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 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...
Annemeet Hasidi-van Der LeijNov 10, 20163 minHistory of Jerusalem, part 3. The formidable defenses of the CanaanitesDuring the period of the Canaanites, when Jerusalem was a typical prominent, fortified Canaanite city-state. Remains of the city wall and pa