Annemeet Hasidi-van Der LeijNov 17, 20164 minHistory of Jerusalem, part 7. Solomon becomes king“Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. He had reigned forty years over Israel--seven years in Hebron...
Annemeet Hasidi-van Der LeijNov 15, 20162 minHistory of Jerusalem, part 6. King David's palace in "the City of David"When David began his reign in Hebron around 1007 BCE he ruled only over the tribe of Judah, which is the southern part of Israel. After...
Annemeet Hasidi-van Der LeijNov 13, 20163 minHistory of Jerusalem, part 5. King David conquers Jebus (=Jerusalem)After 7 years of rule from Hebron, King David conquers Jerusalem around the year 1004 BCE. I Kings 2:11 cites the length of the reign of...
Annemeet Hasidi-van Der LeijNov 12, 20163 minHistory of Jerusalem, part 4. The Amarna lettersMany political and military events of this period are recorded in the El-Amarna letters.* This archive includes letters from the warring...