It is striking that in the 21 times that Sefer Devarim refers to Jerusalem, it describes this special city as “HaMakom Asher Yivchar Hashem, the place where Hashem will choose.” Why does the Torah not explicitly mention Yerushalayim, our beloved ir hakodesh? Rambam’s Classic Answer #1 In his Moreh Nevuchim (3:45), the Rambam presents three answers to this question.