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Why is Jerusalem known as the City of David?



    
    

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Shea S. Michael Houdmann Supporter Got Questions Ministries
The first mention in the Old Testament of Jerusalem as the "City of David" is found in 2 Samuel 5:7: "David captured the fortress of Zion-which is the City of David." In this account, David had bee...

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