Quote Originally Posted by Dubbag View Post
A population census from 1844 put the total Jewish population in Jerusalem at 7210. The Muslim population at 5000 and the Christian population at 3290. The city was very backwards and the surrounding area very desolate.
Hi Dubs. As a city central to the three Abrahamic religions, Jerusalem is it's own entity and I find its history interesting-and quite complex! Simon Sebag Montifore's book on its history is a good one if you've not read it.