ZION, or Sion, a Mountain upon which the Temple of the Lord was built in Jerusalem by Solomon, and where David built the City of David, over against and to the North of the ancient Jebus,1 or Jerusalem, which stood upon the Hill opposite to Zion. The Scripture generally puts Mount Zion for the Place where the Temple of the Lord stood; but strictly it 2 Chron. iii. 1.was rather upon Mount Moriah, which was one of the Hills of which Mount Zion was composed. Mr. Reland pretends,2 that Mount Zion was to the South of Jerusalem, and not to the North. The Reader may see his Reasons.
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