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Jerusalem
The capital of Israel, Jerusalem is situated in the Judean Mountains between the northern edge of the Dead Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. It is a holy city to the three major religions –Christianity, Islam and Judaism. The city has a population of 780,200 as of 2009.
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What is the scripture that tells Nehemiah rebuilt the wall of Jerusalem?
The book of Nehemiah tells the story of the rebuilding of the wall. Specifically Chapters 3, 4, 5 and 6 talk about the rebuilding. In chapter 7:1 it begins with "Now it came to pass, when the wall was built..."
How many miles from Jerusalem to lavon and hours close to karmiel?
how many miles is lavon close to karmiel and how many hours
Where in the Qur'an does it say that Muhammad had ascended from the holy mountain in Jerusalem?
The verse in the Qur'an that Muslims are referring to when they discuss the Miraaj/Ascension is this one.
Q: 17:1: (Translation Sahih International): Exalted is He who took His Servant [Mohammed] by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al- Aqsa, whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him of Our signs. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Seeing.
Islamic scholarship in the 9th century had come to the consensus that the "Masjid al-Aqsa" referred to the Temple Mount. There is no mention of "Haram ash-Sharif" (the Arabic term for the Temple Mount) or any form of "Jerusalem" in the Qur'an.
Why did people live outside city walls of Jerusalem?
Those who were poor could not afford to live within the city walls. It cost a lot of money to build new city walls, so if there were housing difficulties, the poor were pushed outside.
Why is Jerusalem a religious place?
Jerusalem was the city of prophets, of the holy Temple, and the dynasty of King David.
For the importance of Jerusalem for Judaism, see: Jerusalem in Judaism
The Kabba is a Giant Stone block in Mecca that all Muslims must pray to at least once in their lifetime.
How far is Shechem from Jerusalem?
31 miles or 51 kilometers as the crow flies. Shechem is the Hebrew name for the city called Nablus in English and Arabic.
How many times has Jerusalem been conquered?
Given the age of the city, it is almost impossible to know, but archaeologists claim that the city has been besieged 26 times and razed to the ground 13 times. It is likely that the city has been conquered somewhere between those two numbers in the pre-modern period. Add to that the amount of times it swapped hands since the 1800s (Ottoman to British to Jordanian to Israeli).
Are the people of Israel are white?
== == The racial mix in Israel is very similar to the USA. In fact the US Department of Health now allows drug trials in Israel due to the similar racial mix and the similar socio-economic level. Native Jews are, as we would think, "tan", except they never lose their "tan". Jews, Arabs, and Hindu Indians all have similar skin pigmentation, as they are some what darker than people of European descent, yet lighter than Africans, African-Americans, Australian Aborigines, and most South Pacific Polynesians.
Jerusalem, the city, is in Israel and it is there pretty much permanently.
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What was Benjamin Franklin's hair color?
It was brown when he was young, but it turned gray as he got older.
What is the ancient name of Jerusalem?
"Urshalim" is the oldest name consistently used for the city. After this came the Hebrew "Yerushalaim". The English "Jerusalem" is a derivative of these names.
When were Palestinians first heard of?
During the Roman Rule of the Jewish land Judea, about 2000 years ago, the Romans changed the name of the land to Palestine. So the Jews living there were the Palestinians. Only a century ago, millions of Muslims from the Arab countries moved to Palestine, and called themselves the Palestinians because they wanted to show the world that it's their land, which it isn't.
Did the UN give Jerusalem to Israel?
No. Jerusalem has been the capital of modern-day Israel since ancient times (or, when it was called Judea).
No. In the 1947 Partition Plan, Jerusalem was to be a corpus separatum, which meant that it would be controlled neither by the Arab State or the Jewish State, but by a separate United Nations government. The 1947 Partition Plan also stated that after ten years, the people in Jerusalem would have the choice to vote on whether they would join with Jewish State or the Arab State. Given that Jerusalem was encircled entirely within the Arab State, it is likely that Jerusalem would have become part of the Arab State.
However, when the Partition Plan failed on account of the Arab-Israeli War of 1948-9, Jerusalem was divided by Israeli and Arab forces between West and East Jerusalem. Furthermore, the United Nations abides by International Law which holds that the Jerusalem Law, which established the unified city of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, is void given that East Jerusalem is part of the West Bank territories. The United Nations recognizes Tel Aviv as the capital of Israel.
Relatively speaking, yes. Jerusalem is about 67 miles or 108 kilometers from the Egyptian border.
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Did Jerusalem fall in 587 BCE?
The date usually quoted for the final Babylonian conquering of Jerusalem (and Judah in general) is 586 BCE. However, traditional chronology places this event in 422 BCE. See also:
What was the Qibla of the Muslins when they first began to pray?
It was the direction of Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem in the currently Palestinian territories. Then, Allah (God in English) commanded prophet Muhammad and Islam followers to change the Qibla to Kaaba or Al-Masjid Al-Haram (in Makkah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia).
