{"id":69192,"date":"2025-12-30T07:00:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T12:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/?p=69192"},"modified":"2025-12-30T07:59:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T12:59:31","slug":"the-population-of-jerusalem-in-jesus-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/biblical-sites-places\/jerusalem\/the-population-of-jerusalem-in-jesus-time\/","title":{"rendered":"The Population of Jerusalem in Jesus\u2019 Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_69197\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/?attachment_id=69197\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69197\" class=\"wp-image-69197 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/09\/1-Jerusalem.jpg.avif\" alt=\"Modern Jerusalem\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/09\/1-Jerusalem.jpg.avif 1920w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/09\/1-Jerusalem-300x225.jpg.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/09\/1-Jerusalem-1024x768.jpg.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/09\/1-Jerusalem-768x576.jpg.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/09\/1-Jerusalem-1536x1152.jpg.avif 1536w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/300;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" data-smush-avif-fallback=\"{&quot;data-src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/1-Jerusalem.jpg&quot;,&quot;data-srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/1-Jerusalem.jpg 1920w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/1-Jerusalem-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/1-Jerusalem-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/1-Jerusalem-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/1-Jerusalem-1536x1152.jpg 1536w&quot;}\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-69197\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>The Population of Jerusalem in Jesus\u2019 Time.<\/strong> In the first century C.E., Jerusalem was home to diverse communities. Monuments, texts, and burials shed light on the city\u2019s population. In this photo, taken from the Mt. of Olives, the Dome of the Rock, the ancient Temple Mount platform, and some burials are visible. <br \/><em>Photo: Courtesy Nathan Steinmeyer.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>What was the population of Jerusalem in Jesus\u2019 time?<\/p>\n<p>Much as today, Jerusalem was a diverse city and pilgrimage center in the first century C.E. Many different people visited and called it home. In the <a href=\"https:\/\/library.biblicalarchaeology.org\/issue\/fall-2022\/\">Fall 2022 issue of <em>Biblical Archaeology Review<\/em><\/a>, Jodi Magness of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill reconstructs part of its population in her article, <a href=\"https:\/\/library.biblicalarchaeology.org\/article\/journey-to-jerusalem\/\">\u201cJourney to Jerusalem: Pilgrims and Immigrants in the Time of Herod.\u201d<\/a> She analyzes ancient texts, monuments, and burials to illuminate some of the city\u2019s Diaspora Jewish communities.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"downloadFormSec esolshortwrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-3 mb-4 mb-md-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<img data-src='https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2011\/03\/israel-ebook3.jpg.avif' class='esolsetnewimg smush-dimensions lazyload' width='200' style='--smush-image-width: 200px; --smush-image-aspect-ratio: 200\/259;' src='data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==' data-smush-avif-fallback='{&quot;data-src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2011\\\/03\\\/israel-ebook3.jpg&quot;}'>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-9 col-sm-9\">\n\t\t\t\t  <form method=\"post\" class=\"esol_fsubmit\">\n\t\t\t\t  <input name=\"action\" value=\"esol_single_ebook_formsubmit\" type=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t  <input name=\"esol_ebook_id\" value=\"43931\" type=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t  <input class=\"esol_ebook_title\" value=\"Israel: An Archaeological Journey\" type=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t  <input name=\"esol_ebook_whatcounts_code\" value=\"E00\" type=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t   <div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12\"><p>FREE ebook: <strong>Israel: An Archaeological Journey<\/strong>. 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Evidence of these communities abounds. Texts, such as the New Testament, Mishnah, and Josephus\u2019 writings, help us reconstruct who they were. Additionally, burials and inscriptions serve as major sources for understanding the population of Jerusalem in Jesus\u2019 time.<\/p>\n<p>In her <strong>BAR<\/strong> article, Magness conducts a thorough investigation of texts and artifacts. Here, we highlight three of them:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_69200\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/biblical-sites-places\/jerusalem\/the-population-of-jerusalem-in-jesus-time\/attachment\/tomb_of_the_kings_2-service-pnp-ppmsca-02700-02706v\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-69200\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69200\" class=\"wp-image-69200 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/09\/Tomb_of_The_Kings_2-service-pnp-ppmsca-02700-02706v.jpeg.avif\" alt=\"Tomb of The Kings photo from 1890-1900\" width=\"400\" height=\"297\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/09\/Tomb_of_The_Kings_2-service-pnp-ppmsca-02700-02706v.jpeg.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/09\/Tomb_of_The_Kings_2-service-pnp-ppmsca-02700-02706v-300x223.jpeg.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/09\/Tomb_of_The_Kings_2-service-pnp-ppmsca-02700-02706v-768x570.jpeg.avif 768w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/297;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" data-smush-avif-fallback=\"{&quot;data-src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/Tomb_of_The_Kings_2-service-pnp-ppmsca-02700-02706v.jpeg&quot;,&quot;data-srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/Tomb_of_The_Kings_2-service-pnp-ppmsca-02700-02706v.jpeg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/Tomb_of_The_Kings_2-service-pnp-ppmsca-02700-02706v-300x223.jpeg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/Tomb_of_The_Kings_2-service-pnp-ppmsca-02700-02706v-768x570.jpeg 768w&quot;}\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-69200\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Tomb of the Kings.<\/strong> Jerusalem\u2019s so-called Tomb of the Kings is a first-century C.E. burial complex that likely entombed Queen Helena of Adiabene, who had converted to Judaism and moved from the kingdom of Adiabene (located in modern Kurdistan) to Jerusalem. This photo from 1890\u20131900 shows the complex\u2019s courtyard and elaborate entrance. <em>Photo: Library of Congress, Prints &amp; Photographs Division, LC-DIG-ppmsca-02706.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<ol class=\"BASol\">\n<li><strong>Tomb of the Kings.<\/strong> The so-called <a href=\"https:\/\/library.biblicalarchaeology.org\/article\/who-built-the-tomb-of-the-kings\/\">Tomb of the Kings is an elaborate first-century C.E. burial complex.<\/a> With eight interior chambers and a grand entry porch, once topped with three pyramids, a large courtyard, staircase, and ritual bath, the Tomb of the Kings is one of the most impressive tombs in all of Jerusalem. Yet, despite its name, it served as the final resting place not for a king\u2014but a queen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/ancient-cultures\/ancient-israel\/the-tomb-of-queen-helena-of-adiabene\/\">Queen Helena of Adiabene<\/a>, who had converted to Judaism and moved from the kingdom of Adiabene (located in modern Kurdistan), was entombed in the complex.\n<p><div id=\"attachment_69216\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/biblical-sites-places\/jerusalem\/the-population-of-jerusalem-in-jesus-time\/attachment\/3-nicanor-complex\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69216\" class=\"wp-image-69216 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/09\/3-Nicanor-Complex-scaled.jpg.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"108\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/09\/3-Nicanor-Complex-scaled.jpg.avif 2560w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/09\/3-Nicanor-Complex-300x81.jpg.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/09\/3-Nicanor-Complex-1024x276.jpg.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/09\/3-Nicanor-Complex-768x207.jpg.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/09\/3-Nicanor-Complex-1536x414.jpg.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/09\/3-Nicanor-Complex-2048x552.jpg.avif 2048w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/108;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" data-smush-avif-fallback=\"{&quot;data-src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/3-Nicanor-Complex-scaled.jpg&quot;,&quot;data-srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/3-Nicanor-Complex-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/3-Nicanor-Complex-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/3-Nicanor-Complex-1024x276.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/3-Nicanor-Complex-768x207.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/3-Nicanor-Complex-1536x414.jpg 1536w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/3-Nicanor-Complex-2048x552.jpg 2048w&quot;}\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-69216\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Tomb of Nicanor.<\/strong> 1: A large first-century tomb complex on Jerusalem\u2019s Mt. Scopus contained an ossuary for Nicanor of Alexandria, a wealthy Jew from Alexandria, Egypt, who had famously donated two bronze gates to the Temple. The burial complex features a pillared entry porch (see remains of three pillars) and five burial chambers. 2: Inside one of the burial chambers, with replica ossuaries. 3: Looking inside one of the burial niches, with a replica ossuary. <em>Photos: Courtesy Nathan Steinmeyer.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nicanor Burial Cave.<\/strong> A large tomb complex on Mt. Scopus sheds light on another Jerusalem pilgrim: Nicanor of Alexandria, a wealthy Jew from Alexandria, Egypt, who had famously donated two bronze gates to the Jerusalem Temple. This tomb also featured a courtyard, pillared entry porch, and five interior chambers. One of the chambers contained an ossuary (bone box) with an inscription identifying Nicanor.\n<p><div id=\"attachment_69202\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/?attachment_id=69202\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69202\" class=\"wp-image-69202 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/09\/Theodotos_Inscription.jpeg.avif\" alt=\"Theodotos Inscription\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/09\/Theodotos_Inscription.jpeg.avif 700w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2022\/09\/Theodotos_Inscription-300x200.jpeg.avif 300w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/267;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" data-smush-avif-fallback=\"{&quot;data-src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/Theodotos_Inscription.jpeg&quot;,&quot;data-srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/Theodotos_Inscription.jpeg 700w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/Theodotos_Inscription-300x200.jpeg 300w&quot;}\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-69202\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Theodotos Inscription<\/strong>. This stone block, found in the City of David, is inscribed in Greek and commemorates a synagogue built by Theodotos son of Vettenos. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/User:Tamarah\" target=\"_blank\"> Courtesy Tamar Hayardeni<\/a>, via Wikimedia Commons. <\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Theodotos Inscription.<\/strong> A synagogue inscription from Jerusalem reveals that numerous pilgrims visited the city in the first century C.E.\u00a0 The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/biblical-artifacts\/inscriptions\/early-jewish-writings-reveal-history-of-jerusalem\/\">inscription<\/a> describes guest accommodations for sojourners at the synagogue itself. Theodotos, the head of the synagogue, and his father, Vettenos, are named in the inscription. The name Vettenos is Latin, which suggests that Theodotos\u2019 family may have originated in Rome or Italy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>These tombs and synagogue inscription show that Jews traveled from diverse locations\u2014from <a href=\"https:\/\/library.biblicalarchaeology.org\/article\/a-mesopotamian-feast\/\">Mesopotamia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/egypt-unveils-100-sarcophagi\/\">Egypt<\/a>, and even <a href=\"https:\/\/library.biblicalarchaeology.org\/article\/the-church-of-the-holy-sepulchre-in-bologna-italy\/\">Italy<\/a>\u2014to visit and sometimes move to Jerusalem. Other texts and artifacts highlight additional Jewish Diaspora communities and pilgrims amid the population of Jerusalem in Jesus\u2019 time. Learn more about them in Jodi Magness\u2019s article \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/library.biblicalarchaeology.org\/article\/journey-to-jerusalem\/\">Journey to Jerusalem: Pilgrims and Immigrants in the Time of Herod<\/a>,\u201d published in the <a href=\"https:\/\/library.biblicalarchaeology.org\/issue\/fall-2022\/\">Fall 2022 issue of <em>Biblical Archaeology Review<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"width:33%;\"\/>\n<p><strong>Subscribers<\/strong>: Read the full article \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/library.biblicalarchaeology.org\/article\/journey-to-jerusalem\/\">Journey to Jerusalem: Pilgrims and Immigrants in the Time of Herod<\/a>\u201d by Jodi Magness in the <a href=\"https:\/\/library.biblicalarchaeology.org\/issue\/fall-2022\/\">Fall 2022 issue of <em>Biblical Archaeology Review<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Not a <em>BAS<\/em> Library or All-Access Member yet? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/subscribe-new\/?utm_term=W26009B0\">Join today.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h4 style=\"margin-bottom:1em;\">Related reading in <em>Bible History Daily<\/em><\/h4>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"hGA7rAl7w7\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/biblical-sites-places\/jerusalem\/how-large-was-king-davids-jerusalem\/\">How Large Was King David\u2019s Jerusalem?<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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