Lux Domini
And I will make this city desolate, and an hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof.

Key themes

HopeSuffering and trialsJustice and mercyJudgment

Glossary

Jerusalem Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.

City People

The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).