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King David.
Jerusalem
King David and his son, King Solomon built what is modern Israel into a great nation.
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King David.
No, Moses did not establish Jerusalem as the capital of the Nation of Israel. Jerusalem became the capital of Israel under King David, who conquered the city. Moses lived centuries before Jerusalem became the capital.
David eventually became king over all Israel, and he transferred his capital from Hebron to Jerusalem. (2 Samuel 5:1-9)
King David. Before that, Jerusalem was a Jebusite stronghold.
A different city in Israel would be capital. (Probably Bethlehem)
King David captured Jerusalem after ruling for 7 years in Hebron and made Jerusalem his capital. He ruled there for 33 years. Since then it has always been the "capital" although it was destroyed by the Babylonians at the end of the Firts Temple and again by the Romans at the end of the Second Temple. Jerusalem was reinstated as the capital at the foundation of the State of Israel in 1948
Because the Holy Temple was to be built in Jerusalem.