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Definition of Capital of Israel
1. Noun. Capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed); it was captured from Jordan in 1967 in the Six Day War; a holy city for Jews and Christians and Muslims; was the capital of an ancient kingdom.
Terms within: Holy Sepulcher, Holy Sepulchre, Temple Of Jerusalem, Temple Of Solomon, Calvary, Golgotha, Sion, Zion, Wailing Wall
Generic synonyms: National Capital
Group relationships: Israel, Sion, State Of Israel, Yisrael, Zion
Lexicographical Neighbors of Capital Of Israel
Literary usage of Capital of Israel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Narrative of a Journey Round the Dead Sea, and in the Bible Lands, in 1850 by Edouard de Warren (1854)
"... the capital of Israel—Return to Naplouse—A modern Samaritan—Temple of Mount
Gerizim—Scriptural references—Examination of the ruins— History of Sichem ..."
2. Christian Workers' Commentary on the Old and New Testaments: Arranged in by James Martin Gray (1915)
"At this period of perplexity, to quote Angus : "When the overthrow of Samaria (the
capital of Israel), must have suggested to Judah fears for her own safety ..."
3. Ridpath's Universal History: An Account of the Origin, Primitive Condition by John Clark Ridpath (1897)
"One of the first acts of his reign was the conquest of Jerusalem, the principal
town of the Jebusites, which place he made the future capital of Israel and ..."
4. Ridpath's Universal History: An Account of the Origin, Primitive Condition by John Clark Ridpath (1899)
"One of the first acts of his reign was the conquest of Jerusalem, the principal
town of the Jebusites, which place he made the future capital of Israel and ..."
5. A biblical and theological dictionary by John Farrar (1852)
"It continued to be the capital of Israel till the carrying away of the ten tribes
by Shalmaneser. During the whole time it was the seat of idolatry, ..."
6. The Land of Israel: A Text-book on the Physical and Historical Geography of by Robert Laird Stewart (1899)
"As the first step in this greater conquest, Jerusalem was taken from the Jebusites
and made the central Sanctuary, and world- renowned capital of Israel. ..."
7. ... Select Notes on the International Sunday School Lessons by Adolphus Frederick Schauffler (1902)
"Jerusalem thus became both the religious and the civil capital of Israel,
inaugurating a new epoch in the nation's history. THE NEW ERA. ..."
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