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==Etymology==

==Etymology==

Although the precise origin of the Hebrew name for Jerusalem, ''Yerushalayim'' remains uncertain, scholars have come up with a variety of interpretations. Some say it means "legacy of peace" — a [[portmanteau]] of ''yerusha'' (legacy) and ''[[shalom]]'' (peace). "Shalom" is a cognate of the Hebrew name "Shlomo," i.e., King Solomon," the builder of the First Temple. Alternatively, the second part of the portmanteau could be [[Salem]] (''Shalem'' literally "whole" or "in harmony"), an early name for Jerusalem (Jerusalem, by Amos Elon [http://www.usna.edu/Users/history/tucker/hh362/telavivandjerusalem.htm] isbn=0006375316 HarperCollins Publishers Ltd) The epithet may have originated in the ancient name of Jerusalem—Salem (after the pagan deity of the city), which is etymologically connected in the Semitic languages with the words for peace (shalom in Hebrew, salam in Arabic) that appears in the Book of [[Genesis]]. (Fr. [[King James Version]]: "And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God." ([[Genesis]] 14:18) Others cite the  [[Amarna letters]], where the [[Akkadian language|Akkadian]] name of the city appears as ''Urušalim'', a cognate of the Hebrew ''Ir Shalem''. Some believe there is a connection to ''[[Shalim]]'', the beneficent deity known from [[Ugarit]]ic myths as the personification of dusk.[http://www.alquds.edu/gen_info/index.php?page=jerusalem_history] enttitled Jerusalem, the Old City pub. Quds University.   

Although the precise origin of the Hebrew name for Jerusalem, ''Yerushalayim'' remains uncertain, scholars have come up with a variety of interpretations. Some say it means "legacy of peace" — a [[portmanteau]] of ''yerusha'' (legacy) and ''[[shalom]]'' (peace). "Shalom" is a cognate of the Hebrew name "Shlomo," i.e., King Solomon," the builder of the First Temple. Alternatively, the second part of the portmanteau could be [[Salem]] (''Shalem'' literally "whole" or "in harmony"), an early name for Jerusalem (Jerusalem, by Amos Elon [http://www.usna.edu/Users/history/tucker/hh362/telavivandjerusalem.htm] isbn=0006375316 HarperCollins Publishers Ltd) The epithet may have originated in the ancient name of Jerusalem—Salem (after the pagan deity of the city), which is etymologically connected in the Semitic languages with the words for peace (shalom in Hebrew, salam in Arabic) that appears in the Book of [[Genesis]]. (Fr. [[King James Version]]: "And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God." ([[Genesis]] 14:18) Others cite the  [[Amarna letters]], where the [[Akkadian language|Akkadian]] name of the city appears as ''Urušalim'', a cognate of the Hebrew ''Ir Shalem''. Some believe there is a connection to ''[[Shalim]]'', the beneficent deity known from [[Ugarit]]ic myths as the personification of dusk.[http://www.alquds.edu/gen_info/index.php?page=jerusalem_history] enttitled Jerusalem, the Old City pub. Quds University.