The Gates Of Jerusalem A History Of The Holy City

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The gates of jerusalem a history of the holy city.

4 5 out of 5 stars 174 ratings. The gates of jerusalem. Prime video 1 99 7 99. The late tony and emmy winning actor richard kiley hosts the spiritually themed documentary the gates of jerusalem.

The gates are visible on most old maps of jerusalem over the last 1 500 years. Given the city s central position in both israeli nationalism and palestinian nationalism the selectivity required to summarize more. The holy city has been examined from seemingly every possible angle but this video finds a new point of view. Per its title the program carries viewers to israel.

Join host richard kiley as he explores the city sacred to jews christians and muslims by passing through its eight gates. A history of the holy city. The gates of jerusalem. This program insights to events that are to take place in jerusalem.

Jerusalem is the city where christian history began and where many believe it will end. During its long history jerusalem has been attacked 52 times captured and recaptured 44 times besieged 23 times and destroyed twice. Last night i lay a sleeping there came a dream so fair i stood in old jerusalem beside the temple there i heard the children singing and ever as they sang. During the era of the crusader kingdom of jerusalem for instance jerusalem had four gates one on each side.

The oldest part of the city was settled in the 4th millennium bce making jerusalem one of the oldest cities in the world.