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- The word Christ was a title or office ("the Christ"), not a given name. It derives from the Greek Χριστός (Christos), a translation of the Hebrew mashiakh (משיח) meaning "anointed", and is usually transliterated into English as "messiah".
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An indepth look at the meaning and etymology of the awesome name Jerusalem. We'll discuss the original Hebrew, plus the words and names Jerusalem is related to, plus the occurences of this name in the Bible.
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- New Testament Events
- Important Verses
Jerusalem is referenced a variety of ways in the Bible. It was first known as Salem (Genesis 14:18), then Jebus (Judges 19:10), then as the city of David (2Samuel 6:12) after the king conquered it. In the Psalms David referred to it as the city of God (Psalm 46:4) and the city of the Lord of hosts (Psalm 48:8). The prophet Isaiah labels Jerusalem t...
The city was also one of the centers of Jesus' ministry and the place where he was arrested, tried, killed and resurrected from the dead. The ministry of the two witnesses will be centered in the city, which will ultimately be recreated and made eternal by God himself. Scripture reveals, after Pentecost in 30 A.D., groups of believers met in Jerusa...
1Chronicles 11:4 - 5 And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus: where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land. And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David. 2Samuel 24:16 And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem...
Jan 4, 2022 · Jerusalem is called by various names in Scripture: “Salem,” “Ariel,” “Jebus,” the “city of God,” the “holy city,” the “city of David,” and “Zion.” Jerusalem itself means “possession of peace.”
The name means either "the foundation of ( the god) Shalem," the patron-god of the city, or "the city of Shalem." Thus, a certain sanctity adhered to the city long before David acquired it. Jerusalem in the Old Testament. Salem.
PREVIOUS Jeremiah, Theology of NEXT Jesus Christ. Jerusalem [N] [T] [E] [H] [S] The Name. The name "Jerusalem" occurs 806 times in the Bible, 660 times in the Old Testament and 146 times in the New Testament; additional references to the city occur as synonyms.
It is first mentioned in Scripture under the name Salem (Gen. 14:18; compare Ps. 76:2). When first mentioned under the name Jerusalem, Adonizedek was its king (Josh. 10:1).King David first called it Jerusalem (of course, that is the English spelling). The original name meant City of Peace.
Jan 4, 2022 · The New Jerusalem, which is also called the Tabernacle of God, the Holy City, the City of God, the Celestial City, the City Foursquare, and Heavenly Jerusalem, is literally heaven on earth. It is referred to in the Bible in several places (Galatians 4:26; Hebrews 11:10; 12:22–24; and 13:14), but it is most fully described in Revelation 21.
