Zion

Zion ( ; Tiberian vocalization : Ṣiyyôn ; transliterated Zion or Sion ) is a term that most often refers to Jerusalem and by extension, the Biblical land of Israel . The word is found in texts dating back almost three millennia. In Kabbalah the more esoteric reference is made to Zion being the spiritual point from which reality emerges, located in the Holy of Holies of the First, Second and Third Temple . It commonly referred to a specific mountain near Jerusalem ( Mount Zion ), on which stood a Jebusite fortress of the same name that was conquered by David and was named the City of David . The term Zion came to designate the area of Jerusalem where the fortress stood, and later became a metonym for Solomon 's Temple in Jerusalem , the city of Jerusalem and generally, the Promised Land to come.

Lilien , Stamp for the Keren Kayemet , Vienna, 1901-2. The symbolic design presents a Star of David containing the word Zion in Hebrew characters . May our eyes behold your return in mercy to Zion . Zion ( Ṣiyyôn ), also transliterated Sion , Syon , Tzion or Tsion , is a place name often used as a synonym for Jerusalem . The word is first found in 2 Samuel 5:7 which dates from c.630–540 BCE according to modern scholarship. It commonly referred to a specific mountain near Jerusalem ( Mount Zion ), on which stood a Jebusite fortress of the same name that was conquered by David and was named the City of David . The term Tzion came to designate the area of Jerusalem where the fortress stood, and later became a metonym for Solomon 's Temple in Jerusalem , the city of Jerusalem and " the World to Come ", the Jewish understanding of the hereafter . In Kabbalah the more esoteric reference is made to Tzion being the spiritual point from which reality emerges, located in the Holy of Holies of the First , Second and Third Temple . Image published in Ost und West , Berlin, January 1902, 17-18 .

The symbolic design presents a Star of David containing the word Zion in the Hebrew alphabet . May our eyes behold your return in mercy to Zion . Zion ( Ṣîyōn , LXX Σιών , also variously transliterated Sion , Tzion , Tsion , Tsiyyon ) is a placename in the Hebrew Bible used as a synonym for Jerusalem as well as for the Land of Israel as a whole (see Names of Jerusalem ). The name is found in 2 Samuel (5:7), one of the books of the Hebrew Bible dated to before or close to the mid-6th century BCE. It originally referred to a specific hill in Jerusalem ( Mount Zion ), located to the south of Mount Moriah (the Temple Mount). According to the narrative of 2 Samuel 5, Mount Zion held the Jebusite fortress of the same name that was conquered by David and was renamed the City of David . That specific hill ("mount") is one of the many squat hills that form Jerusalem, which also includes Mount Moriah (the Temple Mount), the Mount of Olives , etc. Over many centuries, until as recently as the Ottoman era, the city walls of Jerusalem were rebuilt many times in new locations, so that the particular hill known as Mount Zion is no longer inside the city wall, but its location is now just outside the portion of the Old City wall forming the southern boundary of the Jewish Quarter of the current Old City. Most of the original City of David itself is thus also outside the current city wall. The term Tzion came to designate the area of Davidic Jerusalem where the fortress stood, and was used as well as synecdoche for the entire city of Jerusalem; and later, when Solomon's Temple was built on the adjacent Mount Moriah (which, as a result, came to be known as the Temple Mount) the meanings of the term Tzion were further extended by synecdoche to the additional meanings of the Temple itself, the hill upon which the Temple stood, the entire city of Jerusalem, the entire biblical Land of Israel, and " the World to Come ", the Jewish understanding of the afterlife . Image published in Ost und West , Berlin, January 1902, 17-18 . Sion is the spelling in the Vulgate , also adopted in modern French.

Synonym for Jerusalem or Land of Israel For other uses, see Zion (disambiguation) , Mount Zion (disambiguation) , and Zion (name) . Zion (1903), Ephraim Moses Lilien Zion ( Ṣīyyōn , LXX Σιών , also variously transliterated Sion , Tzion , Tsion , Tsiyyon ) is a placename in the Hebrew Bible used as a synonym for Jerusalem as well as for the Land of Israel as a whole. The name is found in 2 Samuel (5:7), one of the books of the Hebrew Bible dated to before or close to the mid-6th century BCE. It originally referred to a specific hill in Jerusalem ( Mount Zion ), located to the south of Mount Moriah (the Temple Mount). According to the narrative of 2 Samuel 5, Mount Zion held the Jebusite fortress of the same name that was conquered by David and was renamed the City of David . That specific hill ("mount") is one of the many squat hills that form Jerusalem, which also includes Mount Moriah (the Temple Mount), the Mount of Olives , etc. Over many centuries, until as recently as the Ottoman era, the city walls of Jerusalem were rebuilt many times in new locations, so that the particular hill known as Mount Zion is no longer inside the city wall, but its location is now just outside the portion of the Old City wall forming the southern boundary of the Jewish Quarter of the current Old City. Most of the original City of David itself is thus also outside the current city wall. The term Tzion came to designate the area of Davidic Jerusalem where the fortress stood, and was used as well as synecdoche for the entire city of Jerusalem; and later, when Solomon's Temple was built on the adjacent Mount Moriah (which, as a result, came to be known as the Temple Mount) the meanings of the term Tzion were further extended by synecdoche to the additional meanings of the Temple itself, the hill upon which the Temple stood, the entire city of Jerusalem, the entire biblical Land of Israel, and " the World to Come ", the Jewish understanding of the afterlife . Sion is the spelling in the Vulgate , also adopted in modern French.

Synonym for Jerusalem or Land of Israel For other uses, see Zion (disambiguation) and Zion (name) . Zion (1903), Ephraim Moses Lilien Zion ( Hebrew : צִיּוֹן , romanized : Ṣiyyôn ; Biblical Greek : Σιών ) is a placename in the Tanakh , often used as a synonym for Jerusalem as well as for the Land of Israel as a whole. The name is found in 2 Samuel ( 2 Sam 5:7 ), one of the books of the Tanakh dated to approximately the mid-6th century BCE. It originally referred to a specific hill in Jerusalem, Mount Zion , located to the south of Mount Moriah (the Temple Mount). According to the narrative of 2 Samuel 5, Mount Zion held the Jebusite fortress of the same name that was conquered by David and was renamed the City of David . That specific hill ("mount") is one of the many squat hills that form Jerusalem. The term Tzion came to designate the area of Davidic Jerusalem where the Jebusite fortress stood, and was used as well as synecdoche for the entire city of Jerusalem; and later, when Solomon's Temple was built on the adjacent Mount Moriah (which, as a result, came to be known as the Temple Mount ), the meanings of the term Tzion were further extended by synecdoche to the additional meanings of the Temple itself, the hill upon which the Temple stood, the entire city of Jerusalem, the entire biblical Land of Israel, and " the World to Come ", the Jewish understanding of the afterlife . Over many centuries, until as recently as the 16th century ( Ottoman period ), the city walls of Jerusalem were rebuilt many times in new locations, so that the particular hill known in biblical times as Mount Zion is no longer within the city walls, but its location is now just outside the Old City and southeast of it. Most of the original City of David itself is thus also outside the current "Old City" wall. Adding to the confusion, another ridge, the Western Hill rather than the original Southeastern Hill (City of David) or the Southern Hill (Temple Mount), has been called 'Mount Zion' for the last two millennia. Sion is the spelling in the Vulgate , also adopted in modern French. There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).