King Of Jerusalem Research Paper

Jerusalem is a very old city, that well all know to be the capital of Israel. In fact Jerusalem is considered one of the oldest cities in the entire world. Having a past that traces back to the 4th millennium BCE (www.ancient.eu/jerusalem). Jerusalem has a very spiritual background, being the holiest city in Christianity and Judaism. The second king of Israel David, who was a very proficient military leader grew the city greatly. David battled Jebus during the year 1000 BC, later appointing it as the capital. The reason that David choose this location for his capitial was because it rested in between two territories, reason being so that neither tribe would gain too much power. Later, King Solomon in an act to bypass possible wars, married many royal familys.

Solomon later died, resulting in conflicts inside the kingdom, thus creating two opposing kingdoms. These are known as Israel and Judea, then King Rehoboam was forced to give the king Shishak the gold from the previously built temple in order for him not to overpower Jerusalem. Years pass and the Assyrians conquer both Judea and Israel. Along came the Babylonians who took over the whole city, king Rehoboam of Jerusalm was furious and attempted to retaliate back against the Babylonians, who were then in turn angered by his attempt and delivered armed troops placing Jerusalem under their power once again. The Babylonians then entered Jerusalem’s temple destroying it and sending the majority of the surround Jews back to Babylon. For many years Jerusalem was left in ruins, but not for long until the Persians conquered the Babylonian empire, allowing the captured Jews from previous engagements to go back to their homes and reconstruct their temple which was in ruins. The Jews successfully rebuilt the temple, yet Jerusalem continued to remain as simply a religious