The old city was dominated by the fortress of Antonia, the seat of Roman power, and by the great golden temple, the outward sign of an inward and imperishable faith.

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11 seconds sound clip from the Ben-Hur (1959) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:07:22.175 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- In the year of our Lord, Judea, for nearly a century, had lain under the mastery of Rome.

- In the seventh year of the reign of Augustus Caesar, an imperial decree ordered every Judean each to return to his place of birth to be counted and taxed.

- The converging ways of many of them led to their capital city, Jerusalem, the troubled heart of their land.

- The old city was dominated by the fortress of Antonia, the seat of Roman power, and by the great golden temple, the outward sign of an inward and imperishable faith.

- Even while they obeyed the will of Caesar, the people clung proudly to their ancient heritage, always remembering the promise of their prophets that one day there would be born among them a redeemer to bring them salvation and perfect freedom.

- You'll be counted at Hebron.

- Move on. Move on.

- David of Bethlehem.

- And the woman?

- Move on. You'll be counted at Bethlehem. Come on, come on.

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