THE ANCIENT HISTORY OF JERUSALEM AND ITS CONNECTION TO THE HISTORY OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY: AN ANALYTICAL HISTORICAL STUDY

Abstract

The history of Jerusalem is divided into several eras that follow the ages that Palestine went through it’s ancient history. The history of Jerusalem is an integral part of the general history of Palestine.In ancient history,Jerusalem underwent what Palestine did in terms of political and military situations.Palestine fell under the Canaanite sovereignty, and under the sovereignty of Israelite in the era of the Kingdom of David and Solomon (peace be upon them both). Moreover, the wing of the Kingdom of Judah ruled this this city after the division of the Kingdom of Solomon into the Kingdom of "Northern Israel" with its capital Samaria and the Kingdom of "Judah" in the south. The capital was Jerusalem.The Assyrians invaded the Northern Kingdom in 722 BC. Jerusalem was under severe siege by the king of Assyrian, Sennacherib in 705-781 B.C.within his attempt to invade the kingdom of Judah. King Sennacherib ceased the siege on Jerusalem after receiving the homage from the king of Judah.