City of David

Luke 2:4

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1. Southeastern hill (Ophel) in the present-day city of Jerusalem, the site occupied by King David as his royal city; also called Zion (e.g., 1 Kgs 8:1). David captured the Jebusite fortress of Jerusalem and transferred his capital to it from Hebron (2 Sm 5:1–10). SeeJerusalem.

2. Alternate name for Bethlehem, David’s hometown, in the NT (Lk 2:11). More

Elwell, Walter A., and Philip Wesley Comfort. Tyndale Bible Dictionary 2001 : 289. Print. Tyndale Reference Library.