Sion

Elevated. (1.) Denotes Mount Hermon in Deut. 4:48; called Sirion by the Sidonians, and by the Amorites Shenir (Deut. 3:9). (See [594]HERMON.) (2.) The Greek form of Zion (q.v.) in Matt. 21:5; John 12:15.

Passages cited in this entry

Deuteronomy 4:48 · Deuteronomy 3:9 · Matthew 21:5 · John 12:15

M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 3rd edition (1897). Public domain; text from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library. A nineteenth-century Protestant reference: its dates, archaeology and judgements reflect the scholarship of its time and are not Imago Dei's editorial position.