| Circa 1900 | Abraham meets Melchizedek, King of Salem (Jerusalem) |
| Circa 1000 | King David conquers Jerusalem and establishes it as capital of the Kingdom of Israel |
| 960 | First Temple is erected (Solomon's Temple) |
| 960-586 | Kings of Judah and Prophets in Jerusalem |
| 586 | Destruction of the First Temple |
| 538 | Cyruss, King of Persia, allows the Jews to return to Judah and Jerusalem |
| 516 | Inauguration of the Second Temple |
| 457; 455 | Ezra and Nehemiah arrive in Jerusalem |
| 164 | Maccabees liberate Jerusalem and purify the Temple |
| 19-10 | Herod's Temple is built |
C.E.
| 70 | Destruction of the Second Temple and Jerusalem |
| 324 | Jerusalem becomes a holy city to Christianity |
| 638 | Muslims conquer Jerusalem |
| 1099 | The Crusaders conquer Jerusalem |
| 1517 | The Ottoman Turks conquer Jerusalem |
| 1860 | Jews build the first neighbourhood outside the city walls |
| 1880 | Jewish majority in Jerusalem |
| 1899 | Herzl visits Jerusalem |
| 1917 | British conquest of Jerusalem |
| 1948 | Declaration of Independence on 15th May; Jerusalem is declared capital of Israel |
| 1948-1967 | Jerusalem is a divided city under Israeli and Jordanian rule |
| 1949 | The first Knesset (Israeli Parliament)convenes in Jerusalem on 14th February. |
| 1967 | Jerusalem is reunited in June |
| 1980 | The Jerusalem Law is passed on 30th July,declaring that United Jerusalem is the capital of Israel |
In 1996, the 3000th anniversary of King David's conquest of Jerusalem was commemorated.
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