What is Jerusalem in the Bible?
The city where David reigned and Solomon built the house of the LORD, chosen by the LORD to put his name there.
Jerusalem is the city that becomes the royal capital of Israel and Judah and the site of the house of the LORD. In Joshua's day it is a Jebusite city whose king, Adonizedek, leads five Amorite kings against Gibeon (Joshua 10:1-5).
Jerusalem in the Bible
It is also called Jebus and lies on the border between Judah and Benjamin, where the Jebusites are not driven out (Joshua 15:8, Joshua 15:63, Judges 19:10). David goes up against the Jebusites there and reigns in Jerusalem thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah (2 Samuel 5:5-6). Solomon builds the house of the LORD there on mount Moriah (2 Chronicles 3:1), and Chronicles calls it the city the LORD chose out of all the tribes of Israel to put his name there (2 Chronicles 12:13).
The Babylonians later burn the temple and break down its wall (2 Chronicles 36:19), and after the exile its walls are repaired (Nehemiah 3:9). In the Gospels Jesus teaches in its temple and laments over the city that kills the prophets (Mark 11:27, Luke 13:34). Paul goes up to Jerusalem to see Peter (Galatians 1:18).
The New Testament also speaks of a heavenly Jerusalem, the new Jerusalem coming down from God out of heaven (Hebrews 12:22, Revelation 21:2).
- Role
- Capital of Israel and Judah
- First mention
- Joshua 10:1
- Appearances in the Bible
- 767 mentions
Jerusalem in the Bible
Chapters that mention Jerusalem
- Joshua 10
- Joshua 12
- Joshua 15
- Joshua 18
- Judges 1
- Judges 19
- 1 Samuel 17
- 2 Samuel 5
- 2 Samuel 8
- 2 Samuel 9
- 2 Samuel 10
- 2 Samuel 11
- 2 Samuel 12
- 2 Samuel 14
- 2 Samuel 15
- 2 Samuel 16
- 2 Samuel 17
- 2 Samuel 19
- 2 Samuel 20
- 2 Samuel 24
- 1 Kings 2
- 1 Kings 3
- 1 Kings 8
- 1 Kings 9
- 1 Kings 10
- 1 Kings 11
- 1 Kings 12
- 1 Kings 14
- 1 Kings 15
- 1 Kings 22
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Questions about Jerusalem
What is Jerusalem in the Bible?
Jerusalem is the city that becomes the royal capital of Israel and Judah and the site of the house of the LORD. In Joshua's day it is a Jebusite city whose king, Adonizedek, leads five Amorite kings against Gibeon (Joshua 10:1-5). It is also called Jebus and lies on the border between Judah and Benjamin, where the Jebusites are not driven out (Joshua 15:8, Joshua 15:63, Judges 19:10). David goes up against the Jebusites there and reigns in Jerusalem thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah (2 Samuel 5:5-6). Solomon builds the house of the LORD there on mount Moriah (2 Chronicles 3:1), and Chronicles calls it the city the LORD chose out of all the tribes of Israel to put his name there (2 Chronicles 12:13). The Babylonians later burn the temple and break down its wall (2 Chronicles 36:19), and after the exile its walls are repaired (Nehemiah 3:9). In the Gospels Jesus teaches in its temple and laments over the city that kills the prophets (Mark 11:27, Luke 13:34). Paul goes up to Jerusalem to see Peter (Galatians 1:18). The New Testament also speaks of a heavenly Jerusalem, the new Jerusalem coming down from God out of heaven (Hebrews 12:22, Revelation 21:2).
Where is Jerusalem first mentioned in the Bible?
Jerusalem is first mentioned in Joshua 10:1.
How many times is Jerusalem mentioned in the Bible?
Number of mentions in the Bible: 767.