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The Palace of the Hasmoneans in First Century Jerusalem

Located on the Western side of the Upper City. It contained a roof called the Xystus with where the people in the large square below could be addressed. It had large courts, living quarters, baths, and a service court....

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Herod's Theater in First Century Jerusalem

Herod the Great had also built a THEATRE in the Upper City. It was a large, open-air auditorium with semicircular rows of seats ascending from a central stage. Wealthy Jews came there to watch the best of Greek and Roman drama. Most traditional Jews, however, scorned this and other outgrowths of Greco-Roman culture as immoral. The model at the Ho...

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The Jerusalem of Herod the Great

The Jerusalem Jesus knew nowhere near resembled the city David conquered in the tenth century BC. At that time, it had been a small, isolated hill fortress, valued more for its location than its size or splendor. Yet from that time on it was known as the City of David, and the kings of David's dynasty, especially his son Solomon, had enlarged and b...

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Pliny

"By far the most distinguished city not in Judea only, but of the whole Orient." ~ Pliny...

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Herod's Barracks in First Century Jerusalem

Herod's Palace and the Antonia Fortress both served as a barracks for the king....

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Salem

Salem was the first recorded name of Jerusalem revealed in the Scriptures. Jeru means city and the word "Salem" comes from the Hebrew 'Shalom" and means "Peace" but it means much more than peace, shalom has a connotation of wholeness, contentment, blessing, prosperity, and lack of aggression. Genesis 14 reveals that Melchizedek was the king of Sale...

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The Talmud

"Of the 10 measures of beauty that God hath bestowed upon the world, nine of these fall to the lot of Jerusalem." ~ The Talmud...

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Herod's Viaduct in First Century Jerusalem

King Herod built a Viaduct or bridge over the Tyropoeon Valley which linked the Temple with Herod's grand fortified palace and the Upper City....

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Jebus

Jebus was the second name and also mentioned in the Bible. It was an old name of Jerusalem derived from the Jebusites who dwelt there during the time of king David. During this period the city was really Mount Zion, the chief hill (Judg. 19: 10; 1 Chron. 11:4, 5). Note: Even though the Jebusites referred to Jerusalem as Jebus, the Tell El Amarna Ta...

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Commerce of the Lower City

Once past one of the gates, you would face a maze of dusty streets and alleyways, running uphill and down in every direction. As you made your way toward the temple, you would hear sounds of voices, the clatter of hooves and odors of cooking food. Along the Small Market street in the Lower City, you would pass open-air shops where Jerusalem's craft...

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