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The City of David (Hebrew: עיר דוד, romanized: ʿĪr Davīd), known locally mostly as Wadi Hilweh (Arabic: وادي حلوة), [1] is the name given to an archaeological site considered by most scholars to be the original settlement core of Jerusalem during the Bronze and Iron Ages.
"City of David" is a biblical and religious epithet for the ancient city of Jerusalem. It may also refer to: City of David (archaeological site) - an archaeological excavation associated with ancient Jerusalem; Jerusalem Walls National Park - a tourist development related to the archaeological site
Pages in category "City of David (archaeological site)" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The old city walls near the Jaffa Gate. Jerusalem Walls National Park (also known as Jerusalem Walls-City of David National Park [1]) is an Israeli national park located near the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. The national park was designed originally to surround the old city from all sides, to separate between the old city and the new ...
Wadi Hilweh is a neighborhood in the Palestinian Arab village of Silwan, intertwined with an Israeli settlement called the City of David. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The neighborhood is called after a section of the central valley of ancient Jerusalem, which it straddles.
The name Tower of David was first used for the Herodian tower in the 5th century CE by the Byzantine Christians, who believed the site to be the palace of King David. [3] [1] They borrowed the name Tower of David from the Song of Songs, attributed to Solomon, King David's son, who wrote: "Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all ...
A statue of the organization's symbol (King David's harp) Ir David Foundation or City of David Foundation, commonly known as Elad [El'ad] (Hebrew: אלע"ד, an acronym for "אל עיר דוד", meaning "to the City of David"), is a Jerusalem-based [1] Israeli settler association which aims to strengthen the Jewish connection to Jerusalem, and renew the Jewish community in the City of David ...
Map of Davidic Jerusalem, with the location of the Millo indicated. Stepped stone structure/millo with the House of Ahiel to the left. The Millo (Hebrew: המלוא, romanized: ha-millō) was a structure in Jerusalem referred to in the Hebrew Bible, first mentioned as being part of the city of David in 2 Samuel 5:9 and the corresponding passage in the Books of Kings (1 Kings 9:15) and later in ...