Jerusalem is mentioned in the Bible 811 times, with Babylon being the next most mentioned city 287 times. Jerusalem appears in about 2/3 of the books of the old and almost 1/2 of the books of the New testament.
"Jerusalem is the city at the center. It is the center of mankind's hopes and God's purposes. God loves it, Satan hates it, Jesus wept over it, the holy Spirit descended in it, the nations are drawn to it, and Christ will return and reign in it. Indeed the destiny of the world is tied to the future of Jerusalem."
Randall Price
