This demonym designates a native or resident of Jerusalem, appearing twice in the New Testament. In Mark's Gospel it identifies the crowds streaming from Jerusalem to hear John the Baptist (Mark 1:5), while in John's Gospel the term distinguishes permanent residents from pilgrims when discussing Jesus' identity (John 7:25). The multilingual evidence (Spanish Jerosolimitanos, French Hiérosolymitain, German Einwohner-Jerusalems) consistently marks this as a gentilicium—a proper adjective denoting civic identity. Beyond mere geography, the term carries theological weight as it identifies those whose religious center was the Temple itself.