Chosen by God as the location for his sanctuary, Jerusalem was his symbolic dwelling and became the only acceptable place for sacrificial worship. It retained its symbolic significance in NT times when it came to represent the hope of restoration and renewal for the people of God.

1 Kings 11:32

Jerusalem chosen by God

See also

1 Kings 8:44-51
1 Kings 11:36; 14:21

pp 2Ch 6:34-39

2 Kings 23:27
Nehemiah 1:8-9

pp 2Ch 12:13

1 Chronicles 15:1-3

The ark of the covenant brought to Jerusalem

See also

2 Samuel 6:1-19

pp 1Ch 15:25-16:3

2 Chronicles 3:1

The temple located in Jerusalem

See also

1 Chronicles 6:31-32
2 Chronicles 20:27-28; 33:7; 36:14,22-23
Psalms 68:28-29
Mark 11:11,15-16

pp Ezr 1:1-3

Luke 2:41-51; 4:9
Acts 22:13-18
Deuteronomy 12:1-7

Jerusalem the only acceptable place for sacrificial worship

See also

Deuteronomy 12:20-28
1 Kings 12:26-13:3; 14:22-24; 22:42-43
2 Kings 12:1-3; 16:1-4

pp 2Ch 20:31-33

2 Kings 23:1-20

pp 2Ch 28:1-4

2 Chronicles 30:1-31:1
Isaiah 66:20

pp 2Ch 34:29-32

Hosea 10:8
John 4:20-21
Psalms 135:21

Jerusalem referred to as God's dwelling-place

See also

Isaiah 24:23; 31:9
Jeremiah 3:17
Isaiah 52:1-2

Personification of Jerusalem

See also

Psalms 147:12
Isaiah 3:8; 40:2; 41:27; 52:9; 62:6-7
Jeremiah 2:1-2; 4:14; 6:8; 13:9,26-27; 15:5
Lamentations 1:17; 2:13-15
Ezekiel 5:8; 16:1-63; 23:1-49
Zephaniah 3:14-17
Zechariah 9:9-10
Matthew 23:37-39

pp Lk 13:34-35

Luke 19:28-38

Jerusalem the place of Jesus Christ's triumphal entry

Luke 23:26-49; 24:1-12,13-33

Jerusalem the place of Jesus Christ's death and resurrection

Acts 1:4-9

The outpouring of the Holy Spirit in Jerusalem

See also

Acts 2:1-21
Acts 8:1

Jerusalem the administrative centre of the church

See also

Acts 8:14,25; 11:1-22,27; 12:25; 13:13; 15:1-29; 16:4
1 Corinthians 16:1-3
Galatians 1:15-19; 2:1-10
Revelation 21:1-5

The new Jerusalem

See also

Ezekiel 48:30-35
Galatians 4:25-26
Hebrews 12:18-24
Revelation 3:11-13; 21:9-27

See also

2505 Jesus Christ, ascension of
2530 Christ, death of
2560 Christ, resurrection
2595 incarnation
3242 Holy Spirit, baptism with
7020 church, the
7270 Zion, as a place
7306 ark of the covenant
7374 high places
7466 temples
8704 apostasy
9165 restoration