Zion, or Sion (צִיּוֹן "Height", Standard Hebrew Tziyyon, Tiberian Hebrew Tsiyyôn; Arabic صهيون Ṣuhyūn), is an archaic term that originally referred to a specific mountain near Jerusalem (Mount Zion), on which stood a Jebusite fortress of the same name that was conquered by David. "Zion" became applied to the section of Jerusalem where the fortress stood, and after Solomon's Temple was built there, it came to refer to the temple grounds and the temple itself. Today "Zion" is often used metaphorically, to symbolize Jerusalem and the Promised Land to come, i ...

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• Zion - Modern use
• Zion - Anti-Slavery
• Zion - Latter Day Saint usage of the term Zion
• Zion - Rastafarians
• Zion - Ugaritic Texts and the Bible
• Zion - Other references

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Zion - Anti-Slavery. The longing for Zion of the Babylonian Hebrews was adopted as a metaphor by Christianized Black slaves. Thus, Zion symbolizes a longing, by wandering peoples, for a safe homeland. This could be a literal place such as in Ethiopia for Rastafarians for example. For others, it has taken on a more spiritual meaning—a safe spiritual homeland, like in heaven, or a kind of peace of mind in one's present life. Zion - Latter Day Saint usage of the term Zion. Main a ...

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Zion, Zion - Modern use, Zion - Anti-Slavery, Zion - Latter Day Saint usage of the term Zion, Zion - Rastafarians, Zion - Ugaritic Texts and the Bible, Zion - Other references

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In texts uncovered at Ugarit, references to "Zephon" (Tsephon) have been identified with the Syrian mountain Jebel Aqra. In these texts, the mountain is the holy place of the gods, where the god known as the "Lord" reigns over the divine assembly. The word "Zephon" is a common Semitic word for "North", and some have considered it to be possibly cognate with the Hebrew name Zion (Tsiyyon). Psalm 48:2 mentions both terms together: "...Her-Tsiyyon yerktey Tsafon..." ("Mount Zion on the sides of the North"), usually taken to refer to the north side of Mount Zion, not ne ...

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Zion, Zion - Modern use, Zion - Anti-Slavery, Zion - Latter Day Saint usage of the term Zion, Zion - Rastafarians, Zion - Ugaritic Texts and the Bible, Zion - Other references

Read more here: » Zion: Encyclopedia II - Zion - Ugaritic Texts and the Bible