Nov 1, 2011 · When Was Ancient Jerusalem Destroyed? —Part Two. What the Clay Documents Really Show. This is the second of two articles in consecutive issues of The Watchtower that discuss scholarly questions surrounding the date of the first destruction of ancient Jerusalem. This two-part series presents thoroughly researched and Bible-based answers to ...

New Jerusalem is part of a government. Ancient Jerusalem was the capital of Israel, the place where King David, his son Solomon, and their descendants ruled “on Jehovah’s throne.” ( 1 Chronicles 29:23 ) Jerusalem, called “the holy city,” thus represented God’s rulership in …

Jerusalem is being burned down. And the Israelites who weren’t killed are being taken as prisoners to Babylon. Remember, this is what Jehovah’s prophets warned would happen if the people didn’t change their bad ways.

Jerusalem is at an altitude of 2,500 feet (750 m) in the central mountains of Judea. The Bible refers to its “loftiness” and to worshipers as ‘going up’ to reach it. ( Ps 48:2; 122:3, 4 ) The ancient city was surrounded by valleys: the Valley of Hinnom on the west and south and the torrent valley of Kidron on the east.

‘Laat my na Jerusalem toe gaan’, sê Nehemiʹa, ‘sodat ek die mure kan herbou.’ Koning Artasasʹta is baie gaaf. Hy sê Nehemiʹa kan gaan, en hy help hom om hout te kry om van die bouwerk te doen. Kort nadat Nehemiʹa in Jerusalem aankom, vertel hy die volk van sy planne. Hulle hou van die idee en sê: ‘Kom ons begin bou.’

Military commander of the Roman garrison at Jerusalem when the apostle Paul last visited there, about 56 C.E. As a military commander (chiliarch), Claudius Lysias had 1,000 men under his command. His Greek name Lysias suggests that he was a Greek by birth.

Os israelitas presos em Babilônia enfrentam muitas provas. Ao voltarem para Jerusalém, homens fiéis como Esdras e Neemias ajudam a reconstruir o templo e os muros.

21 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth;+ for the former heaven and the former earth had passed away,+ and the sea+ is no more. 2 I also saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God+ and prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.+ 3 With that I heard a loud voice from the throne say: “Look! The tent of God is with ...

3-5. (a) What meeting did Paul attend in Jerusalem, and what was discussed? (b) What lessons may we draw from Paul’s meeting with the elders in Jerusalem? 3 The day after their arrival in Jerusalem, Paul and his companions went to see the responsible elders of the congregation. None of the surviving apostles are mentioned in the account ...

Arriving at Jerusalem (perhaps in 36 C.E.; the three years mentioned at Galatians 1:18 possibly meaning parts of three years), Paul found that the brothers there did not believe that he was a disciple. However, “Barnabas came to his aid and led him to the apostles,” evidently Peter and “James the brother of the Lord.” (James, though not ...