| Mount Zion | |
|---|---|
| הַר צִיוֹן (Har Tsiyyon) جبل صهيون (Jabel Sahyoun) | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 765 m (2,510 ft) |
| Coordinates | 31°46′18″N 35°13′43″E / 31.77167°N 35.22861°E |
| Geography | |
  Mount Zion Location within Jerusalem  Mount Zion Location just south of the Old City of Jerusalem | |
| Location | Jerusalem |
| Parent range | Judean |
Mount Zion (Hebrew: הַר צִיּוֹן, Har Ṣīyyōn; Arabic: جبل صهيون, Jabal Sahyoun) is a hill in Jerusalem, located just outside the walls of the Old City to the south. The term Mount Zion has been used in the Hebrew Bible first for the City of David (2 Samuel 5:7, 1 Chronicles 11:5; 1 Kings 8:1, 2 Chronicles 5:2) and later for the Temple Mount, but its meaning has shifted and it is now used as the name of ancient Jerusalem's Western Hill.[1][2] In a wider sense, the term Zion is also used for the entire Land of Israel.[3]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Menashe Harel (1977). This is Jerusalem. Jerusalem: Canaan Publishing. pp. 194–195.