The focus has pretty much always
been on the city of Jerusalem in
the Middle East.

The Bible recognizes this in the
book of Zechariah. "The burden
of the word of the LORD for
Israel, saith the LORD, which
stretcheth forth the heavens,
and layeth the foundation of the
earth, and formeth the spirit of
man within him.
Behold, I will make Jerusalem a
cup of trembling unto all the
people round about, when they
shall be in the siege both
against Judah and against
Jerusalem.
And in that day will I make
Jerusalem a burdensome stone for
all people: all that burden them
selves with it shall be cut in
pieces, though all the people of
the earth be gathered together
against it." Zechariah 12:1-3