Zion

:This article deals with the historical and biblical Zion of Israel. For other uses of the term, see Zion (disambiguation).

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Zion or Tzion (צִיּוֹן "Height", Standard Hebrew Tziyyon, Tiberian Hebrew Tsiyyôn; Arabic صهيون Ṣuhyūn) originally was the specific name given to a Jebusite fortress near modern-day Jerusalem that was conquered by David. The original fortress was located on the hill in southeastern Jerusalem, called Mount Zion.

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Standard Hebrew - Tiberian Hebrew - Arabic - Jebusite - David - Jerusalem

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Zion, or Sion, is an archaic term that originally referred to a section of Jerusalem, which, by Biblical definition, is the City of David. After the death of King David, the term Zion came to refer to the hill in Jerusalem which was the site of Solomon's temple. Later, Zion came to refer to the temple and the temple grounds themselves. Beyond that, Zion is used to symbolize Jerusalem and the Promised Land of God to come, in which God dwells among his chosen people.

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Jerusalem - Biblical - City of David - King David - Solomon - Temple - Promised Land - God

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The modern hill south of the Armenian Quarter of the Old City now called Zion is the result of a misnomer dating from the Middle Ages when pilgrims mistook the relatively large, flat summit for the original site of the City of David.

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Armenian Quarter - Old City - Middle Ages

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