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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. Tiberian Hebrew is an extinct (yet very well documented Oral tradition of pronunciation for ancient Hebrew, especially the Hebrew of the Tanakh, that was Hebrew uses the Hebrew alphabet with optional vowel points. The romanization of Hebrew is the use of the Latin alphabet to Transliterate For other uses see Israel (disambiguation The Land of Israel ( Hebrew: אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל Eretz Yisrael) is Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the The word is found in texts dating back almost three millennia. 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. Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the Mount Zion (הר צִיּוֹן Har Tzion) is a hill just outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. According to the Hebrew Bible, the Jebusites ( were a Canaanite tribe who inhabited the region around Jerusalem prior to its capture by King David David, Arabic: داوود or داود dawud, "beloved" was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible

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 the entire Promised Land to come, in which, according to the Hebrew Bible, God dwells among his chosen people. In Rhetoric, metonymy (mɨˈtɒnɨmi is the use of a word for a concept or object associated with the concept/object originally denoted by the word King Solomon ( Ge'ez: ስለሞን Arabic: ar سليمان, Sulayman, all from the Triliteral root S-L-M, "peace" Etymology The Hebrew name given in Scripture for the building is Beit HaMikdash or "The Holy House" and only the Temple in Jerusalem is referred to by this name Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the The Promised Land ( הארץ המובטחת, translit: ha-Aretz ha-Muvtachat) is another name for the Land of Israel, the region which according The term Hebrew Bible is a generic reference to those books of the Bible originally written in Biblical Hebrew (and the related Biblical Aramaic God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. In Judaism chosenness is the belief that the Jews are the Chosen people: chosen to be in a Covenant with God.

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For other uses, see Zion (disambiguation).

The name Zion appears 154 times in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible). See also Old testament, Septuagint, Targum, Peshitta The Tanakh (תַּנַ"ךְ (taˈnax or; also Tenakh or Tenak is Some examples from the book of Psalms, which have been frequently recited and memorized by Jews for centuries, state:

Zionism

A World War I recruitment poster. The Daughter of Zion (representing the Jewish people): Your Old New Land must have you! Join the Jewish regiment.
A World War I recruitment poster. The Daughter of Zion (representing the Jewish people): Your Old New Land must have you! Join the Jewish regiment. The Old New Land (or Altneuland in the original German) is a Utopian novel published by Theodor Herzl, the founder of political Zionism This article is about the British Army battalions known as the Jewish Legion or Zion Mule Corps, which fought in World War I against the
Main article: Zionism

Zionism is a political movement and an ideology that supports a homeland for the Jewish people in the Land of Israel, where the Jewish nation originated over 3,200 years ago and where Jewish kingdoms and self-governing states existed up to the 2nd century AD. History of Zionism|Timeline of Zionism|World Zionist Organization|Zionist political violence Zionism is an international political movement that originally supported the Jewish political movements refer to the organized efforts of Jews to build their own political parties or otherwise represent their interest in politics outside of An ideology is a set of beliefs aims and Ideas especially in politics A homeland (rel Country of origin and native land) is the concept of the territory ( Cultural geography) to which an Ethnic group PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ For other uses see Israel (disambiguation The Land of Israel ( Hebrew: אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל Eretz Yisrael) is The history of Ancient Israel and Judah is known to us from classical sources including Judaism 's Tanakh or Hebrew Bible (known While Zionism is based in part upon religious tradition linking the Jewish people to the Land of Israel, the modern movement was originally secular, beginning largely as a response to rampant antisemitism in Europe during the 19th century. Judaism (from the Greek Ioudaïsmos, derived from the Hebrew יהודה Yehudah, " Judah " in Hebrew יַהֲדוּת Yahedut Secularism is generally the assertion that governmental practices or institutions should exist separately from Religion or religious beliefs Antisemitism (alternatively spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism; also rarely known as judeophobia) is the Prejudice against or hostility The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar After a number of advances and setbacks, and after the Holocaust had destroyed Jewish society in Europe, the Zionist movement culminated in the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948 and succeeded in reaching the zionist dream or goal. The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics.

Anti-slavery

The Jewish longing for Zion, starting with the deportation and enslavement of Jews during the Babylonian captivity, was adopted as a metaphor by Christianized Black slaves. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ The Babylonian captivity, Babylonian exile, is the name typically given to the deportation and exile of the Jews of the ancient Kingdom of Judah to As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another Thus, Zion symbolizes a longing by wandering peoples for a safe homeland. This could be a literal place such as in Ethiopia for Rastafari for example. NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page The Rastafari movement (also known as Rastafari, Rastafarianism or simply Rasta) is a monotheistic, Abrahamic, New Testament For others, it has taken on a more spiritual meaning—a safe spiritual homeland, like in heaven, or a kind of peace of mind in one's present life. Spirituality, in a narrow sense concerns itself with matters of the Spirit, a concept closely tied to religious belief and Faith, a transcendent reality Heaven may refer to the physical heavens the sky or the seemingly endless expanse of the Universe beyond

Rastafari movement

For Rastafarians, Zion is to be found in Africa, and more specifically in Ethiopia, where the term is also in use. The Rastafari movement (also known as Rastafari, Rastafarianism or simply Rasta) is a monotheistic, Abrahamic, New Testament NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page Some Rastas believe themselves to represent the real Children of Israel in modern times, and their goal is to repatriate to Africa, or to Zion. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Rasta reggae is peppered with references to Zion; among the best-known examples are the Bob Marley songs '"Zion Train," "Iron Lion Zion," and the Damian Marley song "Road to Zion. Reggae is a Music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s Robert "Bob" Nesta Marley OM (February 6 1945 – May 11 1981 was a Jamaican Musician, Singer-songwriter and Rastafarian " Iron Lion Zion " is a song written and recorded in April 1973 or 197 Damian Robert Nesta "Junior Gong" Marley (born July 21, 1978) is a three time Grammy -winning Reggae artist and is the second " Reggae groups such as Steel Pulse and Cocoa Tea also have many references to Zion in their various songs. Steel Pulse is a well-known Roots reggae musical band They originally formed at Handsworth Wood Boys School in Cocoa Tea (born September 3, 1959 as Calvin George Scott, Jamaica) is a Jamaican Reggae Dancehall singer songwriter In recent years, such references have also "crossed over" into pop music thanks to artists like OAR, Sublime, Lauryn Hill, Boney M (Rivers of Babylon), Dreadzone with the reggae-tinged track "Zion Youth. Of a Revolution, better known as OAR, is an American Rock band consisting of Marc Roberge ( vocals, Guitar) Sublime was a hip-hop influenced American Ska-punk and Reggae band that originated in Long Beach California. Lauryn Noel Hill is a Grammy Award -winning American Singer, Rapper, Musician, Songwriter, producer, and Boney M is a German pop and Disco group created by West German Record producer Frank Farian. " Rivers Of Babylon " is a popular song written and recorded by Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton of The Melodians in 1972 Dreadzone are a British band whose music is an eclectic fusion of dub, Reggae, techno, trance, and folk. "

Example from the Mad Professor song "Africa Is Zion": "Africa is Zion and Zion is Africa, Ethiopia is Mount Zion / Them tell us that Africa is Africa, the Bible tell us it's Zion. Mad Professor (born Neil Fraser, 1955 Georgetown, Guyana) is a Dub music producer and engineer known for his original productions and remix NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page "

"Zion" stands for a Utopian place of unity, peace and freedom, as opposed to "Babylon," the oppressing and exploiting system of the western world and a place of evil. Babylon was a City-state of ancient Mesopotamia, the remains of which can be found in present-day Al Hillah, Babil Province, Iraq

Ugaritic texts and the Bible

In texts uncovered at Ugarit, references to "Zephon" (Tsephon) have been identified with the Syrian mountain Jebel Aqra. Ugarit ( Ugaritic: ʼugrt; Hebrew:; Arabic:) (modern Ras Shamra رأس شمرة ("top/head/cape of the wild Fennel In these texts, the mountain is the holy place of the gods, where the god known as the "Lord" reigns over the divine assembly. Haddad בעל הדד (in Ugaritic Haddu) was a very important northwest Semitic storm and rain god, cognate in name and origin with the The word "Zephon" is a common Semitic word for "North", and some have considered it to be possibly cognate with the Hebrew name Zion (Tsiyyon). Psalm 48:2 mentions both terms together: ". . . Har-Tsiyyon yarktey Tsafon. . . " ("Mount Zion on the Northern side"), usually taken to refer to the north side of Mount Zion, not necessarily indicating that Zion is found to the North.

Mount Zion

Dormition Church, situated on the modern "Mount Zion"
Dormition Church, situated on the modern "Mount Zion"
Main article: Mount Zion

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. Hagia Maria Sion Abbey is a Benedictine Abbey in Jerusalem on Mt Mount Zion (הר צִיּוֹן Har Tzion) is a hill just outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. The Old City (העיר העתיקה HaIr HaAtika, البلدة القديمة al-Balda al-Qadimah) is a 0 The Armenian Quarter is one of the four quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem. In Religion and Spirituality, a pilgrimage is a long journey or Search of great Moral significance The City of David, also known as the Ophel (העופל perhaps meaning "fortified hill" is the name of the narrow Promontory beyond the southern The Dormition Church (right) is located upon that hill. Hagia Maria Sion Abbey is a Benedictine Abbey in Jerusalem on Mt

The Daughter of Zion

The location of the Temple was neither a mountain nor a city, nor even the highest elevation near the city, but rather a smallish hill (Mount Moriah), and this hill is sometimes considered to be what is meant by the phrase "Daughter of Zion" - as though the Temple Mount is the "daughter" of Mount Zion. Moriah ( Hebrew: מוריה Mōriyyā = "ordained/considered by YHWH " is the name given to a mountain range by the book of Genesis The Temple Mount ( הַר הַבַּיִת, Har haBáyit) also called the Noble Sanctuary ( الحرم القدسي الشريف, al-haram Another cryptic verse, Zechariah 4:7, seems to refer to this hill, but is also ambiguous, depending on the punctuation. In Hebrew it reads "Mi attah Har-haGadol lifnei Zerubbabel l'mishor. . . "; the plain text has no punctuation, but the Masoretic text puts a pause following Har-haGadol, to mean "What are you, great mountain? Before Zerubbabel, [you will become just] a plain. The Masoretic Text ( MT) is the Hebrew text of the Jewish Bible ( Tanakh) . . " However, if the pause is placed following Zerubbabel, it would mean instead "What are you, "great mountain" before Zerubbabel? [You are just] a plain. . . " Since this hill is where Zerubbabel built the Second Temple, it appears to be a reference to the "Daughter of Zion" (the hill), as distinct from Zion (the mountain).

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Zion

-proper noun

  1. A mountain in Israel upon which Jerusalem is built.
  2. Jerusalem itself.
  3. Metaphoric for the whole nation of Israel.
  4. A male given name of modern usage.
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