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In the days of Yehoshua bin Nun, Adoni Tzedek, the King of Yerushalayim, was the head of the treaty of the kings of the south of Eretz C’na’an. He tried to stop Yehoshua’s conquests after he took Yericho and Ay and after he made a treaty with the cities of the Givonim. Yehoshua killed Adoni Tzedek and his friends (see Yehoshua, ch. 10); however, it does not say what happened to the city of Yerushalayim.
It is explicit in the beginning of Sefer Shoftim (1:1-8) that after the death of Yehoshua, the Tribe of Yehuda conquered the city and set it afire. It is clear from the context of these sources that the inhabitants of the city were C’na’anite/Emorite. However, in Yehoshua 15:63, it says that Bnei Yehuda were unable to remove the Yevusi inhabitants of Yerushalayim and that they remained there "until this day." From the list of the cities of Binyamin, we see that Yerushalayim was on the border of that tribe (see ibid. 18:28). This tribe, as well, did not remove the Yevusi from the city (Shoftim 1:21). So Judeans and Binyaminites did not enter the city, and while the C’na’anites/Emorites fled when their king was killed, the Yevusis remained.
We also see from the tragic story of pilegesh b’Giva that Jews did not live in that city in the time of the Shoftim. The Levite was travelling northward with his concubine when night was starting to fall. The idea of sleeping in Yerushalayim/Yevus arose, but he said that he did not want to sleep in a non-Jewish city, and therefore they went on to Giva, where atrocity occurred (Shoftim 19:10-12).
The city is not mentioned again until the time of Shaul. After David killed Goliat, we see from the p’sukim, which mention Goliat’s head being brought there (Shmuel I, 17:54), that it was clear to David that the city had a place in the era of national renewal that was arising from the throwing off of the yoke of Plishti domination. Even when the navi describes bringing the ark from Chevron to Yerushalayim, the Yevusi inhabitants of the city are mentioned (see Shmuel II, 6).
At the end of the historical process, Aravna had become a ger toshav (see Avoda Zara 24b), a full ger (Ralbag), an officer (Rashi), or a monarch under David’s tutelage (Radak). According to the Radak, Aravna’s little kingdom was up there on the mount, as David, who did not yet realize the significance of the place, allowed him to remain there peacefully, until he had fuller understanding.
Next week, we will see how David learned the importance of the place. Hopefully soon we will see it fully rebuilt.
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Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 9 - "Seeing is Believing" (parag. 21-30)
These paragraphs elaborate on the theme that seeing and knowing is better than any attempt to prove logically, and begins explaining the difference between Israel and gentiles.
Ein Aya Various Universal Stages of the Geula Process
Rav Kook examines the various stages of redemption, explaining how (in addition to the obvious oft-mentioned stages of ingathering the exiles, reviving the Hebrew language, army, state etc.) the messianic dream of world prosperity, the State of Israel and world unity can and are realistically and logically gradually coming true.
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 8- "Answering Questions on the Kuzari's Proof from Mass Revelation
How do we know that the "claim" of mass revelation to 2,000,000 witnesses at Mt. Sinai is really true? This important class answers all of the questions skeptics ask about this claim of the Kuzari.
Ein Aya Armies Still Necessary for Balance & the War Against Wars
Rav Kook explains why the world was originally divided into the various seemingly contradicting ideologies and cultures, in order to develop each one respectively. Swords or armies symbolize how each respective ideology defends themselves, as well as deters their opposing ideologies and cultures. On the other hand, the messianic era will be one of peace, and Rav Kook explains the transition to that stage, which mankind is already undergoing.
The Land of Israel LGBT'S IN ISRAEL
The question was asked, how can one make Aliyah with the LGBT parades?
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 7 - Five Accumulative Proofs of G-d
As a preparation for the Kuzari's classic proof of G-d from the mass-revelation at Sinai, we start here with 5 other directions to strengthen our belief which also contribute to what the Kuzari will present as well.
Ein Aya Muscle & Meaning: The Dual Nature of Gevurah (Physical Strength)
Is physical strength and fitness a necessity or an ideal? Although it if often totally overlooked among topics of Judaism, Rav Kook writes that it clearly is also a necessity to deter the many enemies of Israel, but even in Y'mot HaMashiach, in the Messianic era, to a certain extent, it's ideal continues even after our enemies will have been finished off.
