Why is Zion not mentioned in the NEW Testament anymore?
Yet in the OT its all over the place...
2007-01-10 19:25:07 · 8 answers · asked by Philadelphia 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Zion (Hebrew: צִיּוֹן, tziyyon; Tiberian vocalization: tsiyyôn; transliterated Zion or Sion) is a term that most often designates the land of Israel and its capital Jerusalem. The word is found in texts dating back almost three millennia. It originally 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 renamed the City of David.
"Zion" came to be applied to the section of Jerusalem where the fortress stood, and later became synonymous with Jerusalem. "Zion" is also a metonym for Solomon's Temple. Today, "Zion" is often used metaphorically, to symbolize Jerusalem and the Promised Land to come, in which God dwells among his chosen people.
Mount Zion is also the modern name of a hill south of the Old City's Armenian Quarter — the result of a misnomer dating from the Middle Ages when pilgrims mistook the relatively large, flat summit for the original site of the City of David. The Dormition Church (right) is located upon that hill.
2007-01-10 19:27:51 · answer #1 · answered by The Man With No Face 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Zion=Jerusalem
2007-01-10 19:48:35 · answer #2 · answered by A follower of Christ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zion is an archaic term that originally referred to a specific mountain near Jerusalem (Mount Zion), on which stood a Jebusite fortress of the same name that was conquered by David. "Zion" became applied to the section of Jerusalem where the fortress stood, and after Solomon's Temple was built there, it came to refer to the temple grounds and the temple itself. Today "Zion" is often used metaphorically, to symbolize Jerusalem and the Promised Land to come, in which God dwells among his chosen people.
2007-01-10 19:28:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Heaven.
Psalm 50:2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.
2007-01-10 19:32:08 · answer #4 · answered by hisgloryisgreat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zion is the hill in Jerusalem where the Jewish Temple was located. Christians did not focus on Temple worship, especially after it was destroyed in 70 CE.
2007-01-10 19:29:28 · answer #5 · answered by skepsis 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Zion is where your heart lies, when it's finally free from bias and hatred.
2007-01-10 19:49:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my investigation has revealed that it's in Utah
2007-01-10 19:28:07 · answer #7 · answered by Dr. Brooke 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
right next to babylon.
2007-01-10 19:30:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋