Jerusalem through the Ages

Abstract

What makes Jerusalem special? Why is it sacred to billions of followers of the three Abrahamic faiths worldwide? What drew the first inhabitants to this spot, and how did it become one of the most contested places on earth? Jerusalem Through the Ages answers these and other questions as it tells Jerusalem’s story from its beginnings to the Middle Ages. Each chapter focuses on a key moment of transition in the city’s long and turbulent history, enabling readers to experience Jerusalem’s many transformations as it changed hands and populations—Jebusites and Canaanites, Israelites and Judahites, Greeks and Romans, Jews and Christians, Muslims, and Crusaders.