The History of Jerusalem
In King Solomon's time Jerusalem was Israel's crowning glory. By the 1965, Jerusalem had deteriorated to the point where the late King Hussein of Jordan, who ruled Jerusalem at the time, called it a "sewer". For centuries there were Biblical areas that were only of interest to archaeologists and pilgrims. Those same areas are currently being rebuilt as Jewish communities. A country that at one time lay fallow for almost two millennia, is now so fertile that it's fruits are exported worldwide. The desert that was Israel, is now blooming again. Jerusalem, the capitol of Israel, is once again considered one of the most beautiful cities in the world. The historical record has confirmed that none of the people who occupied the Land of Israel and Jerusalem would stay there permanently. They were not the heirs God chose to possess the Land. They were merely passing by. Today, before our very eyes, the words of the Lord God, as spoken by the prophet Ezekiel, are ringing true. Here is a brief history of Jerusalem:
2760 - 1004 BC - oooo King David conquers Jerusalem and makes it the eternal capital of the Jewish people, by God's command.2789 - 971 BC - oooo King Solomon builds the First Temple in Jerusalem.2830 - 930 BC - oooo The division of Israel into two tribal kingdoms: Judah with Jerusalem as its capital, and Israel with Shechem (Nablus) as its capital.3055 - 705 BC - oooo Assyrian King Sennacherib besieges Jerusalem without conquering it. (II Kings 19:32)3173 - 587 BC - oooo Nebuchadnezzar destroys the Temple and takes the Jews captive to Babylon, where they remain for 70 years.3221 - 538 BC - oooo The Jews return from Babylon to Jerusalem by decree of Cyrus.3224 - 515 BC - oooo The Temple in Jerusalem is rebuilt under Zerubbabel.3316 - 445 BC - oooo Nehemiah rebuilds the walls of Jerusalem.3429 - 332 BC - oooo Judea and Jerusalem come under the rule of Alexander the Great.3593 - 167 BC - oooo The Temple of Jerusalem is defiled by Syrian-Greek tyrant Antiochus Epiphanes.3593 - 164 BC - oooo Judah Maccabee retakes Jerusalem and cleanses the Temple.3697 - 63 BC - oooo Pompei annexes Israel to Rome.3723 - 37 BC - oooo Herod the Great becomes king and embellishes the Temple of Jerusalem.3753 - 0 - oooo The beginning of the Christian calendar.3793 - 33 - oooo Jesus Christ is crucified.3830 - 70 - oooo The Roman Titus burns Jerusalem and destroys the Temple.3895 - 135 - oooo The Jewish Bar Kochba rebellion fails and Jews are scattered among all nations; Emperor Hadrian renames Jerusalem Aelia Capitolina, and Judea - Israel to Syria - Palestina.4083 - 324 - oooo Judea becomes part of the Christian Byzantine Empire.4373 - 614 - oooo The Persians under Cosroe II take Jerusalem from the Byzantines.4381 - 622 - 0 The beginning of the Moslem calendar.4397 - 638 - 17 Omar conquers Jerusalem and renames it Al Kuds (the holy city).4446 - 687 - 68 Abd al Malik builds the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem; his son later builds the Al Aksa Mosque.4756 - 996 - 412 Khalif Al Hakim destroys the churches and synagogues in Jerusalem.4859 - 1099 - 492 The first of seven crusades as Christians attempt to regain control of the Holy Land and Jerusalem.5277 - 1517 - 923 Jerusalem falls under the rule of the Ottoman Turks.5678 - 1917 - 1336 The British gain control of 'Palestine' as a trustee.5708 - 1948 - 1367 David Ben Gurion declares independence for The State of Israel.5710 - 1949 - 1369 Jerusalem is proclaimed the official capital of Israel.5727 - 1967 - 1387 Jerusalem, divided since the War of Independence, is reunited.5760 - 2000 - 1420 The outbreak of the 'Al Aksa Intifada' as the Moslems declare holy war for Jerusalem.
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