WebThe Kingdom of Israel (Hebrew: מַמְלֶכֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל ‎, Modern: Mamleḵet Yīsra'ēl, Tiberian: Mamleḵeṯ Yīśrāʼēl), or the Kingdom of Samaria, was an Israelite kingdom of the Southern Levant during the Iron Age.The kingdom controlled the regions of Samaria, Galilee and parts of the Transjordan.Its capital, for the most part, was Samaria.

WebThe Kingdom of Jerusalem (Latin: Regnum Hierosolymitanum; Old French: Roiaume de Jherusalem), officially known as the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem or the Frankish Kingdom of Palestine, was a Crusader state that was established in the Levant immediately after the First Crusade.It lasted for almost two hundred years, from the accession of Godfrey of …

WebFulk (Latin: Fulco, French: Foulque or Foulques; c. 1089/1092 – 13 November 1143), also known as Fulk the Younger, was the count of Anjou (as Fulk V) from 1109 to 1129 and the king of Jerusalem with his wife from 1131 to his death. During their reign, the Kingdom of Jerusalem reached its largest territorial extent.

WebThe siege of Jerusalem (circa 589–587 BCE) was the final event of the Judahite revolts against Babylon, in which Nebuchadnezzar II, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, besieged Jerusalem, the capital city of the Kingdom of Judah.Jerusalem fell after a 30-month siege, following which the Babylonians systematically destroyed the city and the First Temple.

WebIn the meantime, the hereditary queen of Jerusalem, Sybilla, had died, and opposition to the rule of her husband, king consort Guy of Lusignan, greatly increased to the point that he was ousted from his claim to the crown of Jerusalem. Since Guy was a long-time vassal of King Richard, the English king looked to strike two birds with one stone; by offering Guy …

WebThe siege of Jerusalem (597 BC) was a military campaign carried out by Nebuchadnezzar II, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, in which he besieged Jerusalem, then capital of the Kingdom of Judah.The city surrendered, with king Jeconiah of Judah deported to Babylon and replaced by his Babylonian-appointed uncle, Zedekiah.The siege was recorded by …

WebIsabella I (1172 – 5 April 1205) was reigning Queen of Jerusalem from 1190 to her death. She was the daughter of Amalric I of Jerusalem and his second wife Maria Comnena, a Byzantine princess.Her half-brother, Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, engaged her to Humphrey IV of Toron.Her mother's second husband, Balian of Ibelin, and his stepfather, Raynald of …

WebJohn of Brienne (c. 1170 – 19–23 March 1237), also known as John I, was King of Jerusalem from 1210 to 1225 and Latin Emperor of Constantinople from 1229 to 1237. He was the youngest son of Erard II of Brienne, a wealthy nobleman in Champagne.John, originally destined for an ecclesiastical career, became a knight and owned small estates …

WebBethlehem (/ ˈ b ɛ θ l ɪ h ɛ m /; Arabic: بيت لحم Bayt Laḥm; Hebrew: בֵּית לֶחֶם Bet Leḥem) is a city in the central West Bank, Palestine, about 10 km (6.2 miles) south of Jerusalem.Its population is approximately 25,000, and it is the capital of the Bethlehem Governorate of the State of Palestine.The economy is primarily tourist-driven, peaking during the …

WebHistory Background. The Embassy opened at its Jerusalem location on May 14, 2018, the 70th Gregorian anniversary of the creation of the modern State of Israel. It was relocated from its previous site in Tel Aviv by the Trump Administration and is situated in what was previously the former US Consulate in the Arnona neighborhood. The opening prayer …