Golden Jerusalem

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Gefen Publishing House Ltd, 2004 - History - 335 pages

Jerusalem is a holy and magical city. It was the Golden Jerusalem of King David and the wise King Solomon, the Golden Jerusalem of Jesus and the cradle of Christianity, as well as Islam's third holiest site.

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Contents

Chapter II
57
Bethesda
78
Chapter III
89
Chapter IV
167
Chapter V
185
Chapter VI
191
Chapter VII
259
Chapter VIII
279
Chapter IX
319
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About the author (2004)

Professor Menashe Har-El, winner of the Israel Prize in 2002 is a historical geographer and among the elite researchers of Jerusalem. Golden Jerusalem is a culmination of research and teaching on the geography and history of the Land of Israel at the Hebrew University and Tel Aviv University during a period of almost fifty years. In the course of his investigative activities, Professor Har-El has been awarded many prizes in Jerusalem and in Israel, among them: Ben Zvi Prize (1969) for his book Sinai Journeys The Route of the Exodus; David Yellin Jerusalem Prize (1972) for his books This is Jerusalem and Travels in the Judean Desert and the Dead Sea; Jabotinsky Prize (2000) for his book The Historical Geography of the Land of Israel and Israel Prize for Land of Israel Studies (2002).

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