Jerusalem is not only one of the oldest cities in the world, it is one of the few cities which has been continuously inhabited for more than 40 centuries. From before 1850 B.C., when the first wall surrounded and defended Jerusalem, people have been living there, building homes and markets, temples and palaces, defense walls and water cisterns. Over the millennia, the city has been destroyed many times. The ancient structures were razed and covered by an accumulation of debris. Buildings which escaped destruction were incorporated into new constructions. To walk the streets of Jerusalem is to walk through […]