Melchizedek from the bible is the king of Slaem and is the priest of El Elyon. Reference to Melchizedek is found in the 14th chapter of Genesis. The name referred to twice in the Bible in the books of Psalms and Genesis.
Ark of the Covenant from the biblical perspective was a wooden chest clad. The stone tablets that engraved the Ten Commandments, Aron’s rod and the pot of manna were covered in gold.
Moriah is the name of a mountain range mentioned in the bible in the book of Genesis as the Isaac sacrificial mountain. The Muslim community refers the mountain as Marwah in Arabic, this mountain is mentioned in the Quran and located near Kaaba in mecca this particular mountain according to the Islamic faith is way the remains of Ishmael were located.
Jebusites according to the Bible was Canaanite tribe who had inhabited the city of Jerusalem before it was recovered by King David. The Jebusites had named the city of Jerusalem as Jebus.
The key terms defined above have one thing in common in that they are all related to the city of Jerusalem, the righteous city. The city of David reminds us about the Canaanite tribe, Jebusites that had occupied the land of Jerusalem before the conquest of King David. Also the name Jerusalem had its roots from the name Sale in the Old Testament in the book of Genesis. Salem was the city that was led by the high priest Melchizedek. The city of Jerusalem finally become the city of the Israelite deity and where the temple of God was built by King Solomon. The ark of covenant was brought to reside in that temple.
Works cited
E. Stager, Lawrence. "Jerusalem As Eden". Jerusalem and the Garden of Eden,” (1999): n. pag. Print.
Gordon, George. "THE DESTRUCTION OF SENNACHERIB". Jerusalem, the Holy City (1798): n. pag. Print.
