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What is Sion in the Bible?

Used both as another name for Mount Hermon and as the KJV spelling of Zion, the holy hill of Jerusalem.

In the King James Version, Sion is the name of two different places. In Deuteronomy, mount Sion is another name for Mount Hermon, the northern limit of the land Israel took east of the Jordan, which reached from Aroer by the river Arnon to mount Sion (Deuteronomy 4:48).

Sion in the Bible

Elsewhere Sion is the KJV spelling of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem that came to stand for the city and its people. A psalm of David says that praise waits for God in Sion (Psalms 65:1). Matthew and John apply the words to the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh, to Jesus riding into Jerusalem on an ass's colt (Matthew 21:5; John 12:15).

Paul and Peter quote the prophecy of a stone laid in Sion, a stumblingstone to some and a chief corner stone to those who believe (Romans 9:33; 1 Peter 2:6). Paul also quotes the promise that the Deliverer shall come out of Sion (Romans 11:26). Hebrews speaks of mount Sion as the heavenly Jerusalem (Hebrews 12:22), and in Revelation the Lamb stands on mount Sion with the 144,000 (Revelation 14:1).

Name origin
Hebrew
Role
Mount Hermon; Zion in Jerusalem
First mention
Deuteronomy 4:48
Appearances in the Bible
9 mentions

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What is Sion in the Bible?

In the King James Version, Sion is the name of two different places. In Deuteronomy, mount Sion is another name for Mount Hermon, the northern limit of the land Israel took east of the Jordan, which reached from Aroer by the river Arnon to mount Sion (Deuteronomy 4:48). Elsewhere Sion is the KJV spelling of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem that came to stand for the city and its people. A psalm of David says that praise waits for God in Sion (Psalms 65:1). Matthew and John apply the words to the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh, to Jesus riding into Jerusalem on an ass's colt (Matthew 21:5; John 12:15). Paul and Peter quote the prophecy of a stone laid in Sion, a stumblingstone to some and a chief corner stone to those who believe (Romans 9:33; 1 Peter 2:6). Paul also quotes the promise that the Deliverer shall come out of Sion (Romans 11:26). Hebrews speaks of mount Sion as the heavenly Jerusalem (Hebrews 12:22), and in Revelation the Lamb stands on mount Sion with the 144,000 (Revelation 14:1).

Where is Sion first mentioned in the Bible?

Sion is first mentioned in Deuteronomy 4:48.

How many times is Sion mentioned in the Bible?

Number of mentions in the Bible: 9.