Jebus
Americannoun
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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
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
On the contrary, in these Jerusalem is still known only by its old name of Uru-salim; of the name Jebus there is not a hint.
From Patriarchal Palestine by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
Originally it was called Jebus, then Zadek, then Salem, and finally Jerusalem.
From Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) by Foote, G. W. (George William)
His residence was immediately transferred from Hebron to Jebus, which until then had remained in possession of the Canaanites, and first derives historical importance from him.
From Prolegomena by Wellhausen, Julius
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