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|City and land, ca. ___BC ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/alma/21/1-2#1 Alma 21:1–2]; [http://scriptures.lds.org/en/3_ne/9/7#7 3 Nephi 9:7])
|City and land, ca. 90 BC ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/alma/21/1-2#1 Alma 21:1–2]), covered by water ca. 30 AD ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/3_ne/9/7#7 3 Nephi 9:7])
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Revision as of 09:45, 16 September 2011

Biblical GN 1. City and (in Lachish Letters) land (1 Nephi 1:4; Moroni 10:31)
Lehite GN 2. City and land, ca. 90 BC (Alma 21:1–2), covered by water ca. 30 AD (3 Nephi 9:7)
3. Prophetic city of future, the “New Jerusalem” (3 Nephi 20:22; Ether 13:10)

In contrast to the popular beliefs based on hasty, superficial but untenable derivations, there is still quite a discussion about the etymology of “Jerusalem” among those who study onomastica. For a rigorous discussion of the etymology of “Jerusalem” see *.