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Jerusalem. No sooner had the Ammonites taken possession of the land Jershon than a church was established there, with Ammon; the son of king Mosiah, as the high priest. The first attempt on the integrity of its members was made by the anti-Christ Korihor (B. C. 75), but by Ammon's orders he was escorted beyond the borders of Jershon. When division arose among the Zoramites, in the land of Antionum, regarding the preaching of Alma and his associates, and the gospel believers were driven from their homes by their intolerant fellow citizens, Jershon became their place of refuge. The Ammonites having in like manner suffered persecution received the fugitives gladly, and, indifferent alike to the threats and appeals of the Zoramite leaders, found them homes and afforded them the needed succor and helpful guidance (B. C. 75). In the war that followed, Jershon was dispossessed of its citizens and occupied by an army of the Nephites. No battles, however, appear to have been fought there, as the Lamanite commanders transferred the scene of hostilities to other regions. (B. C. 74.) After this, Jershon is not mentioned by name in the Book of Mormon.  JERUSALEM, CITY OF. A Lamanite city within the borders of the land of Nephi. (See land of Jerusalem.)   JERUSALEM, CITY OF. The chief city of the Jews. It was the home of Lehi (B. C. 600); there he prophesied and thence he was led by the hand of the Lord. It is often spoken of by the writers in the Book of Mormon, more especially in connection with its destruction by the Babylonians, and is mentioned in frequent quotations from Isaiah. The year of the departure of Lehi from Jerusalem was made the initial date in Nephite chronology; that people counting their years as so many "after Lehi left Jerusalem. " With the establishment of the republic, the Nephites added "year 