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Jebus

American  
[jee-buhs] / ˈdʒi bəs /

noun

  1. an ancient Canaanite city taken by David: it later became Jerusalem.


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Homer pleads for the help of Jebus in season 11's "Missionary: Impossible" while escaping from a bloodthirsty Betty White and her PBS pledge drive cronies.

From Salon Sep. 13, 2021

Explanation of Soudan and Bornou common words for articles of dress, food, instruments for manufacturing:— Jebus, leathern bag.

From Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government by Richardson, James

This city was divided into two; one part was called Jebus, the other Salem: the one was in the tribe of Juda, the other in the tribe of Benjamin.

From The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 07: Judges The Challoner Revision by

The name of the city that was afterward called Jerusalem was originally Jebus, or Jebusi, and was the capital of the Jebusites.

From Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 4 (1794-1796): the Age of Reason by Conway, Moncure Daniel

It was not until David's time, centuries after the invasion, that Jebus, the site of Jerusalem, was captured.

From Outline of Universal History by Fisher, George Park

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