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|A city associated with [[MELCHIZEDEK]] in the Old Testament ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/alma/13/17-18#17 Alma 13:17–18])
|An ancient Near Eastern city ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/13.17,%2018?lang=eng#16 Alma 13:17, 18])
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SALEM does not occur as a Book of Mormon GN. In the KJV Bible Salem is first mentioned in [http://lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/14.18?lang=eng#17 Genesis 14:18] (Hebrew ''šalēm''), along with [[MELCHIZEDEK]], its king, which is the setting for its use in the Book of Mormon. The name can be derived from the common Semitic root ''šlm'', which denotes "peace; wealth; health; completeness," etc. Because [http://lds.org/scriptures/nt/heb/7.2?lang=eng#1 Hebrews 7:2] defines the '''SALEM''' of [[MELCHIZEDEK] as "peace," there may have been a much older tradition that tied "peace" to the '''SALEM''' of [[MELCHIZEDEK]].1 [http://lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/13.18?lang=eng#17 Alma 13:18] may be playing off this older tradition when it states, "Melchizedek did establish peace... therefore he was called the prince of peace, 2 for he was the king of Salem [=peace]."
'''Etymology'''


See [[JERUSALEM]], [[MELCHIZEDEK]]
'''S<small>ALEM</small>''' שלם is the name of an ancient Near Eastern city mentioned as being ruled over by [[MELCHIZEDEK|M<small>ELCHIZEDEK</small>]] ([http://lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/14.18?lang=eng#17 Genesis 14:18]; [http://lds.org/scriptures/nt/heb/7.1,%202?lang=eng#primary Hebrews 7:1, 2]; cf. [http://lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/13.17,%2018?lang=eng#16 Alma 13:17, 18]) but is not mentioned as a separate [[Personal Name|PN]] or [[Geographical Name|GN]] in the Book of Mormon.


==Notes==
See [[JERUSALEM|J<small>ERUSALEM</small>]], [[MELCHIZEDEK|M<small>ELCHIZEDEK</small>]]
1. The King James Bible translation of [http://lds.org/scriptures/ot/ps/76.2?lang=eng#1 Psalm 76:2] parallels "Salem" with "Zion." This has led some people, both ancient and modern, to equate "Salem" with "Zion" and thus by inference linking biblical Salem with Jerusalem. The Hebrew text could just as well be translated as "peace," and not as "Salem." In fact this is how the Greek Septuagint translates the Hebrew, "peace" and not "Salem." Therefore, there is no compelling scriptural reason to equate biblical Salem with the biblical Jerusalem.


2. Cf. [http://lds.org/scriptures/ot/isa/9.6?lang=eng#5 Isaiah 9:6] [in Hebrew it is 9:5] and [http://lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/19.6?lang=eng#5 2 Nephi 19:6] "Prince of Peace."
'''Variants'''


[[Category:Names]][[Category:Biblical Names]]
'''[[Deseret Alphabet]]:''' 𐐝𐐁𐐢𐐇𐐣 (seɪlɛm)
 
'''Notes'''
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<div style="text-align: center;"> [[RIPLIANCUM|<<]] Salem [[SAM|>>]] </div>
 
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Latest revision as of 00:52, 25 October 2023

Biblical GN 1. An ancient Near Eastern city (Alma 13:17, 18)

Etymology

SALEM שלם is the name of an ancient Near Eastern city mentioned as being ruled over by MELCHIZEDEK (Genesis 14:18; Hebrews 7:1, 2; cf. Alma 13:17, 18) but is not mentioned as a separate PN or GN in the Book of Mormon.

See JERUSALEM, MELCHIZEDEK

Variants

Deseret Alphabet: 𐐝𐐁𐐢𐐇𐐣 (seɪlɛm)

Notes


<< Salem >>

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