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25 kwi 2022 · The word Zion appears 152 times in the Old Testament, seven times in the New Testament, and is not only used to describe the mountain. The Bible describes Zion as: The City of David (2 Samuel 5:7, 1 Kings 8:1, 1 Chronicles 11:5) The city of Jerusalem (Isaiah 33:20, Isaiah 40:9, Psalm 51:18)
4 sty 2022 · In the Old Testament Zion refers figuratively to Israel as the people of God (Isaiah 60:14). In the New Testament, Zion refers to God’s spiritual kingdom. We have not come to Mount Sinai, says the apostle, but “to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem” (Hebrews 12:22).
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 ...
19 maj 2020 · Mount Zion is a hill in Jerusalem, located just outside the walls of the Old City. The term Mount Zion is found in the Old Testament first for the City of David ( 2 Samuel 5:7 , 1 Chronicle 11:5; 1 Kings 8:1 ) 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.
Zion, in the Old Testament, the easternmost of the two hills of ancient Jerusalem. It was the site of the Jebusite city captured by David, king of Israel and Judah, in the 10th century bce (2 Samuel 5:6–9) and established by him as his royal capital.
18 lip 2024 · Mentions of Zion in the Bible. The term “Zion” appears 152 times in the Old Testament. It appears predominantly in the books of Psalms, Isaiah, and Jeremiah. Here are a few key references: Psalms: Zion is frequently mentioned in the Psalms as a place of God’s presence and glory (e.g., Psalm 2:6, 9:11, 14:7).
11 paź 2023 · The ancient Hebrew word Tsiyon (Zion) is “a Canaanite hill fortress in Jerusalem captured by David and called in the Bible ‘City of David.’" Zion can refer to one of three places: the hill where the most ancient areas of Jerusalem stood; the city of Jerusalem itself; or the dwelling place of God.
