Jebusites were a Canaanite tribe who inhabited and built Jerusalem prior to its conquest by King David according to the Biblical account; the Books of Kings state that Jerusalem was known as Jebus prior to this event. According to some Biblical chronologies, the city was conquered by King David in 1003 BC.

Melchizedek

According to Genesis, the ruler of Jerusalem in the time of Abraham was Melchizedek, and that as well as being a ruler, he was also a priest.