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Jerusalem

Jerusalem is a central city in biblical history, serving as the capital of Israel, the site of the Temple, and the location of Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection.

AI-assisted summary — may contain inaccuracies.

Where Jerusalem appears

18 passages across 11 books.

Acts2Sam1KgsPsIsaRevGen2KgsNehJerGal

Events here

  • Ark Brought to Jerusalem c. 1003 BC2Sam 6:12
  • Building of Solomon's Temple c. 966–959 BC1Kgs 6:14
  • Visit of the Queen of Sheba c. 950 BC1Kgs 10:1
  • Joash Repairs the Temple c. 835 BC2Kgs 12:4
  • Hezekiah's Reform c. 715 BC2Kgs 18:4
  • Sennacherib's Siege of Jerusalem 701 BC2Kgs 19:35
  • Manasseh's Wickedness and Repentance c. 697–642 BC2Chr 33:12
  • Josiah's Reform 622 BC2Kgs 22:11
  • Fall of Jerusalem 586 BC2Kgs 25:9
  • Return under Zerubbabel 538 BCEzra 2:1
  • Rebuilding of the Temple 516 BCEzra 6:15
  • Ezra's Reform c. 458 BCEzra 10:1
  • Nehemiah Rebuilds the Walls 445 BCNeh 6:15
  • Ezra Reads the Law c. 444 BCNeh 8:3
  • Roman Conquest of Judea 63 BC
  • Presentation at the Temple c. 4 BCLuke 2:22
  • The Boy Jesus in the Temple c. AD 8Luke 2:41
  • The Triumphal Entry c. AD 30Matt 21:1
  • The Cleansing of the Temple c. AD 30Matt 21:12
  • Trial before the Sanhedrin c. AD 30Matt 26:57
  • Trial before Pilate c. AD 30Matt 27:11
  • The Burial of Jesus c. AD 30Matt 27:57
  • The Resurrection c. AD 30Matt 28:1
  • Thomas Believes c. AD 30John 20:24
  • The Day of Pentecost c. AD 30Acts 2:1
  • Healing of the Lame Man at the Temple c. AD 30Acts 3:1
  • Ananias and Sapphira c. AD 30Acts 5:1
  • The Martyrdom of Stephen c. AD 34Acts 7:54
  • The Council of Jerusalem c. AD 49Acts 15:6
  • Paul's Arrest in Jerusalem c. AD 57Acts 21:27
  • Destruction of the Temple in AD 70 AD 70Matt 24:2

Passages set in Jerusalem

  • 1Kgs 6:1 — And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which i
  • 1Kgs 8:1 — Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of th
  • 2Kgs 25:1 — And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched ag
  • 2Sam 5:6 — And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither:
  • 2Sam 5:7 — Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.
  • Acts 1:8 — But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth
  • Acts 2:5 — And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
  • Acts 15:2 — When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and e
  • Gal 4:25 — For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.
  • Gen 14:18 — And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.
  • Isa 2:3 — And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Z
  • Isa 52:1 — Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.
  • Jer 26:18 — Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shal
  • Neh 2:17 — Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a
  • Ps 122:1 — I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.
  • Ps 137:5 — If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.
  • Rev 21:2 — And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
  • Rev 21:10 — And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,