– Zion, name of the mountain of Jerusalem where Solomon’s temple was. By extension, it came to designate the temple and the city itself:
2Sm 5,6-7 : But David took hold of the stronghold of Zion, which is the City of David.
2Sm 24,16-25 : And the Lord sent an angel upon Jerusalem to destroy it.
1Kings 8:1 : To go and fetch in the City of David, in Zion, the ark of the covenant of the Lord.
2 Kings 19:21 : The virgin, daughter of Zion, despises you and mocks you.
1Chr 11 :5 : But David took hold of the stronghold of Zion, which became the City of David.
2Ch 3,1 : Solomon began the construction of the Temple of the Lord, in Jerusalem, on Mount Moriah.
Ps 9,12 : Sing to the Lord, who dwells in Zion; proclaim his high deeds among the peoples.
Ps 47,3 : Magnificent hill, it is a joy for the whole earth. The north side of Mount Zion is the city of the great king.
– After its construction, it became mandatory for Jews to climb every year for the holy festivals:
Mt 20:18 : Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests.
Mark 10:33 : Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests.
Lc 2,22 : When the days of his purification according to the Law of Moses were over, they took him to Jerusalem.
Lk 2,41-42 : His parents went to Jerusalem every year for the Passover feast.
Lk 18:31 : Then Jesus took the Twelve aside and said to them: “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem”.
– The prophets announced Zion as the city of the Messiah:
Ps 47,3 : Magnificent hill, it is a joy for the whole earth. The north side of Mount Zion is the city of the great king.
Is 2,1-3 : At the end of time it will happen that the mountain of the Lord’s house will be placed in front of the mountains.
Is 11:9 : They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain, for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord.
Is 24:23 : The moon will blush with shame […] because the Lord of hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem.
Is 56,7 : I will lead them to my holy mountain and fill them with joy in my house of prayer.
Gal 3,5 : He who gives you the Spirit […], does he do it by keeping the Law, or by accepting the faith?
Zech 14,16-19 : Those who are left of all the nations that attacked Jerusalem will come every year to worship the king, Lord.
Heb 12:22 : You, on the other hand, have approached Mount Zion, the city of the living God.
Revelation 14:1 : I saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion.
Rev 21: 1 : Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had disappeared.
– See JERUSALEM.
