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Jerusalem is a walled hill city sacred to Judaism, Christianity and Islam, where shrines crowd above stone lanes. Centuries of pilgrimage plus British rule, division in 1948 and Israeli control of the east since 1967 made every street a claim, shaping stories of faith and separation. Kingdom of Heaven and Ben-Hur sit on its shelf. Open Jerusalem on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.

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10 famous stories set in Jerusalem

Live snapshot of the top 10 most popular catalogue items (2026-09-05). Click any card to open this entry on the live map.

Browse 94 books, 64 movies, 2 TV shows and 11 games set in Jerusalem.

The Passion of the Christ

The Passion of the Christ

movie

A graphic portrayal of the last twelve hours of Jesus of Nazareth's life.

Setting: JerusalemTime Period: Ancient Judea
Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
movie

In 25 ADJudah Ben-Hur a Jew in ancient Judea opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor he is put into slavery and his mother and…

Setting: Jerusalem, JudeaTime Period: Ancient Rome
Kingdom of Heaven

Kingdom of Heaven

20th Century Fox-Babelsberg Film-Scott Free Productions-BK-KOH-Reino del Cielo-Inside Track 3
movie

After his wife dies a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.

Setting: Jerusalem; FranceTime Period: Crusades Era
Jesus

Jesus

Sight & Sound Theatres-Virgil Films & Entertainment-Virgil Films
movie

From the bustling streets of Jerusalem to the raging Sea of Galilee join Peter Nicodemus Mary Magdalene and a multitude of others as they journey alongside the most famous person ever to walk the earth. Witness the most…

Setting: Jerusalem, Israel; Galilee, IsraelTime Period: Ancient Judea, 1st Century AD
The Queen

The Queen

by Kiera Cass
book

Before America Singer's story began, another girl came to the palace to compete for the hand of a different prince….Don't miss this digital original novella set in the captivating world of Kiera Cass's #1 New York Times…

Setting: Jerusalem, IsraelTime Period: -950
Jesus Christ Superstar

Jesus Christ Superstar

Universal Pictures
movie

Recounts the last days of Jesus Christ from the perspective of Judas Iscariot his betrayer. As Jesus' following increases Judas begins to worry that Jesus is falling for his own hype forgetting the principles of his…

Setting: Ancient Judea; JerusalemTime Period: Ancient Rome Era
Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

Paramount-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-Sean Daniel Company-LightWorkers Media
movie

A falsely accused nobleman survives years of slavery to take vengeance on his best friend who betrayed him.

Setting: Rome, Italy; Jerusalem, IsraelTime Period: Ancient Rome; Ancient Judea
The Master and Margarita

The Master and Margarita

by Mikhail Bulgakov, Katherine Tiernan O'Connor (Translator), Ellendea Proffer (Annotations and Afterword), Diana Lewis Burgin (Translator)
book

The first complete, annotated English Translation of Mikhail Bulgakov's comic masterpiece.An audacious revision of the stories of Faust and Pontius Pilate, The Master and Margarita is recognized as one of the essential…

Setting: ['Moscow (Russian Federation)', 'Russia', 'Jerusalem (Israel)']Time Period: 1930; Soviet life
Risen

Risen

Patrick Aiello Productions-Affirm Films-Columbia Pictures-LD Entertainment
movie

Clavius a powerful Roman military tribune and his aide Lucius are tasked with solving the mystery of what happened to Jesus in the weeks following the crucifixion in order to disprove the rumors of a risen Messiah and…

Setting: JerusalemTime Period: Ancient Rome
From Beirut to Jerusalem

From Beirut to Jerusalem

by Thomas L. Friedman, Đặng Ly (Translator)
book

This extraordinary bestseller is still the most incisive, thought-provoking book ever written about the Middle East. Thomas L. Friedman, twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize for international reporting, and now the…

Setting: Beirut, Lebanon; Jerusalem, IsraelTime Period: 1980s

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