How Jerusalem became the biblical center of Judaism

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The name Jerusalem is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible 669 times, spread across 238 chapters in the Prophets and Writings. However, the city is not mentioned by its explicit name in the Torah (five books of the Torah), where it is called "the place that the Lord will choose" or in allusions, and first appears by name in the Book of Joshua.

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