The ancient Salem
Genesis 14:18; Psalm 76:2
The ancient Jebusi or Jebus
Joshua 15:8; 18:28; Judges 19:10
The king of, defeated and slain by Joshua
Joshua 10:5-23
Allotted to the tribe of Benjamin
Joshua 18:28
Partly taken and burned by Judah
Judges 1:8
THE JEBUSITES Formerly dwelt in
Judges 19:10,11
Held possession of, with Judah and Benjamin
Joshua 15:63; Judges 1:21
Finally dispossessed of, by David
2 Samuel 5:6-8
Enlarged by David
2 Samuel 5:9
Made the royal city
2 Samuel 5:9; 20:3
Specially chosen by God
2 Chronicles 6:6; Psalm 135:21
The seat of government under the Romans for a time
Matthew 27:2,19
Roman government transferred from, to Caesarea
Acts 23:23,24; 25:1-13
CALLED City of God
Psalm 46:4; 48:1
City of the Lord
Isaiah 60:14
City of Judah
2 Chronicles 25:28
City of the great king
Psalm 48:2; Matthew 5:5
City of solemnities
Isaiah 33:20
City of righteousness
Isaiah 1:26
City of truth
Zechariah 8:3
A city not forsaken
Isaiah 62:12
Faithful city
Isaiah 1:21,26
Holy city
Nehemiah 11:1; Isaiah 48:2; Matthew 4:5
Throne of the Lord
Jeremiah 3:17
Zion
Psalm 48:12; Isaiah 33:20
Zion of the holy one of Israel
Isaiah 60:14
Surrounded by mountains
Psalm 125:2
Surrounded by a wall
1 Kings 3:1
Protected by forts and bulwarks
Psalm 48:12,13
Entered by gates
Psalm 122:2; Jeremiah 17:19-21
Hezekiah made an aqueduct for
2 Kings 20:20
Spoils of war placed in
1 Samuel 17:54; 2 Samuel 8:7
DESCRIBED AS Beautiful for situation
Psalm 48:2
Compact
Psalm 122:3
Comely
Song of Solomon 6:4
The perfection of beauty
Lamentations 2:15
Joy of the whole earth
Psalm 48:2; Lamentations 2:15
Princess among the provinces
Lamentations 1:1
Great
Jeremiah 22:8
Populous
Lamentations 1:1
Full of business and tumult
Isaiah 22:3
Wealth, &c in the time of Solomon
1 Kings 10:26,27
Protected by God
Isaiah 31:5
Instances of God's care and protection of
2 Samuel 24:16; 2 Kings 19:32-34; 2 Chronicles 12:7
The temple built in
2 Chronicles 3:1; Psalm 68:29
THE JEWS Went up to, at the feasts
Luke 2:42; Psalm 122:4
Loved
Psalm 137:5,6
Lamented the affliction of
Nehemiah 1:2-4
Prayed for the prosperity of
Psalm 51:18; 122:6
Prayed towards
Daniel 6:10; 1 Kings 8:41
Wickedness of
Isaiah 1:1-4; Jeremiah 5:1-5; Micah 3:10
Idolatry of
2 Chronicles 28:4; Ezekiel 8:7-10
Wickedness of, the cause of its calamities
2 Kings 21:12-15; 2 Chronicles 24:18; Lamentations 1:8; Ezekiel 5:5-8
Was the tomb of the prophets
Luke 13:33,34
CHRIST Preached in
Luke 21:37,38; John 18:20
Did many miracles in
John 4:45
Publicly entered, as king
Matthew 21:9,10
Lamented over
Matthew 23:37; Luke 19:41
Put to death at
Luke 9:31; Acts 13:27,29
Gospel first preached at
Luke 24:47; Acts 2:14
Miraculous gift of the Holy Spirit first given at
Acts 1:4; 2:1-5
Persecution of the Christian church commenced at
Acts 4:1; 8:1
First Christian council held at
Acts 15:4,6
CALAMITIES OF, MENTIONED Taken and plundered by Shishak
1 Kings 14:25,26; 2 Chronicles 12:1-4
Taken and plundered by Jehoash king of Israel
2 Kings 14:13,14
Besieged but not taken by Rezin and Pekah
Isaiah 7:1; 2 Kings 16:5
Besieged but not taken by Sennacherib
2 Kings 18:17; 19:1-37
Taken and made tributary by Pharaoh-Necho
2 Kings 23:33-35
Besieged by Nebuchadnezzar
2 Kings 24:10,11
Taken and burned by Nebuchadnezzar
2 Kings 25:1-30; Jeremiah 39:1-8
Threatened by Sanballat
Nehemiah 4:7,8
Rebuilt after the captivity by order of Cyrus
Ezra 1:1-4
PROPHECIES RESPECTING To be taken by king of Babylon
Jeremiah 20:5
To be made a heap of ruins
Jeremiah 9:11; 26:18
To be a wilderness
Isaiah 64:10
To be rebuilt by Cyrus
Isaiah 44:26-28
To be a quiet habitation
Isaiah 33:20
To be a terror to her enemies
Zechariah 12:2,3
Christ to enter, as king
Zechariah 9:9
The gospel to go forth from
Isaiah 2:3; 40:9
To be destroyed by the Romans
Luke 19:42-44
Its capture accompanied by severe calamities
Matthew 24:21,29; Luke 21:23,24
Signs preceding its destruction
Matthew 24:6-15; Luke 21:7-11,25,28
ILLUSTRATIVE Of the church
Galatians 4:25,26; Hebrews 12:22
Of the church glorified
Revelation 3:12; 21:2,10
(Its strong position,) of saints under God's protection
Psalm 125:2