Jerusalem (disambiguation)
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Jerusalem is a city in the Middle East.

Jerusalem may also refer to:

Places

East coast of the Mediterranean
  • Jerusalem District
    Jerusalem District
    The Jerusalem District is one of six administrative districts of Israel. The district capital is Jerusalem. The Jerusalem District has a land area of 652 km². The population of 910,300 is 67.8% Jewish and 30.6% Arab...

     in the State of Israel.
  • Jerusalem Governorate
    Jerusalem Governorate
    The Jerusalem Governorate is one of 16 Palestinian governorates situated in the central portion of the West Bank. Its claimed district capital is East Jerusalem, which is, however, under Israeli occupation and regarded by Israel as being part of its territory. The total land area of the...

     in modern day West Bank


United States
  • Jerusalem, Baltimore County, Maryland
    Jerusalem, Baltimore County, Maryland
    Jerusalem is an unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland, United States. It is the location of the historic Jerusalem Mill Village and Jericho Covered Bridge, both listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Jerusalem Mill Village is located on Jerusalem Road in Kingsville, MD...

    , unincorporated community
    • Jerusalem Mill Village
      Jerusalem Mill Village
      Jerusalem Mill Village is a living history museum that spans the 18th through early 20th centuries. One of the oldest and most intact mill villages in the U.S. state of Maryland, Jerusalem is located in Harford County, along the Little Gunpowder Falls River. It also serves as the headquarters of...

      , living history museum in Maryland
  • Jerusalem, New York
    Jerusalem, New York
    Jerusalem is a town in Yates County, New York in the United States. The population was 4,525 at the 2000 census. The town is named after the ancient city of Jerusalem in the Middle East....

    , town in Yates County
  • Jerusalem, Ohio
    Jerusalem, Ohio
    Jerusalem is a village in Monroe County, Ohio, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 152.Jerusalem is served by the Monroe County District Library from its administrative offices in Woodsfield, Ohio.-Geography:...

    , village in Monroe County
  • Jerusalem, pre-1888 name of Courtland, Virginia
    Courtland, Virginia
    Courtland is an incorporated town in Southampton County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,270 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Southampton County....

    , a town in Southampton County


Other locations
  • Jerusalem, New Zealand
    Jerusalem, New Zealand
    Jerusalem was once an important kainga on the Whanganui River in New Zealand where a Roman Catholic mission was first established in 1854....

    , fishing village established in 1854
  • Jerusalem, Lincolnshire
    Jerusalem, Lincolnshire
    Jerusalem is a village in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. One of the earliest references to Jerusalem was found in documents dating back to 1436....

    , village in the United Kingdom
  • Jerusalem Avenues, English name for Aleje Jerozolimskie
    Aleje Jerozolimskie
    Aleje Jerozolimskie is one of the principal streets of the city of Warsaw in Poland. It runs through the City Centre along the East-West axis, linking the western borough of Wola with the bridge on the Vistula River and the borough of Praga on the other side of the river.The name of the street...

    , one of the principal streets in Warsaw, Poland

Historical Countries

  • Kingdom of Jerusalem
    Kingdom of Jerusalem
    The Kingdom of Jerusalem was a Catholic kingdom established in the Levant in 1099 after the First Crusade. The kingdom lasted nearly two hundred years, from 1099 until 1291 when the last remaining possession, Acre, was destroyed by the Mamluks, but its history is divided into two distinct periods....

    , Christian kingdom established during the First Crusade, that existed from 1099–1291

Literature

Verse of William Blake
  • Jerusalem, common name for the poem And did those feet in ancient time
    And did those feet in ancient time
    "And did those feet in ancient time" is a short poem by William Blake from the preface to his epic Milton a Poem, one of a collection of writings known as the Prophetic Books. The date on the title page of 1804 for Milton is probably when the plates were begun, but the poem was printed c. 1808...

    , 1804 work by William Blake from his Milton a Poem
  • Jerusalem The Emanation of the Giant Albion, an illuminated book created from 1804–1820 by William Blake


Other works
  • Jerusalem (Mendelssohn)
    Jerusalem (Mendelssohn)
    Jerusalem or On Religious Power and Judaism is the title of a book written by Moses Mendelssohn, which was first published in 1783 – the same year, when the Prussian officer Christian Wilhelm von Dohm published the second part of his Mémoire Concerning the amelioration of the civil status of the...

    , philosophical book published in 1783
  • Jerusalem, 1901 novel by Selma Lagerlöf
    Selma Lagerlöf
    Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf was a Swedish author. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and most widely known for her children's book Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige ....

  • Jerusalem, 1996 novel by Cecelia Holland
    Cecelia Holland
    -Biography:She was born December 31, 1943 in Henderson, Nevada, and began writing at the age of twelve, recording the stories she made up for her own entertainment. From the beginning, her focus was on history because "being twelve, I had precious few stories of my own...

  • Jerusalem, 2009 novel by Patrick Neate
    Patrick Neate
    Patrick Neate is an award-winning British novelist, journalist, poet, screenwriter and podcaster.-Early life:Born and raised as a Roman Catholic in South London, he was educated at St. Paul's School and Cambridge University. He spent a gap year in Zimbabwe and has since returned to Africa on many...

  • Jerusalem (play)
    Jerusalem (play)
    Jerusalem is a play by Jez Butterworth that opened at the downstairs theatre of the Royal Court Theatre in London in 2009. The production starred Mark Rylance as Johnny 'Rooster' Byron and Mackenzie Crook as Ginger. After receiving rave reviews its run was extended. In January 2010 it transferred...

    , 2009 work created in London by Jez Butterworth
  • Jerusalem: the Biography, 2011 historical book by Simon Sebag Montefiore
    Simon Sebag Montefiore
    Simon Jonathan Sebag Montefiore is a British historian and writer.-Family history:Simon's father, a doctor, is descended from a famous line of wealthy Sephardic Jews who became diplomats and bankers all over Europe...


Film

  • Jerusalem (film)
    Jerusalem (film)
    Jerusalem is the title of a Swedish international feature-film from 1996, based upon two novels, Jerusalem I + II by Swedish autor and Nobel laureate Selma Lagerlöf...

    , 1996 Swedish film, directed by Bille August, based on Selma Lagerlöf's 1901 novel

Bands

  • Jerusalem (British band)
    Jerusalem (British band)
    Jerusalem was an early 1970s British heavy rock band.The five-member band released one self-titled album worldwide in 1972 on Deram Records , produced by Ian Gillan of Deep Purple...

    , early 1970s
  • Jerusalem (Swedish band), founded in 1975

Albums

  • Jerusalem (Jerusalem album), in 1968 by the Swedish band Jerusalem
  • Jerusalem and Dopesmoker
    Jerusalem and Dopesmoker
    Jerusalem and Dopesmoker were the final albums by the American heavy metal band Sleep. The albums were released in 1999 and 2003 respectively. The music for these albums was written during a four year period when the group was working on a single song that was around an hour in length. Sleep had...

    , in 1999 by Sleep
  • Jerusalem (Steve Earle album), released in 2002

Songs

With lyrics derived from William Blake's poem:
  • "Jerusalem (hymn)", a setting to music of Blake's poem And did those feet in ancient time
    And did those feet in ancient time
    "And did those feet in ancient time" is a short poem by William Blake from the preface to his epic Milton a Poem, one of a collection of writings known as the Prophetic Books. The date on the title page of 1804 for Milton is probably when the plates were begun, but the poem was printed c. 1808...

    , written by Sir Hubert Parry
    Hubert Parry
    Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, 1st Baronet was an English composer, teacher and historian of music.Parry's first major works appeared in 1880. As a composer he is best known for the choral song "Jerusalem", the coronation anthem "I was glad" and the hymn tune "Repton", which sets the words...

     in 1916 and used as a hymn
  • "Jerusalem", segment of 1988 track "Dog Is Life" / "Jerusalem" from the album I Am Kurious Oranj
    I Am Kurious Oranj
    I Am Kurious Oranj is a 1988 album by British rock band The Fall. The album was written as the soundtrack for the ballet "I am Curious, Orange", produced by contemporary dance group Michael Clark & Company, and themed loosely around the 300th anniversary of William of Orange's accession to the...

    by The Fall
  • "Jerusalem", 1973 song from the album Brain Salad Surgery
    Brain Salad Surgery
    Brain Salad Surgery is the fourth studio album by progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released in 1973 and the first under their Manticore Records imprint. It fuses rock and classical themes. Lyrics were co-written by Greg Lake with fellow ex-King Crimson member Peter Sinfield. Cover...

    by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
  • "Jerusalem", 1981 track on Chariots of Fire (album)
    Chariots of Fire (album)
    Chariots of Fire is a 1981 musical score by Greek electronic composer Vangelis for the British film Chariots of Fire, which won four Academy Awards including Best Picture and Original Music Score....

     by Ambrosian Singers and Vangelis
  • "Blake's Jerusalem", 1990 song on The Internationale (album)
    The Internationale (album)
    The Internationale is a 1990 album by Billy Bragg. Originally released on Bragg's short-lived record label, Utility Records, it is a deliberately political album, consisting mainly of cover versions and rewrites of left-wing protest songs...

     by Billy Bragg


With other lyrics:
  • "Jerusalem of Gold", Israeli patriotic song written in 1967
  • "Jerusalem", 1971 song on Long Player (album)
    Long Player (album)
    Long Player, from 1971, was the second album by the British rock group Faces. Among the highlights are the live cover of Paul McCartney's "Maybe I'm Amazed", the rave-up "Had Me a Real Good Time" and the opening "Bad 'n' Ruin"....

     by The Faces
  • "With a Shout (Jerusalem)", 1981 song by U2 from October (album)
    October (album)
    October is the second album by Irish rock band U2, released in 1981. The album featured spiritual themes, inspired by Bono, The Edge, and Larry Mullen, Jr.'s memberships in a Christian group called the "Shalom Fellowship", which led them to question the relationship between the Christian faith and...

  • "Jerusalem" (Alphaville song)
    Jerusalem (Alphaville song)
    Jerusalem is third single from Alphaville's album Afternoons in Utopia. It is their seventh single overall. It was released only in Germany in November 1986.-Song development:...

    , 1986 work from Afternoons in Utopia
  • "Jerusalem", 1987 song by Sinéad O'Connor from The Lion and the Cobra
    The Lion and the Cobra
    The Lion and the Cobra is the 1987 debut album by Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor. O'Connor, age 20 at the time, recorded the album while heavily pregnant with her first child....

  • "Jerusalem" (Dan Bern song)
    Jerusalem (Dan Bern song)
    "Jerusalem" is a song by Dan Bern, appearing on his 1996 album, Dog Boy Van. At the end of the song the singer reveals that he is the messiah...

    , 1996 work from Dog Boy Van by Dan Bern
  • "Jerusalem", 2004 song by Dutch singer Anouk on Hotel New York
    Hotel New York
    -Charts:-Album:* Hotel New York peaked at number 2 in the 2005 Album top 100 Year-end charts, meaning it was the second best-selling album in the Netherlands.* In Belgium, Hotel New York sold over 50,000 copies and thus was certified platinum...

  • "Jerusalem" (Out of the Darkness Comes Light)
    Jerusalem (Out of the Darkness Comes Light)
    "Jerusalem" is a song by Hasidic Jewish reggae singer Matisyahu, produced by Jimmy Douglass & The Ill Factor, and first released in 2006 on his major label debut, Youth...

    , 2006 work by Hasidic reggae musician Matisyahu

Other uses

  • Jerusalem (surname)
    Jerusalem (surname)
    Jerusalem is a surname.Those bearing it include:* Ignacio de Jerusalem y Stella , Italian-born Mexican composer* Wilhelm Jerusalem , Bohemia-Austrian philosopher* Siegfried Jerusalem , German operatic tenor singer...

    , multiple people
  • Jerusalem artichoke
    Jerusalem artichoke
    The Jerusalem artichoke , also called the sunroot, sunchoke, earth apple or topinambour, is a species of sunflower native to eastern North America, and found from Eastern Canada and Maine west to North Dakota, and south to northern Florida and Texas...

    , a vegetable
  • Jerusalem (computer virus)
    Jerusalem (computer virus)
    Jerusalem is a DOS virus first detected in Jerusalem, Israel, in October 1987. On infection, the Jerusalem virus becomes memory resident , and then infects every executable file run, except for COMMAND.COM. .COM files grow by 1,813 bytes when infected by Jerusalem and are not re-infected. .EXE...

    , first detected in Jerusalem, Israel in 1987
  • Jerusalem College of Engineering, Chennai
    Jerusalem College of Engineering, Chennai
    Jerusalem College of Engineering, Chennai, India is a multi-professional institution, established in 1995. The College is part of the Jerusalem Educational Trust formed and registered in the year 1993. The motto of the trust is "to promote higher education" in the fields of Engineering and...

    , an engineering college in Tamil Nadu, India
  • Jerusalem: The Three Roads to the Holy Land
    Jerusalem: The Three Roads to the Holy Land
    Jerusalem: The Three Roads to the Holy Land is a 2002 historical adventure game. The game was developed by Arxel Tribe and Réunion des Musées Nationaux, and published by Cryo Interactive...

    , 2002 historical adventure video game
  • Spider Jerusalem
    Spider Jerusalem
    Spider Jerusalem is a fictional character and the protagonist of the comic book Transmetropolitan, created by writer Warren Ellis and artist Darick Robertson, introduced under the now-defunct Helix imprint of DC Comics before being moved to the Vertigo imprint.-Background:Spider is a renegade gonzo...

    , fictional character in the comic Transmetropolitan
  • Council of Jerusalem
    Council of Jerusalem
    The Council of Jerusalem is a name applied by historians and theologians to an Early Christian council that was held in Jerusalem and dated to around the year 50. It is considered by Catholics and Orthodox to be a prototype and forerunner of the later Ecumenical Councils...

    , early Christian council held around the year 50

See also

  • East Jerusalem
    East Jerusalem
    East Jerusalem or Eastern Jerusalem refer to the parts of Jerusalem captured and annexed by Jordan in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and then captured and annexed by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War...

  • West Jerusalem (disambiguation)
  • Eyerusalem
    Eyerusalem
    Eyerusalem is a feminine given name of Amharic origin given in reference to the city of Jerusalem. Eyerus is a short form of the name....

    , given name
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