City of David

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The City of David (Hebrew: עיר דוד, Ir-David; alternative: Jebus) is the common designation for the oldest area of settlement in ancient Jerusalem, the name deriving from the conquest of the original Canaanite / Jebusite city purported to have been accomplished by ancient Israel's second king, David.

The City of David is bordered to the north by an adjoining area known as the Ophel, leading ultimately to the Temple Mount.

Contents 1 Bibliography 1.1 Excavation Reports 1.2 Derivative Treatments 2 External links

Bibliography

Excavation Reports

• Ben-Ami, Doron and Tchehanovetz, Yana [2008], "Jerusalem, Giv‘ati Car Park", ESI 120 (2008). Hebrew English

Derivative Treatments

• Cahill, Jane M. [2003], "Jerusalem at the Time of the United Monarchy: The Archaeological Evidence", in Vaughn, Andrew G. and Killebrew, Ann E. (eds), Jerusalem in Bible and Archaeology—The First Temple Period, [Society of Biblical Literature Symposium Series 18], Atlanta: SBL, 2003, pp.13-80. ISBN 1589830660
  • [2004], "Jerusalem in David and Solomon's Time", BAR 30.6 (2004), pp.20-31.

• Mazar, Amihai [2006], "Jerusalem in the 10th Century BCE: The Glass Half Full", in Amit, Yairah, Ben-Zvi, Ehud, Finkelstein, Israel and Lipschits, Oded (eds), Essays on Ancient Israel in Its Near Eastern Context—A Tribute to Nadav Naʾaman, Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, 2006, pp.255-272. ISBN 1575061287

• Steiner, Margreet L. [2001], Excavations by Kathleen M. Kenyon in Jerusalem 1961–1967, Volume III—The Settlement in the Bronze and Iron Ages, London: Sheffield Academic Press, 2001.

External links

• City of David—Ancient Jerusalem - Flash-based web site of the touristic Ir-David Foundation