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Zion
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Zion (Heb.: ‎Ṣîyōn; LXX: Σιών; Vg.: Sion) is used for both Jerusalem itself and for different parts of the city. In this latter usage, Zion could refer to the eastern…

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Schwartz, Joshua, “Zion”, in: Brill Encyclopedia of Early Christianity Online, General Editor David G. Hunter, Paul J.J. van Geest, Bert Jan Lietaert Peerbolte. Consulted online on 28 November 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2589-7993_EECO_SIM_00003702>
First published online: 2018



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