One of the oldest cities in the world, Jerusalem is the traditional capital of Israel and is also where Jesus Christ was crucified.
The city has been home to two Jewish Temples, the first being destroyed in 586 BC, then later being rebuilt, added to, then later destroyed again in 70 A.D. The temple is generally accepted to have been on Temple Mount, now home to an Islamic compound known as Al-Aqsa, which features a Mosque and the Dome of the Rock. Some Jewish scholars have suggested that the temple was actually located in what was known as the City of David, adjacent to the Al-Aqsa complex, at a slightly lower elevation--this theory holds that what is believed to be the Temple Mount today was actually a Roman fort at the time of Christ's death.
Jerusalem features prominently throughout the Old and New Testaments and is cited as where Christ will rule from during his Millennial Kingdom, (Isaiah 2)
2 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.
3 And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
Ownership of Jerusalem has been contested throughout history with the city changing hands multiple times. It was occupied by the Romans during the life of Jesus Christ; it was taken over by Persian forces in the 11th Century, leading to the series of Crusades. In 1948, following World War II, British forces that occupied the area since after World War I withdrew and Jewish forces claimed the territory and the city.
In Revelation 21:2, following Christ's regin on Earth, a new Jerusalem is prophesied to descend from heaven;
Today, Jerusalem is home to peoples of multiple faiths, including Jews, Christians, and Muslims.
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