In and around Jerusalem

Why a Timeline?  

The walks in Jerusalem on this website are not intended to describe every historic building and overload you with facts, but rather an attempt to demonstrate the beauty and meaning of Jerusalem within the context of Jewish history. However, without a sense of the flow of Jewish history, historic buildings and historic events become a meaningless jumble. A brief summary of the history of Jerusalem is therefore provided below:

HISTORY IS SO INTERESTING!

Please note that most of these essays are not linked

HISTORICAL ESSAYS ON THIS WEBSITE

"THE CHARCOLITHIC PERIOD" - on the page "Ein Gedi - Nahal David to Ein Gedi Spring and Ancient Synagogue"

"BIBLICAL KFIRA" - on the page "HaHamisha Forest and Ein Kfira"

"TERRACE AGRICULTURE IN ANCIENT ISRAEL" - on the page "Ancient agriculture in the Sataf Reserve"

"THE CITY OF DAVID"  - on the page "The City of David"

"OLIVE OIL AND WINE MAKING IN ANCIENT ISRAEL" - on the page "Neot Kedumim and Agriculture in Ancient Israel"

"SHILO AND THE TABERNACLE" - on the page "The Tabernacle at Shiloh"

"WHO WERE THE PHILISTINES?" - on the page "Tel Tzafit and the Philistines"

"DAVID AND GOLIATH" - on the page "A hike to Tel Azeika and Quiyafa"

"IS DAVID REALLY BURIED ON MOUNT ZION?" - on the page "The Southern Rampart of the Old City and Mount Zion"

"WHO WAS KING HEZEKIAH?"  - on the page "An Introduction to the Old City"

"THE MACCABEAN REVOLT AND THE STORY OF CHANUKA" - on the page "The ancient synagogue at Um el-Umdan, Shur Hill and Maccabees of Modi'in" 

"WHEN WAS  THE SYNAGOGUE INVENTED?" - on the page "The ancient synagogue at Um el-Umdan, Shur Hill and Maccabees of Modi'in"   

"JERUSALEM'S CITY WALLS" - on the page "Teddy's Parks"

"HEROD THE GREAT - HIS SCORE CARD" - on the page "Herodium"

"HEROD'S TEMPLE - A MONUMENT TO GOD - AND TO HEROD" - on the page "Herod's Temple and the Western Wall"

"HERODIUM" - on the page "Herodium"

"TO THE HOUSE OF GOD IN JOY" -  on the page "Herod's Temple and the Western Wall"

"JERUSALEM - THE THIRSTY CITY" - on the page "The Sherover and Hass Promenades at Armon Hanatziv"

"EIN KAREM" - on the page "The artisans of Ein Karem via the Jerusalem Forest"

"THE GREAT REVOLT (66-73 CE) - THE LAST BUT ONE GASP FOR JEWISH INDEPENDENCE" - on the page "Herod's Temple and the Western Wall"

"THE BAR KOCHBA REVOLT" - on the page "Midras, Etri and the Bar Kochba Revolt"

"THE SECTARIANS OF QUMRAN - PREPARING FOR THE WORLD TO COME" - on the page "Qumran and Enot Tsukim"

"A CHRISTIAN HOLYLAND" - on the page "Burgin"

"MARESHA AND BEIT GUVRIN" - on the page "Hiking in the Beit Guvrin-Maresha National Park"

"MOUT ZION AND ITS CHRISTIAN TRADITION" - on the page "The Southern Rampart of the Old City and Mount Zion"

"HOW COME THERE IS AN ARMENIAN QUARTER IN THE OLD CITY?" -  on the page "The Southern Rampart of the Old City and Mount Zion"

"THE CHRISTIAN QUARTER AND ITS FAITH" - on the page "Northern rampart of the city wall, the Christian Quarter and the Via Dolorosa"

"THE EARLY ISLAMIC PERIOD IN JERUSALEM" - on the page "Herod's Temple and the Western Wall"

"CRUSADER ORDERS - HOSPITALLERS AND TEMPLARS" - on the page "Ein Hemed Aqua Bella"

"CASTLES AND CRUSADES"  - on the page "Tzuba Spring and Tel Tzuba"

"THE HISTORY OF THE JEWISH QUARTER" - on the page "The Jewish Quarter - Destruction and Renewal"

"JERUSALEM'S WALLS" -  on the page "Teddy's Parks"

"SETTLING OUTSIDE THE CITY WALLS"  -  On the page "Nachlaot and Mahane Yehuda" 

"SIR MOSES MONTEFIORE AND MISHKENOT SHA'ANANIM" - on the page "Mishkenot Sha'ananim, Mahaneh Yisrael and Nahalat Shiva - the first three Jewish settlements outside the Old City Walls"

"THE GERMAN TEMPLERS IN JERUSALEM - THEIR BEGINNING AND END" - on the page "The German Colony" 

"THE BRITISH MANDATE - FROM BALFOUR TO BEVIN" - on the page "Jerusalem during the Mandate - from Mamilla Mall to the First Station"

"ELIEZER BEN-YEHUDA" - THE STUBBORN LINGUIST - on the page "Pioneers of modern Jerusalem"

"THE INFLUENCE OF RABBI ABRAHAM ISAAC KOOK (RAV KOOK)" - on the page "Pioneers of modern Jerusalem"

"TEDDY KOLLECK - THE GREAT BUILDER" - on the page "Teddy's Parks"

"GUSH ETZION - DESTRUCTION AND RETURN" - on the page "The Gush Etzion Springs"

"ISRAEL'S WAR OF INDEPENDENCE IN A NUTSHELL" - on the page "Castel National Heritage Park"

"THE BURMA ROAD AND THE SIEGE OF JERUSALEM" - on the page "The Burma Road in the Shefelah"

"THE PALMACH'S INFLUENCE ON THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCE" - on the page "A circular walk in the HaHamisha Forest and visit to the Har'el Brigade Monument on Har Adar"

"PLANTING UP TO THE "GREEN LINE" - on the page "The Springs in Emeq Refaim - Ein Lavan and Mayan Itamar"

"WHAT MAKES A HAREDI JEW A HAREDI?" - on the page"A Walk through the Haredi Neighborhoods of Zichron Moshe and Mea She'arim" 

"GOVERNMENT IN ISRAEL" - on the page "Government at Givat Ram"

GEOGRAPHY, BOTANY AND GEOLOGY

"INTRODUCING THE SHEFELA" - on the page "In the Shefela (lowlands)" 

"THE DEAD SEA - DEAD AND STILL DYING" - on the page "The Botanical Gardens in Kibbutz Ein Gedi" 

"SPRINGS IN THE JUDEAN MOUNTAINS" - on the page "Hiking on the Schvil Hama'ayanot" 

"THE GEOLOGY AND TOPOGRAPHY OF THE JUDEAN MOUNTAINS" - on the page "In the Judean Mountains west of Jerusalem" 

"TREES OF THE JERUSALEM FOREST" - on the page "Nature walk: the Cedar Trail in the Jerusalem Forest" 

"THE OLIVE TREE" - on the page "Ancient agriculture in the Sataf Reserve"

"TERRACE AGRICULTURE IN ANCIENT ISRAEL" - on the page "Ancient agriculture in the Sataf Reserve"

"GAZELLE AND IBEX" - on the page "Nature walk: The Gazelle Valley Park"

"MA'ALEH ADUMIM" - on the page "From Jerusalem to the Dead Sea and along the Jordan Valley"

"BOTANY ON MOUNT SCOPUS" - on the page "Around Mount Scopus - a Beautiful Botanical Garden and two special lookout points" 

"PLANTING UP TO THE GREEN LINE" on the page "The Springs in Emek Refaim"

"MOUNTAIN GAZELLE" on the page "A nature walk in the wadis of Ma'ale Adumim"

""THE OLIVE TREE" SUMMARY OF HIKES IN THE JUDEAN MOUNTAINS 

OVERVIEW AND SUMMARY OF HIKES IN THE JUDEAN MOUNTAINS