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Jerusalem

Modern location: Jerusalem

Temple Mount in Jerusalem, photographed in 2024.

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A center of worship and the setting for Jesus’ death and resurrection.

KJV · Psalms 122:1

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David takes Jerusalem2 Samuel 5:6 The triumphal entryLuke 19:37 The resurrection announcedLuke 24:33 PentecostActs 2:1

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Psalms 122:1 Joshua 10:1 Joshua 12:10 Joshua 15:8 Joshua 18:28 Judges 1:7 Judges 19:10 1 Samuel 17:54 2 Samuel 5:5 2 Samuel 8:7 2 Samuel 9:13 2 Samuel 10:14 2 Samuel 11:1 2 Samuel 12:31 2 Samuel 14:23 2 Samuel 15:8 2 Samuel 16:3 2 Samuel 17:20

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Locations adapted from OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data (CC BY 4.0), with selected Bible stories and journeys added. Background supplied by OpenFreeMap with OpenMapTiles and OpenStreetMap data. The OSM Liberty / OpenFreeMap style was adapted for English labels and fewer modern labels (style license; additional credits). English names appear where supplied by the background data; labels without an English name are omitted. Photographs show later ruins, buildings, or dated views; they do not reconstruct biblical events. Individual credits accompany each photograph.