Sion
/SY-on/
Summary
The name applies to two distinct mountains: an alternate name for Mount Hermon, and the Greek form of Zion.
☩Mount Hermon
In Deuteronomy 4:48, Sion appears as one of the various names of Mount Hermon. The name, meaning 'lofty,' may have denoted a specific peak or the mountain's towering height. Some scholars suggest it might be a scribal error for Sirion, the Sidonian name for Hermon, though this is uncertain.
Key verses:Deuteronomy 4:48
☩Greek Form of Zion
Sion also serves as the Greek transliteration of the Hebrew Zion, the famous mount of the Temple in Jerusalem. This usage appears throughout the New Testament and the books of Maccabees. In the Maccabean writings, 'Mount Sion' unmistakably refers to the Temple mount.
Key verses:Hebrews 12:22Revelation 14:1Matthew 21:5
Related Verses9 mentions
See Also
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Sion, Mount," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IX (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Sion," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. IV (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
- 3.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Sion," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).