Zion

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biblical term religious concept symbolic place

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.

Aliases (4)

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biblical term → religious concept → symbolic place →
appearsInBook	Book of Isaiah → Book of Jeremiah → Book of Joel → Book of Micah → Book of Psalms →
associatedWithCity	Jerusalem →
associatedWithConcept	City of David → Temple Mount → holy city → promised land →
associatedWithEvent	Jewish exile → return to Zion (Shivat Tzion) →
associatedWithModernState	State of Israel →
associatedWithPeople	Jewish people →
associatedWithReligion	Christianity → Judaism → Rastafari movement →
connotation	divine presence → redemption → return to the land of Israel →
contrastedWith	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 → Zionist →
language	Hebrew term →
liturgicalReference	Lament for Zion → “Next year in Jerusalem” phrase →
mentionedIn	Hebrew Bible → Old Testament →
refersTo	Jerusalem → 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 (23)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dung Gate ("Mount Zion") → Zion Gate ("Mount Zion") →	adjacentTo
Suffering of Zion → Zion theology →	associatedWithPlace
Armenian Quarter ("Mount Zion area") → Hinnom Valley ("Mount Zion") →	borders
Grace After Meals → Hatikvah →	mentions
"Haile Selassie I is divine" → Shivat Tzion →	relatedConcept
Independence Temple Lot ("New Jerusalem (Zion)") →	associatedDoctrine
Davidic covenant →	geographicalFocus
Zion theology →	hasCentralConcept
Hills of Jerusalem ("Mount Zion") →	hasPart
גֵּיא בֶן־הִנֹּם ("Mount Zion") →	locatedNear
Book of Micah →	majorTheme
Book of Micah →	mentionsLocation
Zionism →	namedAfter
Valley of Hinnom ("Mount Zion") →	near
Jerusalem ("Mount Zion") →	notableHill
Zion Gate ("Mount Zion") →	providesAccessTo
Shivat Tzion →	relatesToPlace
Book of Revelation ("New Jerusalem") →	subject