It was mentioned in the Holy Scriptures 656 times, destroyed 17 times and rebuilt 18 times

14, 26,  42, 48, 75, 84, 87, 95, 127, 133, 134, 137, 146, 147, 150, 122 (Song of Ascent)

On the northern border of tribe of Judah (Jebusites)

Melchizedek, King of Salem

Conquest by David

Purchase of Araunah's threshing floor

Construction of Solomon's Palace

Religious and political capital of the Kingdom

Joash (northern Kingdom) attacks Jerusalem

Destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar 587 BC

Rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem by Nehemiah

Jesus foretells the destruction of Jerusalem

Jerusalem represents the chosen people

God's dwelling place

The holy city

The royal city of God

Vision of the new Jerusalem

The new heaven and the new earth

OLD TESTAMENT

Sacrifice of Abraham

David desires to build a house for God

David buys the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite

Construction of the temple of Solomon

Dedication of the temple

Vision of the prophet Isaiah in the temple

The temple sermon

Murder of queen Athaliah of Judah outside the temple

Reparation under King Jehoash

The book of the law found in the temple

Vision of Ezekiel on idolatry

The glory of the lord leaves the temple

Destruction of the temple by Nebuchadnezzar 587 BC

Vision of the future temple: The New Jerusalem

Reconstruction and dedication of the temple 300 BC

Plunder of the temple by Antiochus Epiphanes

"Hear, O Israel!" - The great commandment

Election and divine grace

Daily sacrifice

Ritual of the sacrifices

Ritual great day of Atonement

NEW TESTAMENT

The announcement of the birth of John the Baptist

Presentation of Jesus in the Temple

Finding of Jesus in the Temple

Temptation of Jesus on the pinnacle of the Temple

The cleansing of the temple also Maccabees 11:15-19; Luke 19:45-46; John 2:13

Jesus meets the cured man at the Pool of Bethesda

The work of the Son

Jesus goes up to the temple for the feast of Booths

The adulterous woman

The light of the world

"Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up"

Jesus and Abraham

My sheep hear my voice

The plot against Jesus

The authority of Jesus questioned

The widow's mite

Prophecy of the ruin of the temple

Judas returns 30 silver coins

Veil of the temple torn in two

Cure of a lame man by Saint Peter

Paul in the temple

The Jerusalem above is free and is our mother

GETHSEMANE

David leaves Jerusalem trying to flee from Absalom

Solomon builds a palace for his foreign wives

Destruction of the altars by Josias

The Glory of the lord rose to leave the city & paused on the mountain to the East side of the city

The Lord will fight against these nations as he fights in the day of the battle

Jesus had often met his disciples there

The Messiah enters Jerusalem "Dominus Flevit"

The Agony of Jesus in Gethsemane also Mark 14; Luke 22

The Ascension of Jesus

The Ascension of Jesus

Jesus announces the destruction of the temple

He then left to make his way as usual to the Mount of Olives

GROTTO OF THE TEACHINGS

Our Father

MYSTERY OF SALVATION

Matthew 27:27-31; Mark 14:66-72; Luke 22:56-62; John 18:12-27

BETHESDA

The healing of the paralytic man

FOUNTAIN OF THE VIRGIN

Solomon receives the royal unction

Joab enters Jerusalem by the cananean canal also 2 Samuel 5:6-10

King Hezekiah digs a tunnel, also 2 Chronicles 32:30; Sirach 48:17

END OF HEZEKIAH'S TUNNEL

Siloam and Euphrates

Isaiah sent to Ahaz

Oracle against the City

The Cure of the man born blind

The tower of Siloam

KIDRON VALLEY

The Lord will reign in the valley of Jehoshaphat

Scribes and Pharisees, you who build the sepulchers of the prophets and decorate the tombs of holy men

A REFLECTION

You fail to see that it is better for one man to die for the people, than for the whole nation to be destroyed

DAVID'S CITY

"City of David" Fortress of Zion

The Ark of God in the Citadel of David

The Lord dwells on Mount Zion

Since the law will go out from Jerusalem

They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion

Nicanor on Mount Zion

LAST SUPPER ROOM

The Institution of the Holy Eucharist

Last Supper and Eucharist

Last Supper and Eucharist

Teachings of Jesus at the Last Supper

Prayer for Unity of the disciples of Jesus

Apparitions to his disciples after the Resurrection

The Institution of the Holy Eucharist

The group of the Apostles - Christian Community

The coming of the Holy Spirit - Pentecost

DENIAL

Denial of Peter also Matthew 26:69-75; Mark 14:66-72; Luke 22:56-62

SCANDAL

Burned children offered as sacrifice Mark 9:43 idem (Gehenna = Hell)

Potter's field

Potter's field

FOUNTAIN OF JOB (Junction of Kidron Valley-Gehenna)

David sends spies

Revolt and death of Absalom