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Of Guests and Hosts in the Cities of Old

In the cities of old, from the gates of Jerusalem to the ports of Tyre and Sidon, there was a custom deeply rooted and honored among the people—a covenant between guest and host, held sacred by the law of hospitality. For in those days, the stranger and the traveler were often as the sojourner in a dry land, and their welfare depended not upon inns...

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The Habitations and Lives of the People in Jerusalem of Old

In the city of Jerusalem, where kings ruled and prophets walked, the daily lives of its people were woven with faith, family, and toil. The homes they built and the ways they lived reveal much about their culture, their hopes, and their devotion to the Lord. The Houses of Jerusalem The dwellings in ancient Jerusalem were modest yet sturdy, built to...

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Of Stone and Timber: Crafting the House with Understanding

In the Beginning, Men Did Build In ancient days, when the Lord gave land to the tribes of men, they dwelt in tents, then in houses fashioned by hand. And the wise among them laid strong foundations, for it is written: “Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established.” (Proverbs 24:3) Noah built an ark according to the wor...

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The Sacred Journey of the Son of Man Unto Jerusalem

The Path Toward the Holy City And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of Man, made His way toward Jerusalem, the city of the great King. From Galilee He traveled, through the towns and villages, teaching the people and healing their infirmities, saying, "The kingdom of God is at hand; repent ye and believe the gospel." (M...

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Ancient Jerusalem - Kids Bible maps

This map shows the great city of Jerusalem where Jesus visited the temple as a boy. Many things happened in the city of Jerusalem throughout the Bible. Jerusalem was captured by Nebuchadnezzar in the Old Testament, David established Jerusalem as his capital, Solomon built the temple, and Jesus visited the city many times throughout his life....

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Ancient Jerusalem - Map of New Testament Israel

JE-RU`SA-LEM (vision of peace) If not the Salem of Gen. 14:18, certainly the Jebus of the Old Testament until the time of David when the name Jerusalem was fully adopted. Situated in the southern portion of Benjamin, twenty-four miles from the Jordan and thirtyseven miles from the Mediterranean Sea near the summit of a broad mountain ridge. P...

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Jerusalem Scripture - Ezra 6:3

In the first year of Cyrus the king [the same] Cyrus the king made a decree [concerning] the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, [and] the breadth thereof threescore cubits;...

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Jerusalem in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

IV. General Topography of Jerusalem. From the foregoing description of the "natural site," it will be seen that we have to deal with 5 natural subdivisions or hills, two on the western and three on the eastern ridges. 1. Description of Josephus: In discussing the topography it is useful to commence with the description of Josephus, wherein he g...

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Jerusalem Scripture - Jeremiah 24:1

The LORD shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs [were] set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon....

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Jerusalem in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

VII. Antiquarian Remains Connected with the Water-Supply. In a city like Jerusalem, where the problem of a water- supply must always have been one of the greatest, it is only natural that some of the most ancient and important works should have centered round it. The three sources of supply have been (1) springs, (2) cisterns, (3) aqueducts. 1. ...

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