“A Great City, Which Was Called Jerusalem”
This was a Lamanite city, built within the borders of the land of Nephi. Nephite apostates-the Amulonites and Amalekites-aided in its construction. Its inhabitants always warred against those sent to it with the message of salvation. It is listed among those cities destroyed at the time of Christ’s death. “Waters have I caused to come up in the stead thereof,” the Lord said, “to hide their wickedness and abominations from before my face, that the blood of the prophets and the saints shall not come up any more unto me against them” (3 Nephi 9:7).
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