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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 - Jeremiah 44:9

Have ye forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, and the wickedness of the kings of Judah, and the wickedness of their wives, and your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives, which they have committed in the land of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem?...

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Jerusalem in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

(Hierousalem kaine): This name occurs in Rev 21:2 (21:10, "holy city"). The conception is based on prophecies which predict a glorious future to Jerusalem after the judgment (Isa 52:1). In Revelation, however, it is not descriptive of any actual locality on earth, but allegorically depicts the final state of the church ("the bride," "the wife ...

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Jerusalem in Naves Topical Bible

Called JEBUS Jos 18:28; Jud 19:10 ZION 1Ki 8:1; Zec 9:13 CITY OF DAVID 2Sa 5:7; Isa 22:9 SALEM Ge 14:18; Ps 76:2 ARIEL Isa 29:1 CITY OF GOD Ps 46:4 CITY OF THE GREAT KING Ps 48:2 CITY OF JUDAH 2Ch 25:28 THE PERFECTION OF BEAUTY, THE JOY OF THE WHOLE EARTH La 2:15 THE THRONE OF THE LORD Jer 3:17 HOLY MOUNTAIN Da 9:16,20 HOLY C...

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Jerusalem Scripture - 2 Kings 12:18

And Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold [that was] found in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and in the king's house, and sent [it] to Hazael king of Syria: and he went away from Jerusalem....

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