v. Jerusalem
2Sa 5:7; 1Ch 11:5 David took the fortress of S
Psa 2:6 I have set my king over him, my holy
Psa 9:11 sing to the Lord, who dwells in S
Psalm 14:7; 53:6
Sion (Heb. Tsîyôn, perhaps “signpost” or “elevated”; Gr. Sion). It was originally the name of the southeastern mount or hill of the city that would eventually become Jerusalem, and on which stood the old Jebusite fortress that David took and to which he renamed the City of David (2Sa 5:7; 1Ki 8:1). It is located between the Cedrón and Tiropeón valleys, south of the hill where the temple was located. When David moved the ark to his new capital, Zion especially became the name of the place where God dwelt. Therefore, it was used to refer to the northeastern hill after Solomon built the temple there and moved the ark there (Isa. 2:3; 8:18; etc.). From time to time, however, the name Zion was applied to the entire city (33:20; 60:14), and even to the entire nation of Israel (Is. 40-9; Zec 9:13). The inhabitants of the city of Jerusalem were also given the name “sons and daughters of Zion” (Psa 48:11, 12; Isa 1:8; 10:32; Jl. 2:23; Zec 9:13; etc.). The NT church, the legitimate successor of the OT people of God, is said to have approached “mount Zion” (Heb 12:22, 23; cf 1Pe 2:5, 6), and is finally given that name. name the place where John saw the 144,000 who were with the “Lamb” (Rev 14:1). Unfortunately, since the Middle Ages the name Zion has been mistakenly attributed to the hill south-west of Jerusalem (the “Upper City”). This application of the name must be attributed to the traditions of that time. The Jews were based on the description that Josephus makes of the city walls, and the Christians, on the location of the church called Santa Sion, built in the place where, according to tradition, the cenacle would have been found – that is, the upper room in which Jesus celebrated the Lord’s Supper – and which from then on was for a long time the center of Christian activities in Jerusalem. However, excavations over the last 75 years prove that the city of David was confined to the southeastern hill, and that the southwestern one did not become part of the city until the reign of Hezekiah or Manasseh (fig 260, with the hill to the left; figs 122, 278, 279). Map XVIII. For the original Zion, see David, City of.
Source: Evangelical Bible Dictionary
name of the fortress of the Jebusites, primitive inhabitants of Jerusalem, located on the easternmost hill of the ancient city of Jerusalem, which was conquered by David, ca. 1000 BC C., after being anointed king of Israel, since he had already been proclaimed king of Juda, 2 S 5, 6-7; 1 Cro 11, 5. The king gave it the name of City of David, turning it into the political and religious center of the unified kingdom, since he settled there and built the sanctuary in which the Ark was housed, 2 S 6, 12; 1 Cro 15. As Mount S. is identified as the site where Solomon built the Temple, it is considered the sacred mount, place of God’s dwelling, where he established his house, Ps 74 (73), 2; 76 (75), 3; 99 (98), 2; Is 8, 18. S. is also used in the Bible to refer to the city of Jerusalem, Is 1, 27; Salt 2, 6; also called by the prophet “daughter of S.”, Is 1, 8. To indicate the inhabitants of the city, Ps 149, 2; Is 3, 16-17; 4, 4; Ze 9, 13.
In the NTS it is the new Jerusalem, the heavenly Jerusalem, the eschatological city, Hb 12, 22; Rev 14, 1.
Digital Bible Dictionary, Grupo C Service & Design Ltda., Colombia, 2003
Source: Digital Bible Dictionary
(Heb. tsiyon; Gr. Zion, probably fortress). One of the mountains on which Jerusalem stood. It is first mentioned in the OT as a Jebusite fortress (2Sa 5:6-9). David captured it and called it the city of David (1Ki 8:1; 2Ch 5:2; 2Ch 32:30; 2Ch 33:14). David brought the ark to Zion, and the mount was holy ever since (2Sa 6:10-12). When Solomon later moved the ark to the temple on nearby Mount Moriah, the name Zion was extended to include the temple (Isa 8:18; Isa 18:7; Isa 24:23; Joe 3:17; Mic 4:7) . Zion came to mean all of Jerusalem (2Ki 19:21; Psalm 48; 2Ki 69:35; 2Ki 133:3; Isa 1:8). The name is often used figuratively to designate the church, Jewish political constitution (Psa 126:1; Psa 129:5; Isa 33:14; Isa 34:8; Isa 49:14; Isa 52:8) and the heaven (Heb 12:22; compare Rev 14:1).
Source: Hispanic World Bible Dictionary
It is not identified with the southeastern hill of Jerusalem (the City of David). By Sion we must rather understand the height that, with the Solomonic enlargement, was incorporated into the city on the north side. At that height, the sanctuary or sacred place of sacrifices of the Yebusean city was probably already located, in such a way that the incorporation of the mountain to the city was also due to religious tradition. Still Isaiah distinguishes Jerusalem from Zion (Isa 10:12). But the name † œZion † was revealed with such force that he soon frequently designated the city of David as well (eg, 1Ki 8:1). Although over time that designation was increasingly supplanted by the name “Sanctuary Mount.”
The toponym “Sion” was probably not originally a name loaded with meaning, but a simple minor toponym. Just as siyya and sayon mean “dry ground” or barren, so too siyyon indicates nothing other than a “rocky hill,” or the like.
The mount now called “Sion,” and on which are the venerable places of the Cenacle (see below) and the church of the Dormitio Mariae run by the Benedictines, is not identified with the hill originally called “Sion.” † This new hill of Zion is rather in the area that belonged to the upper city, to the west of the Valley of the cheesemakers or Tyropoeon (see above). To avoid confusion, there is more and more talk in this case of “Christian Zion.”
Source: Dictionary of Bible Geography
(high).
Mount Zion is one of the mountains where the city of Jerusalem is located. The temple was located on Mount Zion.
– Originally it was a Jebusean fortress: (2Sa 5:6-9).
– It was captured by David, who brought the Ark there, and made it the capital of the Kingdom, 2 52Ch 6:10-12.
– Later the name “Zion” also included Mount Moriah, another Jerusalem mount, and later all of Jerusalem: (Isa 8:18, l8:7, 24:23, Mic 4:7, 2Ki 19: 21, Ps 48, 2 Kings 69:35).
– Figuratively, it refers to the Jewish church and the political constitution: (Sal 126:1, Sal 129:5). and to Heaven: (Heb 12:22, Rev 14:1).
Christian Bible Dictionary
Dr. J. Dominguez
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Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
OT place names.
1. Old name of mount †¢Hermon (Deu 4:48).
. The ancient fortress of the Jebusites, erected SE of Jerusalem. When captured by David it was called “City of David” (2 Sam. 5, 7, 9; 1Ki 8:1). In poetic language the name was later applied to all of Jerusalem (“For out of S. shall go forth the law, and out of Jerusalem the word of the Lord”). The terms †œdaughter of S.† (Isa 1:8) and †œthe virgin daughter of S.† (Isa 37:22) are also allusions to Jerusalem. On some occasions metonymy is made with the name S., pointing to all of Judea (“My people, inhabitant of S., do not fear Assyria†; “The redeemed of Jehovah will certainly return; they will return to S. singing†); or to the Jewish people (†œ… saying to S.: You are my people† ).
After Solomon built the †¢temple on Mount Moriah, the name of S. came to be applied to that area as well. Many mentions of S., then, are a direct reference to the temple mount (“…I am the Lord your God, who dwells on S., my holy mountain† ).
In the NT there are OT citations that mention S. (Mat 21:5; Jua 12:15; Rom 9:33; 1Pe 2:6). In the book of Hebrews, the new Jerusalem is indicated with the name of S. (†œ… you have come to the mount of S., to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem† ). In John’s visions the Lamb appears “standing on Mount S.” (Rev 14:1).
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
tip, MOUNT CITY
see, JERUSALEM
sit, a4, 177, 246
vet, (a) One of the hills on which the city of Jerusalem rises. The name of Zion (Zi’un) appears for the first time in the OT to designate a Jebusean fortress located on this eminence. David took possession of it, and gave it the name “city of David” (2 Sam. 5:7; 1 Chron. 11:5). There he carried the ark. Since then, the mount was considered holy (2 Sam. 6:10-12). Solomon put the ark in the Temple that he had built on Mount Moriah (1 Kings 8:1; 2 Chron. 3:1; 5:2). These two passages show that Zion and Moriah were two different hills. (For the location of Zion, see JERUSALEM b, A.) (b) After the construction of Solomon’s Temple on Mount Moriah and the transportation of the ark to this place, the name of Zion also came to designate the Temple (Is 8:18; 18:7; 24:23; Jl. 3:17; Mi. 4:7). This is why the OT mentions Zion a large number of times, while Moriah only appears twice (Gen. 22:2; 2 Chron. 3:1). (c) The name Zion is frequently used to designate the whole of Jerusalem (2 Kings 19:21; Ps. 48; 69:35; 133:3; Isa. 1:8; 3:16; 4:3; 10:24; 52:1; 60:14). (d) The pious Israelites and the Jewish nation (Ps. 126:1; 129:5; Isa. 33:14; 34:8; 49:14; 52:8). (e) The Jerusalem above (Heb. 12:22; cf. Rev. 14:1). (f) Heb. “Si’um”, “elevated”. It is one of the names of the Hermon chain, or of one of its summits (Dt. 4:48).
Source: New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
Hill of Jerusalem, in the SW of the old city, in which the so-called “City of David” was built, which was completed by this king to convert the citadel or fortress conquered from the Jebusites into the capital of the Kingdom.
The term Zion became, therefore, an emblem or model of the biblical Jerusalem, center of the Yawehist cult. That is why it appears frequently alluded to in the Psalms, in the Prophets and in other biblical texts.
Pedro Chico González, Dictionary of Catechesis and Religious Pedagogy, Editorial Bruño, Lima, Peru 2006
Source: Dictionary of Catechesis and Religious Pedagogy
Name of the city that David conquered from the Jebusites, called for that reason and since then the “city of David” (2 Sam 5,7), located between the Cedrón and the Tiropeón torrents, in the southeast part of present-day Jerusalem. David moved the Ark of the Covenant there and made it the capital of the kingdom. To the north of Zion was made the great esplanade, where Solomon built the temple. The prophets and psalmists speak indistinctly of Zion and Jerusalem (Is 4,3; 46,13; Sof 3,14; Jer 3,14; Sal 14,7; 97,8). Zion became the holy mountain par excellence, from where the Messiah King Priest will reign (Ps 110,2), symbol of the heavenly Jerusalem and the earthly Church (Is 2,2-4; Mt 21,5; Jn 12, 15; Rom 9,33; 11,26; Rev 14,1). Later the name of Mount Zion passed to…