Jerusalem
Bethleham
Hebron
Beersheba
Gaza
Ashkelon
Ashdod
Tel Aviv
Haifa
Akko
Shchem
Safed
Shilo
Dead Sea
Sea of Galilee
Negev & South
Tzippori
Jordan River
Tiberias
Gush Etzion
The Golan
THE CITY OF DAVID
The City of David with the old city wall in the
foreground
The history of Jerusalem begins in the village of Jebus, a small, originally unimportant village built on a spur extending to the south of Mt. Moriah, bordering on the territories of Judah and Benjamin. Jebus was not conquered when the Jewish People originally entered the Land of Israel at the time of Joshua. Jerusalem became prominent when it was conquered by King David, who made it his capital and renamed it “the City of David” (Samuel II, 5:6-9).
The City of David is located wholly outside today's city walls, which are of much more recent origin. The spur upon which it is built is bordered to the East by the Kidron valley, to the west, by the Tyropean valley and to the North by the saddle, known as the Ophel.
Ancient Jerusalem
The Western Wall
The Herodian Quarter
The Cardo
The Citadel
Ophel Excavations
Broad Wall
Burnt House
Western Wall Tunnels
Synagogues
The Ramban Synagogue
The Hurva Synagogue
The 4 Sephardic Synagogues
The Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue
The City of David
Area G
Warren's Shaft
Gihon Spring
Hezekiah's Tunnel
Mishkenot
Shaananim
Machaneh Yisrael
Nahalat Shiva
Meah Shearim
Yemin Moshe
JERUSALEM HIGHLIGHTS
Museums
Yad Vashem
Israel Museum
Bible Lands Museum
Tower of David
Government
The Knesset
The Supreme Court
City Hall
Historical Sites
The Mount of Olives
The City of David