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The Dedication of the Wall of Jerusalem
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At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites, wherever they lived, were sought out and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate a joyful dedication with thanks-giving and with song, accompanied…

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Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Persian Period, Late 6th–4th Century BCE

Subjects:

Jerusalem, Temple, Music, Holidays, Leadership

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Literature
Jerusalem’s Future
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Thus said the Lord: I have returned to Zion, and I will dwell in Jerusalem. Jerusalem will be called the City of Faithfulness, and the mount of the Lord of Hosts the Holy Mount. Thus said the Lord…

Places:

Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Persian Period, Late 6th–4th Century BCE

Subjects:

Jerusalem, Fasting, Tishah be-Av, Gentiles, Holidays

Categories:

Literature, Prophetic Literature
Rock with Hebrew plaque.
Psalm 126
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A song of ascents. When the Lord restores the fortunes of Zion —we see it as in a dream— our mouths shall be filled with laughter, our tongues, with songs of joy. Then shall they say among the…

Places:

Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Biblical Period

Subjects:

Prayer, Pilgrimage, Holidays, Jerusalem, Mourning

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Literature, Poetry, Prayer & Liturgy, Biblical Poetry, Religion & Theology