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Zion
Sunny; height, one of the eminences on which Jerusalem was built. It was surrounded on all sides, except the north, by deep valleys, that of the Tyropoeon (q.v.) separating it from Moriah (q.v.), which it surpasses in height by 105 feet. It was the south-eastern hill of Jerusalem.
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When David took it from the Jebusites (Josh. 15:63; 2 Sam. 5:7) he built on it a citadel and a palace, and it became “the city of David” (1 Kings 8:1; 2 Kings 19:21, 31; 1 Chr. 11:5). In the later books of the Old Testament this name was sometimes used (Ps. 87:2; 149:2; Isa. 33:14; Joel 2:1) to denote Jerusalem in general, and sometimes God’s chosen Israel (Ps. 51:18; 87:5).
In the New Testament (see SION) it is used sometimes to denote the Church of God (Heb. 12:22), and sometimes the heavenly city (Rev. 14:1).
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
[Jerusalem]
In the Bible
164
Verses where Zion is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 11:5
The people of Jebus said to David, “You will never get in here.” Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).
- 1 Kings 8:1
At that time Solomon assembled before him in Jerusalem the elders of Israel—all the tribal heads and family leaders of the Israelites—to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Zion, the City of David.
- 1 Peter 2:6
For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
- 2 Chronicles 5:2
At that time Solomon assembled in Jerusalem the elders of Israel—all the tribal heads and family leaders of the Israelites—to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Zion, the City of David.
- 2 Kings 19:21
This is the word that the LORD has spoken against him: ‘The Virgin Daughter of Zion despises you and mocks you; the Daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head behind you.
- 2 Kings 19:31
For a remnant will go forth from Jerusalem, and survivors from Mount Zion. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.
+158 more verses naming Zion.
Scripture on Zion
104
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- Isaiah 522 Kings 19Psalms 48Psalms 102Isaiah 3Isaiah 4Isaiah 10Isaiah 51Jeremiah 51Lamentations 1Lamentations 4Joel 32 Samuel 51 Kings 81 Chronicles 11Psalms 9Psalms 51Psalms 137Isaiah 1Isaiah 31Isaiah 37Jeremiah 4Jeremiah 6Jeremiah 31Jeremiah 50Lamentations 5Obadiah 1Micah 3Zephaniah 3Zechariah 1Zechariah 2Zechariah 8Zechariah 9Hebrews 12Revelation 14Joshua 152 Chronicles 5Psalms 2Psalms 14Psalms 20Psalms 50Psalms 53Psalms 65Psalms 69Psalms 74Psalms 76Psalms 78Psalms 84Psalms 97Psalms 99Psalms 110Psalms 125Psalms 126Psalms 128Psalms 129Psalms 132Psalms 133Psalms 134Psalms 135Psalms 146Psalms 147Psalms 149Song of Solomon 3Isaiah 2Isaiah 8Isaiah 12Isaiah 14Isaiah 16Isaiah 18Isaiah 24Isaiah 28Isaiah 29Isaiah 30Isaiah 34Isaiah 35Isaiah 40Isaiah 41Isaiah 46Isaiah 49Isaiah 59Isaiah 60Isaiah 61Isaiah 62Isaiah 64Isaiah 66Jeremiah 3Jeremiah 8Jeremiah 9Jeremiah 14Jeremiah 26Jeremiah 30Amos 1Amos 6Micah 1Matthew 21John 12Romans 9Romans 111 Peter 2
Entries that reference Zion
26
Voices on Zion
22
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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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