Zion(zīˈən)orSion(sīˈən), section ofJerusalem, defined in the Bible as the City of David. Originally the name referred to the Jebusite fortress conquered by David, on the southeastern hill of Jerusalem. Zion was later applied to the hill where the Temple stood, and in turn ...
For a meaning of the name Zion, Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names readsVery Dryand NOBSE Study Bible Name List goes with the Arabic cognate mentioned above, and readsFortress. Here atAbarimPublications we're guessing that Zion is the stronghold ofTradition— not so much a religi...
Zion is mentioned 152 times in the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh), most often in the Prophetic books, the Book of Psalms, and the Book of Lamentations, besides six mentions in the Historical books (Kings, Samuel, Chronicles) and a single mention of the "daughters of Zion" in the Song of Songs ...
In the opening verses of Isaiah 1, the Lord calls upon the same heaven and earth to now hear the Lord’s accusation against Judah: “I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.” Judah’s sin is worse than what animals would do (vs. 3). They are a...
Zion, a mountain of Jer. or the city of Jer. NASB Translation Zion (7). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4622: Σιών Σιών, indeclinable (its grammatical gender in the N. T. does not appear from the passages in which it is mentioned; cf.Buttmann, 21f (19); in the...
The deity of Christ, His virgin birth, His atoning death, His second advent; the believer's justification, sanctification, security; the church, its organization, officers, discipline; baptism, the Lord's supper and a score of other precious truths might be mentioned. Yet, the controversies ...
--Better, Is the vow paid, i.e., by the praise just mentioned. Pulpit CommentaryVerse 1. - Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Zion; literally, there is silence praise (equivalent to "silent praise") for thee, O God, in Zion. There was, for the most part, a hushed silence in ...
As mentioned above, Ericus paraphrased this descriptionfrom Isaiah in his office for the Swedish patrons, where he described Zion as theplace from whence the law and the word would issue forth. It was difficult fromthat poetical text to tell if he spoke of the Heavenly Jerusalem to come, ...
The Lord Takes Delight in Zion - For the sake of Zion I will not be silent; for the sake of Jerusalem I will not be quiet, until her vindication
Amalickiah’s desire was much like that of the group of Gadiantons just mentioned. As weread, “it was not Amalickiah’s intention to give them battle according to the commandments of the king; but behold, it was his intention to gain favor with the armies of the Lamanites, that he ...