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Zion (1903), Ephraim Moses Lilien. Zion (Hebrew: צִיּוֹן, romanized: Ṣīyyōn; [a] Biblical Greek: Σιών) is a placename in the Tanakh, often used as a synonym for Jerusalem [3] [4] as well as for the Land of Israel as a whole. The name is found in 2 Samuel , one of the books of the Tanakh dated to approximately the mid-6th century BCE.
Psalm 87 is the 87th psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "His foundation is in the holy mountains.".In the slightly different numbering system used in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate translations of the Bible, this psalm is Psalm 86.
Mount Zion was a designated no-man's land between Israel and Jordan. [15] Mount Zion was the closest accessible site to the ancient Jewish Temple. Until East Jerusalem was captured by Israel in the Six-Day War, Israelis would climb to the rooftop of David's Tomb to pray. [16]
In the slightly different numbering system used in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate translations of the Bible, this psalm is Psalm 136. In Latin, it is known by the incipit, "Super flumina Babylonis ". [1] The psalm is a communal lament about remembering Zion, and yearning for Jerusalem while dwelling in exile during the Babylonian captivity.
A song of ascents. / Those trusting in the LORD are like Mount Zion text and footnotes, usccb.org United States Conference of Catholic Bishops; Psalm 125:1 introduction and text, biblestudytools.com; Psalm 125 – As the Mountains Surround Jerusalem enduringword.com; Psalm 125 / Refrain: Glorious things are spoken of you, / Zion, city of our God.
Psalm 48 is the 48th psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God".In the slightly different numbering system used in the Greek Septuagint version of the bible, and generally in its Latin translations, this psalm is Psalm 47.
The psalm has been variously dated to either the 8th century BC, the time of the prophets Hosea and Micah, or to a time after the Babylonian captivity.The latter date is supported by the reference to "gathering" in verse 5, but is problematic because verse 2 describes Zion (another name for Jerusalem) as "the perfection of beauty", even though Jerusalem was destroyed in 587 BC.
References to Zion and Jerusalem in classical Jewish prayer and ritual are significant. The liturgy includes many explicit references too: Zion and Jerusalem are mentioned 5 times in the 18-blessing Amidah prayer, the central prayer of the Jewish liturgy, which calls for the restoration of Jerusalem to the Jewish nation. It is said while facing ...