Zion
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Zion is a biblical term referring primarily to Jerusalem and, more broadly, the historic Land of Israel, symbolizing the spiritual and national homeland of the Jewish people.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zion canonical | 37 |
| Mount Zion | 11 |
| Mount Zion area | 1 |
| New Jerusalem | 1 |
| New Jerusalem (Zion) | 1 |
| Sion (Zion) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical term
ⓘ
religious concept ⓘ symbolic place ⓘ |
| appearsInBook |
Book of Isaiah
ⓘ
Book of Jeremiah ⓘ The Twelve Minor Prophets ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Joel
Book of Micah ⓘ Psalms ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Psalms
|
| associatedWithCity | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
West Jerusalem
ⓘ
surface form:
City of David
Temple Mount ⓘ holy city ⓘ promised land ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Jewish exile
ⓘ
Return to Zion ⓘ
surface form:
return to Zion (Shivat Tzion)
|
| associatedWithModernState |
Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Israel
|
| associatedWithPeople |
Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish people
|
| associatedWithReligion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ Rastafari movement ⓘ |
| connotation |
divine presence
ⓘ
redemption ⓘ return to the land of Israel ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Babylon
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylon (in biblical and later literature)
|
| culturalSignificance |
symbol of Jewish continuity
ⓘ
symbol of Jewish sovereignty ⓘ symbol of Jewish spiritual aspiration ⓘ |
| hasEtymologyLanguage | Hebrew ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalMeaning |
center of divine kingship
ⓘ
place of God’s dwelling ⓘ |
| influenced | Zionist ideology ⓘ |
| inspiredTerm |
Zionism
ⓘ
Zionism ⓘ
surface form:
Zionist
|
| language | Hebrew term ⓘ |
| liturgicalReference |
Lamentations
ⓘ
surface form:
Lament for Zion
“Next year in Jerusalem” phrase ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| refersTo |
Jerusalem
ⓘ
Ancient Israel ⓘ
surface form:
historic Land of Israel
|
| roleInJudaism |
focus of prayer and longing
ⓘ
ideal of restored Jerusalem ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
national homeland of the Jewish people
ⓘ
spiritual homeland of the Jewish people ⓘ |
| usedInMovement | Zionism ⓘ |
Referenced by (52)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
New Jerusalem
this entity surface form:
Mount Zion
this entity surface form:
Mount Zion
this entity surface form:
Mount Zion
this entity surface form:
New Jerusalem (Zion)
subject surface form:
"Haile Selassie I is divine"
this entity surface form:
Mount Zion area
this entity surface form:
Mount Zion
this entity surface form:
Mount Zion
this entity surface form:
Mount Zion
this entity surface form:
Mount Zion
this entity surface form:
Mount Zion
this entity surface form:
Mount Zion
subject surface form:
Zion Episcopal Church (Wappingers Falls, New York)
this entity surface form:
Mount Zion
this entity surface form:
Sion (Zion)