Discover why this tiny piece of land is sacred to billions of people and how archaeology is uncovering secrets of Jerusalem's past Jeruzalem (2015) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. An immersive experience about one of the world's most beloved cities. With Benedict Cumberbatch, Jodi Magness, Farah Ammouri, Austin Carder. The new priest is very mesmerizing and he wants his followers to emigrate. Also Gertrud becomes a follower of the new Christian belief. While Ingmar is away during the winter, a religious wave spreads in the area. Gertrud and Ingmar are in love with each other. With Maria Bonnevie, Ulf Friberg, Pernilla August, Lena Endre. But it had potential, as David well knew.Jerusalem: Directed by Bille August. It was still a simple city вЂ“ in fact, the word вЂcityвЂ™ could hardly be applied to it.

houses for officials, courtiers and staff.

the fortress/palace, relatively modest in DavidвЂ™s day.

At this stage, Jerusalem was divided into three areas: It also turned the city of Jerusalem into a symbol of unity.

This gave him valuable leverage with the Israelite tribes. By doing this, he joined IsraelвЂ™s religious center to himself and the monarchy. He installed it outside the city limits for three months, then moved it inside. David moves to Jerusalem/JebusДavid decided to move his court there, making it his capital. The patriarch Abraham had built an altar to sacrifice his son Isaac there, so it was a holy place. The great slab of rock north of the fortress was in its favor. The Stepped Stone Structure, part of JerusalemвЂ™s ancient defences unearthed in recent excavations He was then able to scale the water shaft and attack Jebus from the shaft of the well. The most common solution was to create a covered passage from the city to the spring, usually through an underground tunnel.This was the set-up at Jerusalem.Дavid knew this, and managed to penetrate the tunnel.

An enemy could easily cut off the water supply and let the people within the citadel die of thirst. But water was usually in the valley below. Fortresses had to be built high up on hills, for defense. Note: One of the greatest problems faced by ancient cities was supplying water during a siege. He looked for its weak spot вЂ“ in this case, the underground water shaft that led from the walled town down to its water supply (see the reconstruction below).

What about water in ancient Jerusalem?Д«ut David used his wits. They were right вЂ“ if the blind and lame had tried to scale the cliffs. According to the Bible, the townspeople taunted David and his soldiers with the fact that even the blind and lame could hold the fortress against him. The fortress looked impregnable, and technically it was.

they had fortifications that an enemy would find difficult to undermine without exposing his own soldiers to attack from above.

they were in a flanking, rather than blocking, position, which meant they could leave the fortress, skirt the enemy and attack from behind.

their position was easily defended, often on a steep hill or hill top.

What was an ancient fortress like?ДЇortresses at this period in history usually had the following tactical features: Later on, when the village of Jebus grew into a town and then into the city of Jerusalem, the rock floor provided a solid foundation for monumental buildings like the Temple. Overbuilding like this, one sacred site built over the ruins of another, was common in the ancient world. The biblical writers do not mention this вЂ“ hardly surprising, since it would draw attention to the fact that their Temple was built on what had once been the scene of riotous harvest festivals celebrating the fertility of the land.

Ordinary farming people reasoned that the forces of Nature had made the land blossom, and that it would be ungrateful вЂ“ and foolish вЂ“ to neglect them. They probably continued to do so for many years, even though this was officially frowned on in later centuries. Bible Top Ten, Daily Life, Paintings Daily Life вЂ“ Prayer вЂ“ Paintings вЂ“ Books of the Bible вЂ“ Bible PaintingsД«efore David came there, the people of Jebus worshipped the fertility gods.

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