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|image=[[File:City of David.jpg|City of David|thumb|250px|center|Model of the City of David in the Second Temple Period (Israel Museum)]] | |image=[[File:City of David.jpg|City of David|thumb|250px|center|Model of the City of David in the Second Temple Period (Israel Museum)]] | ||
|title= City of David<br> (Ancient City of Israel) | |title= City of David<br> (Ancient City of Israel) | ||
| | |Country=Capital city of Ancient Israel (based on the period of King David’s reign) | ||
| | |Administrative District= Jerusalem | ||
| | |Area= Approximately 375 meters north to south, 120 meters east to west | ||
| | |Elevation= 750 meters | ||
| | |Population= About 2,000 people | ||
|Location= Southeast of Jerusalem | |Location= Southeast of Jerusalem | ||
| | |Features= King David captured the fortress of the Jebusites, formerly called the “City of Zion,” and named it the “City of David.” | ||
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The '''City of David''' is the name King [[David]] of ancient Israel gave to the fortress he captured from the Jebusites. This stronghold, originally called the City of Zion, was a mountain fortress built on Mount Zion in the southeastern part of Jerusalem. The Bible prophesied that just as King David built [[Zion]], [[Jesus Christ]]—the spiritual David—would also establish the [[spiritual Zion]]. | The '''City of David''' is the name King [[David]] of ancient Israel gave to the fortress he captured from the Jebusites. This stronghold, originally called the City of Zion, was a mountain fortress built on Mount Zion in the southeastern part of Jerusalem. The Bible prophesied that just as King David built [[Zion]], [[Jesus Christ]]—the spiritual David—would also establish the [[spiritual Zion]]. | ||