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The Siege of Jerusalem was part of a military conflict which took place in the year 637 between the Byzantine Empire and the Rashidun Caliphate .¹ It began when the Rashidun army, under the command of Abu Ubaidah , besieged Jerusalem in November 636.² After six months, the Patriarch Sophronius agreed to surrender, on condition that he submit only to the Rashidun caliph . In April 637, Caliph Umar traveled to Jerusalem in person to receive the submission of the city. The Patriarch thus surrendered to him. The Muslim conquest of the city solidified the Arab control over Palestine , control which would not again be threatened until the First Crusade in the late 11th century.³ Thus, it came to be regarded as a holy site by Islam , as well as by Christianity and Judaism . This stabilized control of Palestina Prima . In 613, the Jewish revolt against the Byzantine Heraclius culminated with the conquest of Jerusalem in 614 by Persian and Jewish forces and establishment of Jewish autonomy. The revolt ended with the departure of the Persians and an eventual massacre of the Jews in 629 by the Byzantines ending 15 years of Jewish autonomy. Following the Muslim conquest of Jerusalem, Jews were once again allowed to live and practice their religion in Jerusalem, 8 years after their massacre by the Byzantines and nearly 500 years after their expulsion from Judea by the Roman Empire .⁴

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It began when the Rashidun army, under the command of Abu Ubaidah , besieged Jerusalem in November 636. After six months, the Patriarch Sophronius agreed to surrender, on condition that he submit only to the Rashidun caliph . In April 637, Caliph Umar traveled to Jerusalem in person to receive the submission of the city. The Muslim conquest of the city solidified Arab control over Palestine , control which would not again be threatened until the Crusades in the late 11th through the 13th centuries. Thus, it came to be regarded as a holy site by Islam , as well as Christianity and Judaism . After the Muslim conquest of Jerusalem, Jews were allowed to live and practice their religion freely in Jerusalem by Caliph Umar - after nearly 500 years of expulsion from the Holy Land by the Romans .

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The Siege of Jerusalem was part of a military conflict which took place in the year 636-637/38 between the Byzantine Empire and the Rashidun Caliphate . It began when the Rashidun army, under the command of Abu Ubaidah , besieged Jerusalem beginning in November 636. After six months, the Patriarch Sophronius agreed to surrender, on condition that he submit only to the Caliph . In 637 or 638, Caliph Umar traveled to Jerusalem in person to receive the submission of the city. The Patriarch thus surrendered to him. The Muslim conquest of the city solidified Arab control over Palestine , which would not again be threatened until the First Crusade in 1099.

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636–637 CE siege of Byzantine Syrian city by the Rashidun Caliphate For other sieges laid upon the city of Jerusalem in history, see Siege of Jerusalem . The siege of Jerusalem (636–637) was part of the Muslim conquest of the Levant and the result of the military efforts of the Rashidun Caliphate against the Byzantine Empire in the year 636–637/38. It began when the Rashidun army , under the command of Abu Ubayda , besieged Jerusalem beginning in November 636. After six months, the Patriarch Sophronius agreed to surrender, on condition that he submit only to the Caliph . According to Islamic tradition, in 637 or 638, Caliph Umar ( r. 634–644 ) traveled to Jerusalem in person to receive the submission of the city. The Patriarch thus surrendered to him. The Muslim conquest of the city solidified Arab control over Palestine , which would not again be threatened until the First Crusade in 1099 .

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636–637 siege in the Byzantine Levant by the Rashidun Caliphate For other sieges laid upon the city of Jerusalem in history, see Siege of Jerusalem . The First Muslim conquest of Jerusalem (636–637) was part of the Muslim conquest of the Levant and the result of the military efforts of the Rashidun Caliphate against the Byzantine Empire in the year 636–637/38. It began when the Rashidun army , under the command of Abu Ubayda , besieged Jerusalem beginning in November 636. The Muslim conquest of the city failed to render Arab control over Israel (region) Judea , where part of various Sunni Caliphates until the Shia-led Fatimid Caliphate moved into the city of Jerusalem until 939. In 1073 the Seljuk Turks failed to take control of Jerusalem, and Christian rulers who also failed control at the time of the First Crusade in 1099 collaborated together in combining houses of worship.

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