In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “hill in jerusalem”. Today it says “hill in jerusalem located just outside the walls of the old city to the south”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
Mount Zion (disambiguation) and Zion (disambiguation) .1Mount Zion ( , Har Ṣīyyōn ; , Jabal Sahyoun ) is a hill in Jerusalem , located just outside the walls of the Old City .2 The term Mount Zion has been used in the Hebrew Bible first for the City of David ( 2 Samuel 5:7 , 1 Chronicles 11:5 ; 1 Kings 8:1 , 2 Chronicles 5:2 ) and later for the Temple Mount , but its meaning has shifted and it is now used as the name of ancient Jerusalem's Western Hill. In a wider sense, the term Zion is also used for the entire Land of Israel .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Pope's Way, leading to Mount Zion Mount Zion ( , Har Tsion ) is an elevation west of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem . Jewish scriptures apply the term "Mount Zion" to the Temple Mount or the City of David , both located on this elevation.
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The term Mount Zion has been historically associated with the Temple Mount , but its meaning has shifted and it is now used as the name of ancient Jerusalem's so-called western hill.In a wider sense, the term is also used for the entire Land of Israel .
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Mount Zion ( , Har Tsiyyon ; , Jabal Sahyoun ) is a hill in Jerusalem , located just outside the walls of the Old City .The term Mount Zion has been used in the Hebrew Bible first for the City of David ( 2 Samuel 5:7 with invalid book , 1 Chronicles 11:5 with invalid book ; 1 Kings 8:1 with invalid book , 2 Chronicles 5:2 with invalid book ) and later for the Temple Mount , but its meaning has shifted and it is now used as the name of ancient Jerusalem's Western Hill. In a wider sense, the term is also used for the entire Land of Israel .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Hill in Jerusalem For other uses, see Mount Zion (disambiguation) , Mount Sion , and Zion (disambiguation) .Mount Zion ( Hebrew : הַר צִיּוֹן , Har Ṣīyyōn ; Arabic : جبل صهيون , Jabal Sahyoun ) is a hill in Jerusalem , located just outside the walls of the Old City to the south. The term Mount Zion has been used in the Hebrew Bible first for the City of David ( 2 Samuel 5:7 , 1 Chronicles 11:5 ; 1 Kings 8:1 , 2 Chronicles 5:2 ) and later for the Temple Mount , but its meaning has shifted and it is now used as the name of ancient Jerusalem's Western Hill. In a wider sense, the term Zion is also used for the entire Land of Israel .
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “hill in jerusalem”. Today it says “hill in jerusalem located just outside the walls of the old city to the south”. Read the current article and compare.
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hill in jerusalem
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hill in jerusalem located just outside the walls of the old city to the south
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