Trodden hard, or fastness, or "the waterless hill", the name of the Canaanitish city which stood on Mount Zion (Josh. 15:8; 18:16, 28). It is identified with Jerusalem (q.v.) in Judg. 19:10, and with the castle or city of David (1 Chr. 11:4, 5). It was a place of great natural strength, and its capture was one of David's most brilliant achievements (2 Sam. 5:8). treading under foot; manger (threshing-floor), one of the names of Jerusalem, the city of the Jebusites, are called [675]Jebusi. (Joshua 15:8; 18:16,28; Judges 19:10,11; 1 Chronicles 11:4,5) [[676]Jerusalem]
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