. The Dome of the Rock is one of the first Islamic buildings and was created by Abd al-malik, an Umayyad caliph, between 685-692. The center of the Dome of the Rock is a large rock and is believed to be the location where Abraham was preparing to sacrifice his son, Ismail. Nowadays, Muslims believe the Rock honors the night journey of Muhammad. The rock is enclosed by two ambulatories, an octagonal exterior wall

decorating the skyline of Jerusalem, the Dome of the Rock has been the oldest and most famous Islamic building on the Temple Mount. As a kinetic and interrelated religious space, it not only functions as a Muslim shrine, but also exhibits significance based on its history and relative location to Jewish and Christian spaces. As its identity was once shifted to a church from an Islamic monument and then restored, the Dome of the Rock changes along the foreign conquest of Jerusalem, marking the development

of intransigence. In the name of tradition, some inductees to the Israeli Defense Forces take their oath of loyalty to the Jewish state on top or at the Western Wall of Masada, as remnant of the sacred Temple in Jerusalem; The oath ends with "Masada shall not fall again."1 Next to Jerusalem, it is the most popular destination of tourists visiting Israel today. The fortification was built by Herod the Great, King of Judaea, who reigned between 37 BCE and 4 CE as a palace complex for himself. The overall

1967 concluded with Israeli control of Jordanian territories that included Palestinian communities in East Jerusalem and the West Bank. In “Young Palestinian Voices from East Jerusalem,” Road AbuZayyad claims how the Israeli government’s influence and control in East Jerusalem affected the lives of the Palestinians living in the region. In “The Birth of Core Issues: The West Bank and East Jerusalem Under Israeli Administration,” Moshe Elad recounts how issues, predominantly concerning the Arab and Jewish