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Zion

A Dictionary of the Bible | 1997 | | Copyright

Zion (‘Sion’ in AV); used for Jerusalem (as 2 Sam. 5: 6–10) or for part of Jerusalem, such as the Temple mount (Ps. 2: 6; 48: 11), though the description (1 Kgs. 8: 1) of Solomon bringing the Ark to the Temple from Zion suggests they were once distinct areas, Zion being to the south. Zion came to be described in elaborate imagery in both Jewish and Christian worship. It is a sacred place (Ps. 48: 1–2) and a secure mountain that cannot be moved (Ps. 125: 1–2). It was thought to be unassailable (Mic. 3: 9–12), as Isaiah (10: 24) promised when the Assyrians approached. It was destroyed, but it will be restored (Isa. 51: 1–6). Zion becomes ‘the heavenly Jerusalem’ (Heb. 12: 22), the destiny of Christian pilgrims. In 1 Pet. (2: 6) there is a quotation from Isa. (28: 16) where it is said that God has placed a corner-stone in Zion. This is now applied, in the epistle, to Christ.

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Zion

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

Zion zī´en , city (1990 pop. 19,775), Lake co., extreme NE Ill., on Lake Michigan; inc. 1902. Largely residential, the city has some light industry. Zion was founded in 1901 by John Alexander Dowie , the Scottish founder of the Christian Catholic Church. Until 1935 the city was a communal society with a theocratic government; the church remains an important force there. Of note are the huge Zion Hotel (1902), and Shiloh House (1902), the mansion built for the Dowie family. Illinois Beach State Park is nearby.

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Zion

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

Zion or Sion , section of Jerusalem , defined in the Bible as the City of David. Originally the name referred to the Jebusite fortress conquered by David, on the southeastern hill of Jerusalem. Zion was later applied to the hill where the Temple stood, and in turn came to denote the Temple area itself. Zion is symbolic of Jerusalem, of the Promised Land, of Israel's hope of returning to Palestine (hence the term Zionism ), and of heaven or God's dwelling-place with his people.

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Zion

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Zion, St Kitts and Nevis, USA USA (Illinois): named after Mount Zion, the eastern of the two hills of ancient Jerusalem and often used in the Bible instead of ‘Jerusalem’. It lies just south of the old city and is now known as Mount Ophel. It comes from the Hebrew tsīyōn ‘hill’. Zionism is the movement for a national Jewish state in Palestine.

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Zion

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

Zi·on / ˈzīən/ (also Si·on) • n. the hill of Jerusalem on which the city of David was built. ∎ the citadel of ancient Jerusalem. ∎ Jerusalem. ∎ (in Christian thought) the heavenly city or kingdom of heaven. ∎ the Jewish people or religion.

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Zion

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

Zion, Sion one of the hills of Jerusalem on which the city of David was built; (hence) house of God, the Christian Church, place of worship. OE. Sion — ecclL. Siōn, Gr. Seṓn, Seiṓn — Heb. ṣīyôn.

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Zion

World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Copyright

Zion Hill in e Jerusalem, Israel. Zion was originally the hill on which a Jebusite fortress was built. It now refers to the hill on which the Temple was built. It is a centre of Jewish spiritual life and symbolic of the Promised Land.

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Zion

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Copyright

Zion. A hill in the city of Jerusalem. The term Zion can refer to the city of Jerusalem, to the whole of Judea or just to the Temple mount. By the 1st cent. CE, Mount Zion included the Upper City which was surrounded by a wall.

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Zion

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

Zion the hill of Jerusalem on which the city of David was built; the citadel of ancient Jerusalem; (in Christian thought) the heavenly city or kingdom of heaven. Also, the Jewish people or religion.

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Zion

Zion. The citadel of Jerusalem, taken by David from the Jebusites (2 Sam. 5: 6–7). The name came to signify Jerusalem itself (Is. 1: 27) and, allegorically, the heavenly city (Heb. 12:22).

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