CIVILIZATION
PHOENICIAN
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Question
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After David defeated the Canaanites and captured a Canaanite fortress, what city was founded?
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Baghdad
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Tel Aviv
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Jerusalem
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The City of David was the ancient epicenter of Jerusalem and whose boundaries stretched from the Temple Mount in the north, thence southward to the Pool of Siloam, including the area marking the Kidron brook in the east and the adjacent dale in the west. Its area is about 50 dunams (ca. 12.3 acres).
Detailed explanation-2: -Excavations, mainly in the 20th century, have unearthed the remains of many important Canaanite cities, including Bet Sheʾan, Gezer, Hazor, Jericho, Jerusalem, Lachish, Megiddo, and Shechem.
Detailed explanation-3: -David’s capture of Jerusalem around 1000 B.C. is described in the books of II Samuel and I Chronicles.
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