Essays Tagged: "Jerusalem"

Yasser Arafat

d Israel nowaccept each other and subside peacefully together.Yasser Arafat was born in the city of Jerusalem on February 17,1929. He fled Jerusalem after the establishment of the Israel nation in 194 ...

(2 pages) 107 0 1.2 Jan/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History

ISRAELI PALESTINIAN CONFLICT

n' of Jews to their ancestral homeland. That homeland was called Zion (or Israel) and its heart was Jerusalem, known as the 'City of Zion.' Early Zionists were simply pious, nonpolitical, religious Je ... ring the fighting that followed the declaration of Israeli statehood. The Palestinian population of Jerusalem went from 75,000 to 3,500; of Jaffa from 70,000 to 3,600; of Haifa from 71,000 to 2,900; o ...

(5 pages) 455 4 4.4 Jan/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History

Priesthood and Vocation

sceremonies. They were even more established around 950 BC due to the establishment ofthe Temple in Jerusalem.The major role of the traditional Jewish priest was to perform sacrificial rituals.Accordi ... ly priest who was allowed to view the holy Ark of the Covenant during theexistence of the Temple in Jerusalem. These hereditary priests, unlike most priests in today'ssociety, were allowed to marry in ...

(3 pages) 65 0 4.8 Jan/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Jews

ed across Canaan. They ventured farther and farther and went into manydifferent countries including Jerusalem.The Treatment of Jews from 1935 - 1945The Jews' treatment after 1935 can be described as o ...

(3 pages) 69 0 4.5 Nov/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

The Israeli Palestinian Conflict

n' of Jews to their ancestral homeland. That homeland was called Zion (or Israel) and its heart was Jerusalem, known as the 'City of Zion.' Early Zionists were simply pious, nonpolitical, religious Je ... ring the fighting that followed the declaration of Israeli statehood. The Palestinian population of Jerusalem went from 75,000 to 3,500; of Jaffa from 70,000 to 3,600; of Haifa from 71,000 to 2,900; o ...

(5 pages) 214 1 3.6 Jan/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History

The Religious Crusades

erm Crusade was originally applied solely to European efforts to retake from theMuslims the city of Jerusalem, which was sacred to Christians as the site of the crucifixionof Jesus Christ. It was late ... in a speech at Clermont inFrance in November 1095, called for a great Christian expedition to free Jerusalem fromthe Seljuk Turks, a new Muslim power that had recently begun actively harassing peacef ...

(13 pages) 435 4 3.3 Sep/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

The Arab-Isralie conflict

in 3 hours. Then they marched through Egypt until he captured the Suez Canal. Soon Israel also took Jerusalem ,Judea and Samaria. Within six days the Israelis also took their nearest threat, Syria. In ... the hatred that they had for each other. Palestine thought they Israel should give them the city of Jerusalem. They wanted it so they could become a state too. Palestine wanted control of Jerusalem be ...

(4 pages) 79 0 3.8 Nov/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

Biography on the Apostle John.

leven other disciples. He was said to be the youngest out of all the disciples. He owned a house in Jerusalem; this is probably where Jesus talked to Nicodemus.John and his brother were present when J ... e with Peter and Andrew. He was at Jesus' Transfiguration along with Peter and Andrew.On the way to Jerusalem, James and John became angry at the hostility of a Samaritan village and called down fire ...

(5 pages) 54 0 4.2 Mar/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

How Christianity and Judaism are Alike and Different!

also read the Torah, which is their Holy Book. Abraham founded Judaism in 1700 B.C.E. Jews consider Jerusalem a holy city because of the Wailing Wall is located there, (which is the last remnant of th ... ,000 million Christian followers all over the world! Christians believe that Jesus was crucified in Jerusalem so they consider Jerusalem to be a Holy City. They also believe in God and read about thei ...

(1 pages) 109 1 3.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Camp David I and II: Negotiation Similarities/Differences

Israel and Egypt -1978A dramatic event took place in November of 1977. Anwar Sadat decided to visit Jerusalem, which set in motion a series of developments which were to have far-reaching implications ... d all of the territory lost in 1967 be regained; and indeed, as confirmed by some Israeli analysts, Jerusalem was in fact attempting to give itself a freer hand in the eventual disposition of the occu ...

(17 pages) 139 0 4.3 Mar/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

Prophet Ezekiel.

to exile the people of Judea in order to keep a tighter grip on their power. As the exile went on, Jerusalem and the Temple in the city were destroyed with the Judean people still in exile with littl ... the form of a human being. The wheels on the throne showed that God wasn't necessarily tied down to Jerusalem and could move about the Earth as he pleased. The eyes were considered a symbol of omnisci ...

(5 pages) 62 0 1.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Hellenistic Judaism- Still Prevalent Today.

nity, prosperity, and dedication are only an understatement of the amazing era in Jewish history in Jerusalem. At the start of the epoch of the Second Temple, the denizens of Jerusalem adapted to new ... te interesting and significant. Greek culture and influence was initially introduced to the Jews in Jerusalem when Alexander the Great defeated the Persian ruler, Darius III in 330 BCE during the Seco ...

(10 pages) 123 1 3.7 Apr/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

"The Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller.

oly land from the hands of Muslims. However, it was not significant, due to the success in retaking Jerusalem, but because of the great number of knights, that came from all over Europe to join the wa ... Pope, as well as civilians, convinced to be prophets. While the first crusade managed to take over Jerusalem, further journeys gave Christian Europe nothing, but thousands of killed crusaders. Beside ...

(4 pages) 99 0 4.0 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The history of zionism.

I) A Short Definition of ZionismZion, or Sion, is the name of the southeast hill of Jerusalem. It was the name of a Jebusite fortress conquered by David, and was later to be known as t ... ve them away, and settled there. They split the land in twelve, one part to each family. They built Jerusalem, which became the capital of Israel. The word "Israel" means something like "God fights" i ... society, although it should also be based on socialism. In 1862, he wrote the publication "Rome and Jerusalem", one of the most important pieces of literature for the Zionists today. Moses Hess died i ...

(6 pages) 127 1 4.0 May/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Specific Policies

A Hedonist's Outlook of a Good, Moral, Ethical Society.

e a vivid picture of the Palestinians finally driving away all the "infidels", and then standing in Jerusalem wondering, "Now what?"Of all philosophical ideas, I'm a big fan of hedonism (or an offshoo ...

(3 pages) 62 0 3.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Comparative Philosophy & Ethics

Lasting Peace Between Arab and Jew.

e land of Israel for thousands of years. They believe that their God promised the land to them, and Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, is their Holy City. They therefore believe that the land formerly ... -Israeli dispute is religion. Both races consider Israel slash Palestine to be their Holy Land, and Jerusalem their Holy City. Neither is willing to share these places of worship.Another major element ...

(5 pages) 132 1 3.0 Jul/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History

The Great Crusades.

stian churches in theeast. The new goal became to free the Holy Land from Muslim control,especially Jerusalem.Pope Urban II stayed in France until September 1096 to provideleadership and guidance for ... antinople and joined the secondwave of the Crusade.The crusaders were eager to start the journey to Jerusalem butthey needed to capture the Anatolian Turkish capital of Nicaea firstbecause it blocked ...

(9 pages) 78 0 4.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

How the church was formed.

The Beginnings of the ChurchJerusalem was the centre of the Christian movement, at least until its destruction by Roman armies i ... state did co-operate by closing ranks against a common foe in the Crusades. The Muslim conquest of Jerusalem meant that the holy places associated with the life of Jesus were under the control of a n ... de in 1095, the campaigns of liberation did manage to establish a Latin kingdom and patriarchate in Jerusalem, but Jerusalem returned to Muslim rule a century later and within 200 years the last Chris ...

(6 pages) 104 0 4.8 Nov/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

"Why is a Christian a Friend of Israel?".

(Read Ezekiel 36 - 39); 3) The Bible foretells that the Kingdom of God will be ruled on earth from Jerusalem (Zech. 12 & 14; Rev. 19). To "bless Israel" is to celebrate the truthfulness of God's ... is head, "King of the Jews," and He rose on the third day, energizing a band of Jewish followers in Jerusalem. It's time that Christians not only demonstrate the love of Jesus Christ for the Goyim (na ...

(3 pages) 245 14 4.1 Nov/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

A biography on king david.

opportunity to kill him he spares him twice. After the death of Saul he becomes King and under him Jerusalem is captured and set aside for the capitol where the ark is then brought. He also expanded ...

(3 pages) 54 0 3.6 Nov/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity