Chapter 5-7

This week’s chapters (5-7) continue with the very deep and rich history of Jerusalem and that area thousands of years ago. It talks about how that area was never settled in history, from early development till our recent day. It talks about how Jerusalem at one time became more like a desert with no living life in it. One sentence that was mentioned in chapter 6 “those who refused to convert were expelled from the country” reminds me in today’s situations, not religiously wise, but political. The difference is that whoever was expelled had the chance to return home. As we read more, we can obviously see that destruction was a great deal thousands of years ago, and unfortunately till now. Jewish temples and religious sites were destroyed continuously at that period of time. One point that took my attention is the use of exact dates, like 28^th of August, (thousands of years ago), which proves how exact might the history of Jerusalem be.

The conflict over Jerusalem, is more than one about religion, it is also a battle over the history of that holy city. As we continue reading the Armstrong book, it becomes more interesting to learn about the history and incidents that happened in Jerusalem.