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In 996 B.C. or thereabouts, King David captured Jerusalem, a last stronghold of Canaanite power. Next year Jerusalem will celebrate its 3,000th anniversary as the capital of Israel—though, as we point out in “Sprucing Up for Jerusalem’s 3,000th Anniversary,” 1996 A.D. is not exactly 3,000 years after 996 B.C.