{"id":3331,"date":"2021-06-15T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccic-iowa.org\/?p=3331"},"modified":"2025-10-14T12:54:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T17:54:40","slug":"%e8%80%b6%e8%b7%af%e6%92%92%e5%86%b7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ccic-iowa.org\/en\/bible-faith\/devotional-notes\/2021\/06\/%e8%80%b6%e8%b7%af%e6%92%92%e5%86%b7\/","title":{"rendered":"Jerusalem"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Jerusalem is one of the world&#8217;s oldest cities, considered a holy site by the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The city is currently under the control of the state of Israel.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The Bible&#8217;s book of Genesis (14:17-18) mentions Melchizedek, king of Salem, blessing Abraham. Scholars agree that Mount Moriah, where Abraham offered Isaac (Genesis 22:2), is the same place where the Temple was later built. The book of Judges (19:10) records that the city was called &#8220;Jebus&#8221; until King David captured it around 1000 BC, when it was named the &#8220;City of David&#8221; and established as the capital of the kingdom of Israel. The mountaintop where the Temple was built is known as Mount Zion.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"671\" src=\"https:\/\/ccic-iowa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/\u8036\u8def\u6492\u51b73-1-1024x671.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3337\" style=\"width:768px;height:503px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ccic-iowa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/\u8036\u8def\u6492\u51b73-1-1024x671.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ccic-iowa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/\u8036\u8def\u6492\u51b73-1-300x197.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ccic-iowa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/\u8036\u8def\u6492\u51b73-1-768x503.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ccic-iowa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/\u8036\u8def\u6492\u51b73-1-18x12.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/ccic-iowa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/\u8036\u8def\u6492\u51b73-1.jpeg 1273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/ccic-iowa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/\u8036\u8def\u6492\u51b7.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ccic-iowa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/\u8036\u8def\u6492\u51b7.jpeg 630w, https:\/\/ccic-iowa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/\u8036\u8def\u6492\u51b7-300x201.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ccic-iowa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/\u8036\u8def\u6492\u51b7-18x12.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Jerusalem and its Temple were destroyed twice: once in 587 BC by the Babylonians and again in AD 70 by the Roman legions. Jesus&#8217; crucifixion, resurrection, ascension, and promised return are all associated with Jerusalem.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The name &#8220;Jerusalem&#8221; first appeared in Chinese during the Tang Dynasty, when Nestorian Christians transliterated the Syriac name &#8220;\u016ari\u0161lem&#8221; as &#8220;Wulishilian.&#8221; Today, the city&#8217;s historical sites include the Western Wall and Temple Mount for Jews, the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque for Muslims, and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the Via Dolorosa for Christians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ccic-iowa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u8036\u8def\u6492\u51b7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ccic-iowa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u8036\u8def\u6492\u51b7.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ccic-iowa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u8036\u8def\u6492\u51b7-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ccic-iowa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u8036\u8def\u6492\u51b7-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ccic-iowa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/\u8036\u8def\u6492\u51b7-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image: The terraces of Battir, 6.4 kilometers southwest of Jerusalem, are about 4,000 years old and are covered in olive trees.<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jerusalem is one of the world&#8217;s oldest cities, considered a holy site by the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The city is currently under the control of the state of Israel. The Bible&#8217;s book of Genesis (14:17-18) mentions Melchizedek, king of Salem, blessing Abraham. 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