JERUSALEM

‡JERUSALEM

Biblical GN		1. City and (in Lachish Letters) land (1 Nephi 1:4; Moroni 10:31)

Lehite GN		2. City and land, ca. ___BC (Alma 21:1–2; 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 *.