JERUSALEM - Holy City of the Bible

Picture an outcrop of rock dropping away steeply on three sides. Sitting on top is a citadel, perched like a hawk on a lookout tower. This is ancient Jerusalem. Read more...

Solomon wanted only the best. He imported cedar wood from Lebanon, and gold to embellish the walls.
For Solomon, less was not more. Read more...

The young king had a hard time. Not only was he humiliated by the loss of the rich northern provinces, he was a great deal poorer than his father had been. Read more...

The once magnificent city was a sorry sight. Nothing remained except a few small buildings and a demoralized peasantry living in huts. They must start again. Read more...

Most people know Herod as the king who ordered the Massacre of the Innocents at the time of Jesus' birth. Certainly he was capable of this. But there was another side to his complex personality. Read more...

Read one of the Gospel extracts about Jesus in Jerusalem (see RESOURCES). Choose one of the stories and imagine you are there. Read more...

'When David had cast the Jebusites out of the citadel, he also rebuilt Jerusalem, and named it 'The City of David', and abode there all the time of his reign.' Read more...