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Jerusalem has been known as the City of David for more than 3,000 years as God has continued to keep the memory of His servant David alive for many generations. There is also a close association between King David and Jesus Christ, the Son of David (Matthew 1:1).
By calling Bethlehem the city of David, Luke highlights Jesus’ opposition to the powers that be in Jerusalem. He reminds his readers that David didn’t come from a place of great power, but from a little town known as least of all the cities of Judah (see Micah 5:2; Matthew 2:6).
David brought God’s Ark into his City of David (1 Chron 15:1, 29), where it remained until 959 b.c. and its removal by Solomon to the new Temple he had built for it on Mt. Moriah to the N (1 Kings 8:1; 2 Chron 5:2).
King David was a shepherd boy who became Israel’s third and most important king. He slayed the giant, Goliath, became a mighty conqueror, and established God's headquarters in Jerusalem. Here are 16 facts about King David.
In the Old Testament, the first time Jerusalem was called the “City of David” is found in 2 Samuel 5:7. In this story, David was made king of the entire nation of Israel and led his army to...
The name "City of David" originates in the biblical narrative where Israelite king David conquers Jerusalem, then known as Jebus, from the Jebusites. David's conquest of the city is described twice in the Bible: once in the Books of Samuel and once in the Books of Chronicles; those two versions vary in certain details.
The city of Bethlehem, located about six miles southwest of Jerusalem, is the birthplace of our Savior Jesus Christ. Bethlehem, meaning "house of bread," was also the renowned City of David. It was here in young David's hometown that the prophet Samuel anointed him to be king over Israel (1 Samuel 16:1-13).
Why is Bethlehem called “the city of David”? Isn’t Jerusalem more important for King David than Bethlehem? Jesus Christ her little Child. This beloved Christmas song describes the scene of the Nativity, so we know we’re in Bethlehem. But why is it called “royal David’s city”?
Jerusalem has been continuously inhabited since at least 3000 BC, but it was only in the time of Solomon that the city limits expanded beyond the southeastern spur, known today as the “City of David.”
2. The city of David. One noticeable difference between the gospels and the OT is the reference to the city of David in the NT. While in the OT this constantly refers to Jerusalem, in the NT it consistently refers to Bethlehem (Luke 2:4, 11; John 7:42). 3. The superiority of Christ over David. Most important however, in the whole matter of the ...