Hierosolyma (i.e. Jerushalaim), the capitol of Palestine
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G2414 names Jerusalem, the city that stands in John as a center of inquiry, feast pilgrimage, temple proximity, contested worship, signs, and escalating opposition. The word is not merely a map label.
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G2414 names Jerusalem, the city that stands in John as a center of inquiry, feast pilgrimage, temple proximity, contested worship, signs, and escalating opposition. The word is not merely a map label.
The BSB source-word alignment has 63 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Jerusalem (62), [from] Jerusalem (1).
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 2:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (23), John (12), Matthew (11), Mark (10).
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G2414 names Jerusalem, the city that stands in John as a center of inquiry, feast pilgrimage, temple proximity, contested worship, signs, and escalating opposition. The word is not merely a map label. John sends readers to Jerusalem with the delegation that questions John the Baptist, with Jesus at Passover, with signs that draw surface belief, with the Samaritan woman's question about the right worship location, and with later feast scenes where conflict increases.
Jerusalem remains the city of Israel's worship history, yet John shows that Jesus relativizes place by revealing worship in spirit and truth and by bringing the temple's purpose to Himself. The city matters, but it cannot replace the Son.
G2414 locates major John scenes in Jerusalem: official inquiry, Passover signs, temple setting, worship debate, feast movement, and conflict around Jesus' identity.
And this was John’s testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?”
The priests and Levites come from Jerusalem to question John. The city is linked with official inquiry into witness and identity.
When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
Jesus goes up to Jerusalem for Passover. The city becomes the setting for temple action and sign interpretation.
While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the signs He was doing and believed in His name.
Many believe in His name in Jerusalem when they see signs, yet Jesus does not entrust Himself to them. Place and signs do not guarantee deep faith.
Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”
The Samaritan woman contrasts worship on the mountain with worship in Jerusalem. The city appears in a real worship-location dispute.
“Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.
Jesus says the hour is coming when worship will not be tied to this mountain or Jerusalem. The city is honored but surpassed by the worship the Father seeks.
Some time later there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
A feast draws Jesus again to Jerusalem. The city remains a major setting for signs, controversy, and revelation.
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Greek word. Hierosolyma (i.e. Jerushalaim), the capitol of Palestine
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G2414 helps teachers keep John's geography theologically grounded without over-allegorizing it. Jerusalem is where official delegates come from, where Jesus goes for Passover, where signs attract belief that may remain shallow, where temple action raises questions, and where worship-location assumptions are challenged. Jesus does not despise Jerusalem's history, but He does not let place replace Himself.
The Samaritan woman names Jerusalem as the Jewish worship center, and Jesus answers by speaking of an hour when worship will be in spirit and truth. That movement is crucial. John does not flatten sacred history into geography, nor does he let geography control access to God. Jerusalem matters because Jesus, the true revealer and temple, comes there.
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G2414 is a place name. Its meaning comes from its role in each scene, especially official inquiry, feasts, worship location, and temple conflict. Avoid making the city a symbol detached from narrative setting.
Jerusalem carries Old Testament worship, kingship, judgment, and hope. John brings that weight into contact with Jesus, who fulfills worship and exposes unbelief without erasing the city's covenant history.