18 Bible Verses about Names For Jerusalem

It was told king David, saying, "The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-Edom, and all that pertains to him, because of the ark of God." David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom into the City of David with joy.

nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

(for they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves on the God of Israel; the LORD of hosts is his name):

Awake, awake, put on your strength, Zion; put on your beautiful garments, Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into you the uncircumcised and the unclean.

Then the devil took him into the holy city. He set him on the pinnacle of the temple,

Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine: and he was priest of God Most High.

There is a river, the streams of which make the city of God glad, the holy place of the tents of the Most High.

Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.

Glorious things are spoken about you, city of God. Selah.

As we have heard, so we have seen, in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God. God will establish it forever. Selah.

I will restore your judges as at the first, and your counselors as at the beginning. Afterward you shall be called 'The city of righteousness, a faithful town.'

Thus says the LORD: "I have returned to Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. Jerusalem shall be called 'The City of Truth;' and the mountain of the LORD of hosts, 'The Holy Mountain.'"

The sons of those who afflicted you shall come bending to you; and all those who despised you shall bow themselves down at the soles of your feet; and they shall call you The city of the LORD, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

All that pass by clap their hands at you, they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, "Is this the city that men called 'The perfection of beauty,' 'The joy of the whole earth'?"

In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely; and this is his name by which he shall be called: 'The LORD our righteousness.'

In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely; and this is the name by which she shall be called: "The LORD our righteousness."

It shall be eighteen thousand reeds around: and the name of the city from that day shall be, 'The LORD is there.'"

Woe to Ariel. Ariel, the city where David encamped. Add year to year; let the feasts come around;