Zion is a place name often used as a synonym for Jerusalem. The word is first found in Samuel II, 5:7. It commonly referred to a specific mountain (perhaps hill would be more accurate) near Jerusalem (Mount Zion), just outside the original walled city and long-since engulfed by the city.
Rastafarians believe that Ethiopia is Zion.
Zion is the name of a place in Israil. It is basically a mountain which is considered to be holy 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.
Zion is a place name often used as a synonym for Jerusalem.The word is first found in Samuel II, 5:7. It commonly referred to a specific mountain near Jerusalem (Mount Zion) then the term Zion came to mean the area of Jerusalem where a Jebusite fortress once stood. Later Zion became a metonym for Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem, the city of Jerusalem and generally, the World to Come.
Zion referred to ancient Jerusalem, where the capital of Israel was. As a result, the terms Zion and Israel have been used interchangeably to represent the overall Land of Israel.
Mount Zion is near Jerusalem, which is a long way from Rome.
Zion is another name for Jerusalem. It is also poetically used to refer to Israel.
Zion is a name of a hill in Jerusalem. It's called in Arabic "صهيون"
Zion was the name of a hill on the outskirts of the Old City of Jerusalem and has been used to refer to Jerusalem, and the Land of Israel generally, in a poetic sense.
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In Hebrew, Jerusalem is pronounced Yerushalayim.
Jerusalem is built on a plateau in the Judean Hills, specifically on the hill known as Mount Zion.
Jerusalem.