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== History ==

== History ==

[[Archeology|Archeologists]] have confirmed that Jerusalem was the capital of the [[United Kingdom of Israel]] more than 3,000 years ago after [[King David]] had conquered the city.<ref name="puder">[https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/266912/jerusalem-heart-jewish-nation-joseph-puder JERUSALEM: THE HEART OF THE JEWISH NATION]. ''FrontpageMag''. June 8, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2018</ref> His son King [[Solomon]] built the [[Solomon's Temple|First Temple]] in 960 BCE. In 586 BCE the [[Babylon]]ians destroyed Jerusalem and demolished this temple. Finally in 539 BCE emperor [[Cyrus]] the Great conquered Babylon and in the following year he made a decree sanctioning the return of the Jews, and ordering the rebuilding of the Temple at Jerusalem (2 Chronicles 36:23; Ezra 1:1-4). This decree also included the return of the Temple’s sacred vessels and furnishings as well as the levying of a tax upon his western provinces to provide building materials, in addition to what was offered willingly (Ezra 1:6-11, 6:3). The relatively small number of exiles who chose to return for this work (40,000) were led by Sheshbazzar, “the prince of Judah” (Ezra 1:11), whom some identify with Zerubbabel, likewise named “governor of Judah” (Haggai 1:1). The [[Second Temple]] was finished in 516 BCE. Later Jerusalem was at times ruled by the [[Greeks]], the Hasmonean and finally by the Romans which also crucified [[Jesus Christ]] here. In 70CE they destroyed the Second Temple and many Jews left Israel.<ref name="jvl">[https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/timeline-for-the-history-of-jerusalem-4500-bce-present History of Jerusalem: Timeline for the History of Jerusalem]</ref>

 

 

But [[Archeology|Archeologists]] have confirmed that Jerusalem was the capital of the [[United Kingdom of Israel]] more than 3,000 years ago after [[King David]] had conquered the city.<ref name="puder">[https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/266912/jerusalem-heart-jewish-nation-joseph-puder JERUSALEM: THE HEART OF THE JEWISH NATION]. ''FrontpageMag''. June 8, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2018</ref> His son King [[Solomon]] built the [[Solomon's Temple|First Temple]] in 960 BCE. In 586 BCE the [[Babylon]]ians destroyed Jerusalem and demolished this temple. Finally in 539 BCE emperor [[Cyrus]] the Great conquered Babylon and in the following year he made a decree sanctioning the return of the Jews, and ordering the rebuilding of the Temple at Jerusalem (2 Chronicles 36:23; Ezra 1:1-4). This decree also included the return of the Temple’s sacred vessels and furnishings as well as the levying of a tax upon his western provinces to provide building materials, in addition to what was offered willingly (Ezra 1:6-11, 6:3). The relatively small number of exiles who chose to return for this work (40,000) were led by Sheshbazzar, “the prince of Judah” (Ezra 1:11), whom some identify with Zerubbabel, likewise named “governor of Judah” (Haggai 1:1). The [[Second Temple]] was finished in 516 BCE. Later Jerusalem was at times ruled by the [[Greeks]], the Hasmonean and finally by the Romans which also crucified [[Jesus Christ]] here. In 70CE they destroyed the Second Temple and many Jews left Israel.<ref name="jvl">[https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/timeline-for-the-history-of-jerusalem-4500-bce-present History of Jerusalem: Timeline for the History of Jerusalem]</ref>

In 638 CE [[caliph]] Umar conquered the city and some decades later the [[Dome of the Rock]] was built on the sites of the Jewish Temples. During the [[First Crusade]] in 1099 CE Jerusalem was captured by the Crusaders, but Muslim sultan [[Saladin]] could regain the city in 1187 CE.<ref name="jvl" />

In 638 CE [[caliph]] Umar conquered the city and some decades later the [[Dome of the Rock]] was built on the sites of the Jewish Temples. During the [[First Crusade]] in 1099 CE Jerusalem was captured by the Crusaders, but Muslim sultan [[Saladin]] could regain the city in 1187 CE.<ref name="jvl" />