Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Martin Arhelger" <arhelger AT gmx.de>]

>  It is well known that different names (or descriptions) can be used
for
> the
>  same person in a Biblical narrative, e.g. Yishma'el being called in
> Genesis
>  21 "the son of Hagar the Egyptian" (v. 9), "the son of this
servant" (v.
>  10), "His [=Abraham's] son" (v. 11), "the lad" (v. 12), and "the
child"
> (v.
>  14).  The different descriptions are used according to the point of
view
>  cited in each particular verse.
>
>  Does anyone know of similar cases, using different names or
descriptions
> of
>  *places*, rather than people?



Jerusalem is called "the city of our God" in Ps 48:1 and 8 and "the
city of the great King" in 48:2. (Other names are "Jebus", Judg 19:10,
"Salem", Ps 76:2 and sometimes "Sion" is used for the whole city.)

I'm sure there are other examples.

Martin Arhelger,
Germany