Lux Domini
All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?

Key themes

HopeJustice and mercyLamentJudgment

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).