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Jerusalem An early history Ancient Canaan 1700 - 1386 B.C.E Pharaoh Amenhotep ruled over Egypt and Canaan The Pharoah Ramses III forced the Philistines to settle in Canaan In 1750 B.C.E - The12 tribes of Israel settled in Egypt from Mesopotamia, the bands of ancient Hebrews descended from the patriarch Jacob Moses In 1250 B.C.E , the Israelites led by Moses, escaped from Egypt and lived in the desert. Mount Sinai is where Moses received the ten commandments from God The Taking of Canaan Moses appointed Joshua and Caleb as military leaders Joshua and the Israelites defeated the Philistines living in Canaan. Later, Saul was anointed the first King of Israel 1020- 1000 B.C.E Later, David defeated Goliath and became King. He also took over the city of Jerusalem. David brought the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem The First Temple is Built King Solomon, the second son of David had the first temple built on Mount Zion in Jerusalem. (reigned 961-922 B.C.E) By 970 B.C.E, Jerusalem was a very powerful city. The Temple housing the Ark became the House of Yahweh for the Israelites. After Solomons death, Israel split into two: Israel and Judah. During this time, Isaiah prophesies that a Messiah is to appear on earth as a savior of humankind. Nebuchadnezzar II destroys Jerusalem The Babylonians worshipped Marduk. Nebuchadnezzar, the King of Babylon defeated Assyria and Egypt in 605 B.C.E During his 43-year reign, Nebuchadnezzar II expanded the kingdom of Babylonia by conquering much of south-western Asia. He also captured Jerusalem, taking many of the captive Jews to Babylon. He had the Temple destroyed and the Ark of the Covenant disappeared. Most of the Jews where forced into exile and Jerusalem became a wasteland. Ezekiel : The Prophet The prophet Ezekiel believed that Yahweh had used the Babylonian Empire to punish the Israelites for their sins. In 592 B.C.E, Ezekiel had a vision of a ‘New Jerusalem”. Ezekiel preached that Jerusale