The first name Jerusalem was given was its Canaanite name Ursalim1 In the Akkadian language city names.

Ancient name for jerusalem. Every time Jerusalem was invaded destroyed and rebuilt it was given a different name by the new residents. In the Book of Genesis Salem or Shalem is the name of the city during the time of Abraham. That was the name the Romans gave to the city after triumphing over the Jewish rebellion led by Bar Kochba in the 2nd century CE.

Oftentimes the names given to this city were religious or holy in nature. The name Jerusalem occurs first in Joshua 101 and the city of Jerusalem was conquered sacked and apparently abandoned. Jerusalem is a city of history.

Much of that history can be found in the ancient structures of the Old City. The citadel is that which David conquered from the Jebusites in ca 1004. Jerusalem Jerusalem is Aramean for He casts Peace renamed from Canaanite Shalim.

This makes the Psalms one of the most Christological books on the Old Testament and they very heart of New Testament worship. There is no town as Biblical as Jerusalem but it was neither built nor named by the IsraelitesRemnants of a Canaanite town called Salem date back to the early bronze age and the first Biblical mention of this place is in Genesis 1418 where Abraham and Melchizedek meet. Its Arabic counterpart Ūršalīm is the term used by the government of Israel in Arabic and by Arabs in certain historic or Biblical contexts.

It aint called Hebraic. As the name Jerusalem rolls off my tongue my mind conjures images of stone cobbled streets upon which ancient prophets and kings once trod and more history than a thousand books could ever hold. ANCIENT JEBUS name before Jerusalem Courtesy of Eric H.

Origin of the name Jerusalem Origin of Arabic al-Quds What if an ancient table was discovered that undermined the foundations of both Christianity and Islam while giving instructions for re-awakening an older god a god who exacts frightful revenge while promising a utopia of eternal life peace and vast knowledgein return for absolute devotion and loss of free will. Sacrifice the Mass. Heritage of Salem or Heritage of Peace Jerusalem is the name most commonly used in the Bible and is the preferred name in Jewry and the Western World.