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The Adobe Flash Player is required in order to view this content. You can get it here: JerusalemMain Entry: Je·ru·sa·lem Pronunciation: \jə-ˈrü-s(ə-)ləm, -ˈrü-z(ə-)ləm\ Variant(s): or ancient Hi·ero·sol·y·ma \ˌhī-(ə-)rō-ˈsä-lə-mə\ or biblical Je·bus \ˈjē-bəs\ Function: geographical name city SW Asia NW of Dead Sea; divided 1948–67 between Jordan (old city) & Israel (new city); ∗ of Israel since 1950 & formerly ∗ of ancient kingdoms of Israel & Judah; old city under Israeli control since 1967 population 657,500 — Je·ru·sa·lem·ite \-lə-ˌmīt\ noun 
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