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• 1 Chronicles 11

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  1 Chronicles 11 recounts how all Israel made David king at Hebron and how David captured Jebus (Jerusalem) and made it the city of David. The chapter also contains a list of David's mighty men.

• Nehemiah 3

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  Nehemiah 3 is a list recording who was responsible for each gate and section of the wall during the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls. It begins at the Sheep Gate, proceeds around the city, and returns to the Sheep Gate.

• Nehemiah 2

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  In this chapter Nehemiah receives permission and letters from the Persian king Artaxerxes, travels to Jerusalem, inspects the ruined walls by night, proposes to the people of Judah that the wall be rebuilt, and answers the mockery of his opponents.

• Psalm 147

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  Psalm 147 is a twenty-verse hymn of praise to God, who rebuilds Jerusalem, gathers his scattered people, governs the natural world, and gives his word to Israel.

• James (Brother of Jesus)

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  James is recorded as a brother of Jesus and became the leader of the church in Jerusalem after Jesus' resurrection. Church tradition identifies him as the author of the Epistle of James.

• Nehemiah 1:4

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  A verse recounting how Nehemiah, on hearing that the wall of Jerusalem had been broken down, wept, mourned, fasted, and prayed for many days. It is frequently cited as an example of prayer that takes a community's suffering as one's own, and of the preparation that precedes action.

• Zephaniah 3:17

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  Zephaniah 3:17 declares that God, present in the midst of restored Jerusalem, rejoices and sings over His people. It is frequently cited as a word of comfort that reveals God's joy and love.

• 1 Chronicles 16:34

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  A verse from the song of thanksgiving that David appointed to be sung after the Ark of the Covenant was installed in Jerusalem. It confesses God's goodness and everlasting mercy as the grounds for giving thanks. Because it was a recurring refrain in Old Testament worship, it is frequently quoted in thanksgiving services.

• Isaiah 1

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  The first chapter of the Book of Isaiah. It indicts Judah and Jerusalem for rebelling against God, rejects sacrifices and feasts devoid of justice, calls the people to repentance, and announces both judgment and restoration.

• Jeremiah 5

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  Jeremiah 5 opens with the charge that not a single person who acts justly can be found in Jerusalem. The chapter rebukes idolatry, injustice, and false prophecy, and announces judgment through a distant nation.

• Jeremiah 32

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  Jeremiah 32 tells how Jeremiah, imprisoned while the Babylonian army besieged Jerusalem, bought a field in his hometown of Anathoth. Through this symbolic act, his prayer, and God's answer, the chapter promises restoration after judgment and an everlasting covenant.

• Jeremiah 41

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  Jeremiah 41 tells how Gedaliah, the governor appointed by Babylon after the fall of Jerusalem, is murdered by Ishmael at Mizpah, and how Johanan recovers the captive people but then, fearing Babylonian reprisal, prepares to leave for Egypt.

• Jeremiah 34

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  Jeremiah 34 is a 22-verse chapter containing an oracle delivered to King Zedekiah while the Babylonian army besieged Jerusalem, together with a declaration of judgment against the people of Judah, who made a covenant to release their Hebrew servants and then reversed it.

• Lamentations 5

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  The final chapter of Lamentations, a communal prayer in which the people who remain after the fall of Jerusalem lay their hunger and disgrace before God and plead for restoration: "Turn thou us unto thee."

• Ezekiel 14

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  Ezekiel 14 rebukes the elders of Israel who come to inquire of the prophet while harboring idols in their hearts. It pronounces judgment on Jerusalem, declaring that even if righteous men such as Noah, Daniel, and Job were present, their righteousness could deliver only their own lives.

• Ezekiel 5

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  In this chapter Ezekiel performs a symbolic act, shaving his head and beard and dividing the hair into three parts, which God then interprets as the judgment that will fall on Jerusalem.

• Zechariah 12

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  Zechariah 12 is a prophecy that "in that day" the LORD will defeat the nations gathered against Jerusalem and will defend Judah and Jerusalem. It also declares that the LORD will pour out upon the house of David the spirit of grace and of supplications, and that the people will look upon the one who was pierced and mourn greatly.

• Luke 13

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  Luke 13 is the chapter in which Jesus, on his way to Jerusalem, calls for repentance, heals a bent-over woman on the Sabbath, teaches about the kingdom of God and the strait gate, and laments over Jerusalem.

• Mark 10

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  Mark 10 is the chapter in which Jesus, on the road up to Jerusalem, teaches about divorce, little children, wealth and eternal life, and service; foretells his passion for the third time; and restores the sight of Bartimaeus at Jericho.

• John 12

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  John 12 recounts Mary's anointing of Jesus with ointment at Bethany and his entry into Jerusalem. Prompted by a visit from some Greeks, Jesus then speaks of his death and glory. The chapter brings the public teaching of his ministry to a close.