Jerusalem

Geographical Setting

Biblical Region: Judea · Modern Location: Jerusalem · Coordinates: 31.78, 35.24 · Location Precision: confirmed

Connected Biblical Figures

• Adoni-bezek (died at)
• Adoni-zedek (lived at)
• Ahikam son of Shaphan (lived at)
• Amariah the High Priest (lived at)
• Ananias the High Priest (lived at)
• Ananias (died at)
• Anna (lived at)
• Annas (lived at)
• Azariah the High Priest (lived at)
• Barabbas (lived at)
• Baruch son of Neriah (lived at)
• Caiaphas (lived at)
• Claudius Lysias (lived at)
• Clopas (lived at)
• Ebed-melech (lived at)
• Eliakim son of Hilkiah (lived at)

Events at this Location

• Judah and Simeon Defeat Adoni-bezek at Bezek
• Adversaries halt the rebuilding of the temple and city
• Ahijah the Shilonite prophesies the division of the kingdom
• Ananias and Sapphira are judged for lying to the Holy Spirit
• Azariah and Eighty Priests Withstand King Uzziah in the Temple
• Baruch Reads Jeremiah's Scroll in the Temple
• The Seven are chosen to serve in Jerusalem
• Coronation of young King Joash in Jerusalem
• The Jerusalem Council on Gentile believers
• Crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus
• Cyrus decrees the return of the exiles
• David brings the ark to Jerusalem
• God gives David the covenant promise
• David establishes Jerusalem as capital
• The joyous dedication of the restored walls of Jerusalem
• Isaiah Denounces Proud Shebna and Invests Eliakim with the Key of David
• Ezra journeys to Jerusalem with the Law
• Ezra reads the Law to the gathered people
• The Fall of Jerusalem and Destruction of the Temple
• The fall of Jerusalem and deportation of Judah to Babylon
• Gabriel Announces the Birth of John the Baptist to Zechariah
• Hanani the Seer Rebukes King Asa of Judah
• Hananiah breaks Jeremiah’s wooden yoke and is judged by God
• Hezekiah Cleanses and Reopens the Temple
• Hilkiah discovers the Book of the Law in the Temple
• Isaiah's Vision and Temple Commission
• Jehoiachin’s Surrender, Exile, and Exaltation in Babylon
• King Jehoiakim burns Jeremiah’s prophetic scroll in his winter palace
• Elijah’s Letter of Judgment and the Agonizing End of Jehoram
• Ebed-Melech rescues Jeremiah from the miry cistern of Malkijah
• The fall of Jerusalem and Babylonian exile
• Jesus is buried in the tomb by Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus
• Jesus is crucified at Golgotha
• Jesus shares the Last Supper with the disciples
• Jesus is raised from the dead
• Jesus teaches in the Jerusalem temple
• Jesus stands trial before Caiaphas and Pontius Pilate
• Jesus enters Jerusalem
• Prince Joash is hidden in the Temple of the Lord
• Josiah Initiates Temple Repairs
• Malachi Proclaims the Messenger of the Covenant and the Coming Elijah
• Manasseh's Captivity and Repentance in Babylon
• Overthrow of Baal’s Temple and Slaying of Mattan the Priest
• Nehemiah inspects Jerusalem’s broken walls
• Nehemiah Cleanses the Temple and Reforms the Sabbath
• Jerusalem’s walls completed in fifty-two days
• Nicodemus comes to Jesus by night
• Pashhur strikes Jeremiah and puts him in stocks at the Temple
• Paul returns through Caesarea, Jerusalem, and Antioch
• Paul arrives in Jerusalem
• Paul visits Jerusalem after his conversion
• Pentecost and the birth of the Jerusalem church
• Peter denies knowing Jesus
• An angel delivers Peter from Herod’s prison in Jerusalem
• Peter preaches at Pentecost
• Peter and John heal a lame man at the temple
• The Queen of Sheba visits Solomon in Jerusalem
• Jeshua and Zerubbabel rebuild the altar in Jerusalem
• Completion and dedication of the Second Temple
• Sennacherib besieges Jerusalem and is routed by the angel of the Lord
• Pharaoh Shishak invades Judah and plunders Jerusalem
• Solomon dedicates the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem
• Stephen gives witness and becomes the first martyr
• The Syro-Ephraimite Siege of Jerusalem and the Immanuel Sign
• Tattenai investigates the temple and Darius confirms Cyrus’s decree
• The altar and temple foundation laid in Jerusalem

Associated Journeys

• David: from Bethlehem to Jerusalem
• Jesus’ ministry: Galilee to Jerusalem
• The Journey of the Ark of the Covenant: From Shiloh to Zion
• The Translation of the Ark: From Kiriath-Jearim to Obed-Edom and Zion
• The Babylonian Captivity: The Fall of Jerusalem to Babylon
• David’s Northern Aramean Campaign: Subduing Zobah and Damascus
• The Disruption and Division of the Kingdom
• Ezekiel the Prophet: From Jerusalem to the Chebar Canal
• Ezra’s Caravan: From Babylon Across the Desert to Zion
• The Prophetic Vocation and Royal Oracles of Isaiah
• King Josiah's Covenant Renewal and Reformation Circuit
• The Nativity and Flight: From Nazareth to the Judean Hills, Bethlehem, and Egypt
• The Passion Week of Jesus: From Bethany to the Resurrection
• The Queen of Sheba: Royal Caravan to Solomon’s Court
• Through Samaria and the Decapolis: Ministry Beyond Jewish Borders
• The Ephesian Mission and Offering Delegation: From Ephesus to Jerusalem
• Nehemiah’s journey from Susa to Jerusalem
• Paul’s third missionary journey
• Peter: Galilee to the Gentile mission
• Philip the Evangelist’s mission from Jerusalem to Caesarea

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