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Jerusalem has many Hebrew names. In fact, the Midrash says there are 70 names of Jerusalem - and that's in Jewish sources alone.

Here are some names:

  • Salem/Shalem (Gen 14:18)
  • Moriah (Gen 22:2)
  • Jebus (Judges 19:10) -
  • Yerushalayim - the most common name of the city in The Bible
  • Rushalimum - Egyptian documents mention this name around 2000-1800 BCE.
  • Urusalim - the name given to Jerusalem in the Egyptian Amarna letters, which date back to between 1388-1332 BCE.
  • Ursalimmu - is how Sennacherib referred to the city in 701 BCE.
  • Ir Ha'Emet (Zech 8:3) - City of Truth
  • Kiryah Ne'emanah (Is 1:25) - Faithful City
  • Kiriyah Aliza (Is 22:2) - Joyful City
  • Gai Hizayon (Is 22:1) - Valley of Vision
  • Ariel (Is 29:1) - Lion of God (This is also the name of a modern Israeli city.)
  • Kiryat Hannah David (Is 29:1) - City of David's Camp
  • Drushah (Is 62:12) - Desired one
  • Gilah (Is 65:18) - Joy
  • Tzur Hamishor (Jer 21:13) - The Rock of the Plain
  • Neveh Zedek (Jer 31:22) - Dwelling of Righteousness
  • Oholivah (Ezek 23:4) - My Tent is in Her
  • Ir Ha'Elokeem (Ps 87:2) - City of G-d

Klilat Yoffi (Lam 2:15) - Encompassing Beauty

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