Ancient Jerusalem  Ancient Jerusalem  Evidence for the existence
and occupation of ancient Jerusalem dates back before even the
Bronze Age, an Age stretching approximately from 3,300 B.C. to
1,550 B.C. Ceramic evidence has dated the ancient city into the
Chalcolithic Period, ca. 3500 B.C. This Copper Age pottery
indicates that the site of Jerusalem was in use well before it
was ever mentioned in the Old Testament.  Jerusalem history is
scant from this time period, as is history in general. Very
little is known of any civilization prior to 3500 B.C., though
it is known that civilizations and cities were flourishing.
Ancient Jerusalem seems to stretch back even to this most
ancient and unknown of times.  A Map of Where Abraham and
Melchizedek Met  The first Biblical mention of Jerusalem is not
under that name, but rather under the appellation Salem. It
occurs in Genesis 14:18. This is one of the most mysterious
verses in all of the Bible.   This incident involved Abraham
during his daring rescue of Lot from kin