Zion
Ancient site, identified with Jerusalem.
Placesettlement148 verses
Where was it?
One proposed modern location, with the scholarly support recorded for it.
- Jerusalem1,000
Name variants
- Zion (1308)
- Jerusalem (82)
- Mount Zion (12)
- Israel (8)
- Sion (6)
References
Topical references
- 1. A name given to Jacob — Genesis 32:24; 2 Kings 17:34; Hosea 12:3; Hosea 12:4
- 2. A name of the Messiah in prophecy — Isaiah 49:3
- Also called ISRAELITES, and HEBREWS — Genesis 43:32; Exodus 1:15; Exodus 9:7; Exodus 10:3; Exodus 21:2; Leviticus 23:42; Joshua 13:6
- Etc — 1 Samuel 4:6; 1 Samuel 13:3; 1 Samuel 13:19; 1 Samuel 14:11; 1 Samuel 14:21; Philippians 3:5
- The descendants of Levi were consecrated to the rites of religion, and the two sons of Joseph, Ephraim and Manasseh, were adopted by Jacob in Joseph's place — Genesis 48:5; Joshua 14:4
- Names of, seen in John's vision, on the gates of the New Jerusalem — Revelation 21:12
- Prophecies concerning — Genesis 15:5; Genesis 15:13; Genesis 25:23; Genesis 26:4; Genesis 27:28; Genesis 27:29; Genesis 27:40; Genesis 48:19; Genesis 49; Deuteronomy 33
- Prophecies about the multitude of — Genesis 13:16; Genesis 15:5; Genesis 22:17; Genesis 26:4; Genesis 28:14
- Prophecies of their captivity in Eqypt — Genesis 15:13; Genesis 15:14; Acts 7:6; Acts 7:7
- Divided into families, each of which had a chief — Numbers 25:14; Numbers 26; Numbers 36:1; Joshua 7:14; 1 Chronicles 4; 1 Chronicles 5; 1 Chronicles 6; 1 Chronicles 7; 1 Chronicles 8
- Number of, who went into Egypt — Genesis 46:8; Exodus 1:5; Deuteronomy 10:22; Acts 7:14
- Number of, at the time of the exodus — Exodus 12:37; Exodus 12:38; Exodus 1:7; Psalms 105:24; Acts 7:17
- Number of, fit for military service when they left Egypt — Exodus 12:37
- Number of, at Sinai, by tribes — Numbers 1:1
- Number of, after the plague — Numbers 26
- Number of, when David counted (conducted a census) — 2 Samuel 24:1; 1 Chronicles 21:5; 1 Chronicles 21:6; 1 Chronicles 27:23; 1 Chronicles 27:24
- Number of, after the captivity — Ezra 2:64; Nehemiah 7:66; Nehemiah 7:67
- Number of, in John's apocalyptic vision — Revelation 7:1
- Lived in Goshen — Genesis 46:28; Genesis 47:4; Genesis 47:27; Genesis 47:28
- Lived in Egypt for four-hundred and thirty years — Exodus 12:40; Exodus 12:41; Acts 7:6; Galatians 3:17
- Were enslaved and oppressed by the Egyptians — Exodus 1; Exodus 2; Exodus 5; Acts 7:18
- Their groaning heard by God — Exodus 2:23
- Moses commissioned as the deliverer — Exodus 3:2; Exodus 4:1
- Exempt from the plagues — Exodus 8:22; Exodus 8:23; Exodus 9:4; Exodus 9:26; Exodus 10:23; Exodus 11:7; Exodus 12:13
- Children were spared when the firstborn of the Egyptians were killed — Exodus 12:13; Exodus 12:23
- Instituted the Passover — Exodus 12:1
- Borrowed jewels from the Egyptians — Exodus 11:2; Exodus 11:3; Exodus 12:35; Exodus 12:36; Psalms 105:37
- Urged by the Egyptians to depart — Exodus 12:31
- Journey from Rameses to Succoth — Exodus 12:37
- Made the journey by night — Exodus 12:42
- The day of their deliverance to be a memorial — Exodus 12:42; Exodus 13:3
- Led by God — Exodus 13:18; Exodus 13:21; Exodus 13:22
- Providentially cared for — Deuteronomy 8:3; Deuteronomy 8:4; Deuteronomy 29:5; Deuteronomy 29:6; Deuteronomy 34:7; Nehemiah 9:21; Psalms 105:37
- Journey from Succoth to Etham — Exodus 13:20
- Journey to Pi-hahiroth — Exodus 14:2; Numbers 33:5
- Pursued by the Egyptians — Exodus 14:5
- Pass through the Red Sea — Exodus 14:19; Deuteronomy 11:4; Psalms 78; Psalms 105; Psalms 106; Psalms 136
- The order of the march — Numbers 2
- Journey to Marah — Exodus 15:23; Numbers 33:8
- Complained on account of the bitter water — Exodus 15:23
- Water of, sweetened — Exodus 15:25
- Journey to Elim — Exodus 15:27; Numbers 33:9
- For the itinerary, see — Numbers 33
- Complained for food — Exodus 16:2; Exodus 16:3
- Provided with manna and quail — Exodus 16:4
- Complained for lack of water at Rephidim — Exodus 17:2
- Water miraculously supplied from the rock at Meribah — Exodus 17:5
- Defeat the Amalekites — Exodus 17:13; Deuteronomy 25:17; Deuteronomy 25:18
- Arrive at Sinai — Exodus 19:1; Numbers 33:15
- At the suggestion of Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, they organize a system of government — Exodus 18:25; Deuteronomy 1:9
- The message of God to them, requiring that they must be obedient to his commandments, and as a reward they would be a holy nation to him, and their reply — Exodus 19:3
- Sanctify themselves for receiving the law — Exodus 19:10
- The law delivered to — Exodus 20; Exodus 21; Exodus 22; Exodus 23; Exodus 24:1; Leviticus 25; Leviticus 26; Leviticus 27
- The people receive it and covenant obedience to it — Exodus 24:3; Exodus 24:7
- Idolatry of — Exodus 32; Deuteronomy 9:17
- The anger of the Lord in consequence — Exodus 32:9
- Moses' indignation; breaks the tables of stone; enters the camp; commands the Levites; three thousand die — Exodus 32:19
- Punished by a plague — Exodus 32:35
- Obduracy of — Exodus 33:3; Exodus 34:9; Deuteronomy 9:12
- God withdraws his presence — Exodus 33:1
- The mourning of, when God refused to lead them — Exodus 33:4
- Tables renewed — Exodus 34
- Pattern for the tabernacle and the appurtenances, and forms of worship to be observed — Exodus 25; Exodus 26; Exodus 27; Exodus 28; Exodus 29; Exodus 30; Exodus 31
- Gifts consecrated for the creation of the tabernacle — Exodus 35; Exodus 36:1; Numbers 7
- The erection of the tabernacle; the manufacture of the appurtenances including the garments of the priests; and their sanctification — Exodus 36:8; Exodus 37; Exodus 38; Exodus 39; Exodus 40
- First sacrifice offered by, under the law — Leviticus 8:14; Leviticus 9:8
- Second Passover observed — Numbers 9:1
- March out of the wilderness — Numbers 10:11
- For the itinerary, see — Numbers 33
- The order of camping sites and the march — Numbers 2
- Arrive at the border of Canaan — Numbers 12:16
- Send twelve spies to view the land — Numbers 13; Numbers 32:8; Deuteronomy 1:22; Deuteronomy 1:25; Joshua 14:7
- Return with a majority report and a minority report — Numbers 13:26; Numbers 14:6
- Complaining over the report — Numbers 14:1
- The judgment of God upon them in consequence of their unbelief and complaining — Numbers 14:13
- Reaction, and their purpose to enter the land; are defeated by the Amalekites — Numbers 14:40; Deuteronomy 1:41
- Abide at Kadesh — Deuteronomy 1:46
- Return to the wilderness, where they remain for thirty eight years, and all die except Joshua and Caleb — Numbers 14:20
- Rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram — Numbers 16:1; Deuteronomy 11:6
- Complain against Moses and Aaron, are plagued, fourteen-thousand and seven-hundred people die, plague stopped — Numbers 16:41
- Complain for lack of water in Meribah; the rock is struck — Numbers 20:1
- Are refused passage through the country of Edom — Numbers 20:14
- The death of Aaron — Numbers 20:22; Numbers 20:29; Numbers 33:38; Numbers 33:39; Deuteronomy 10:6
- Defeat the Canaanites — Numbers 21:1
- Are scourged with fiery (poisonous) serpents — Numbers 21:4
- Defeat the Amorites — Numbers 21:21; Deuteronomy 2:24
- Defeat the king of Baasha — Numbers 21:33; Deuteronomy 3:1
- Arrive in the plains of Moab, at the fords of the Jordan River — Numbers 22:1; Numbers 33:48; Numbers 33:49
- Commit idolatry with the people of Moab — Numbers 25:1
- Punished by a plague in consequence, twenty-four thousand people die — Numbers 25:6; Numbers 26:1
- The people numbered for the allotment of the land — Numbers 26
- The daughters of Zelophehad sue for an inheritance — Numbers 27:1; Joshua 17:3
- Conquest of the Midianites — Numbers 31
- Nations dread — Deuteronomy 2:25
- Renew the covenant — Deuteronomy 29
- Moses dies, and the people mourn — Deuteronomy 34
- Joshua appointed the leader — Numbers 27:18; Deuteronomy 31:23
- All who were numbered at Mount Sinai perished in the wilderness except Caleb and Joshua — Numbers 26:63; Numbers 26:65; Deuteronomy 2:14
- Piety of those who entered Canaan — Joshua 23:8; Judges 2:7; Jeremiah 2:2; Jeremiah 2:3
- Men chosen to allot the lands of Canaan among the tribes and families — Numbers 34:17
- Remove from Shittim to the Jordan River — Joshua 3:1
- Cross the Jordan River — Joshua 4
- Circumcision observed and the Passover celebrated — Joshua 5
- Jericho captured — Joshua 6
- Ai captured — Joshua 7; Joshua 8
- Make a treaty with the Gibeonites — Joshua 9
- Defeat the five Amoritish kings — Joshua 10
- Conquest of the land — Joshua 21:43
- The land allotted — Joshua 15; Joshua 16; Joshua 17; Joshua 18; Joshua 19; Joshua 20; Joshua 21
- Two and one-half tribes return from the west side of the Jordan River; erect a memorial to signify the unity of the tribes; the memorial misunderstood; the controversy which followed; its amicable resolution — Joshua 22
- Joshua's exhortation immediately before his death — Joshua 23
- Covenant renewed, death of Joshua — Joshua 24; Judges 2:8; Judges 2:9
- Religious fidelity during the life of Joshua — Joshua 24:31; Judges 2:7
- Public affairs administered four-hundred and fifty years by the judges — Judges 2:16; Acts 13:20
- The original inhabitants not fully expelled — Judges 1:27; Judges 3:1
- Reproved by an angel for not casting out the original inhabitants — Judges 2:1
- People turn to idolatry — Judges 2:10
- Delivered for their idolatry to the king of Mesopotamia during eight years, their repentance and deliverance — Judges 3:8
- Renew their idolatry, and are put under tribute to the king of Moab during eighteen years, repent and are delivered by Ehud, eighty years of peace follow — Judges 3:12
- Shamgar resists a foray of the Philistines and delivers Israel — Judges 3:31
- People again do evil and are put under bonds to the king of Syria for twenty years — Judges 4:1
- Delivered by Deborah, a prophetess, and judged — Judges 4; Judges 5
- Seven years of bondage to the Midianites; delivered by Gideon — Judges 6; Judges 7; Judges 8:1
- Return to idolatry — Judges 8:33; Judges 8:34
- Abimelech foments an inter-tribal war — Judges 9
- Led by Tola for twenty-three years — Judges 10:1; Judges 10:2
- Led by Jair for twenty-two years — Judges 10:3; Judges 10:4
- The people backslide, and are given over to the Philistines for chastisement for eighteen years; they repent and turn to the Lord; they are delivered by Jephthah — Judges 10:6; Judges 11
- The Ephraimites go to war against other tribes; they are defeated by Jephthah — Judges 12:1
- Led by Ibzan for seven years — Judges 12:8
- Led by Elon for ten years — Judges 12:11; Judges 12:12
- Led by Abdon for eight years — Judges 12:13
- The people backslide again are chastened by the Philistines for forty years — Judges 13:1
- Led by Samson for twenty years — Judges 15:20; Judges 14; Judges 15; Judges 16
- Scandal of the Bethlehemite's concubine, and the consequent war between the Benjamites and the other tribes — Judges 19; Judges 20; Judges 21
- Led by Eli for forty years — 1 Samuel 4:18; 1 Samuel 2; 1 Samuel 3; 1 Samuel 4
- Struck down by the Philistines at Eben-ezer — 1 Samuel 4:1; 1 Samuel 4:2; 1 Samuel 4:10; 1 Samuel 4:11
- They demand a king — 1 Samuel 8:5; Hosea 13:10
- Saul anointed as king — 1 Samuel 10; 1 Samuel 11:12; 1 Samuel 12:13
- Ammonites invade Israel, are defeated — 1 Samuel 11
- Philistines struck down — 1 Samuel 14
- Amalekites defeated — 1 Samuel 15
- David anointed as king — 1 Samuel 16:11
- Goliath killed — 1 Samuel 17
- Israel defeated by the Philistines, and Saul and his sons are killed — 1 Samuel 31
- David defeats the Amalekites — 1 Samuel 30; 2 Samuel 1:1
- David made king — 2 Samuel 2:4; 2 Samuel 2:11
- Ish-bosheth made king — 2 Samuel 2:8
- The conflict between the two political factions — 2 Samuel 2:12; 2 Samuel 3:1
- David made king over all Israel — 2 Samuel 5:1
- Conquests of David — 2 Samuel 8
- Absalom's rebellion — 2 Samuel 15:18
- Solomon anointed as king — 1 Kings 1:32
- The Temple built — 1 Kings 6
- Solomon's palace built — 1 Kings 7
- Solomon's death — 1 Kings 11:41
- Disagreement after Saul's death — 2 Samuel 2; 1 Chronicles 12:23; 1 Chronicles 13
- Lukewarmness of the ten tribes, and zeal of Judah for David in Absolom's rebellion — 2 Samuel 19:41
- The rebellion of Sheba — 2 Samuel 20
- The two factions are distinguished as Israel and Judah during David's reign — 2 Samuel 21:2
- Providential — Zechariah 11:14
- Revolt consummated under Rehoboam, son and successor of Solomon — 1 Kings 12:4
- Also called JACOB — Hosea 12:2
- War continued between the two kingdoms all the days of Rehoboam and Jeroboam — 1 Kings 14:30
- War continued between Jeroboam and Abijam — 1 Kings 15:7
- War continued between Baasha and Asa — 1 Kings 15:16; 1 Kings 15:32
- Famine prevails during the reign of Ahab — 1 Kings 18:1
- Israel, also called SAMARIA, invaded by, but defeats, Ben-hadad, king of Syria — 1 Kings 20
- Moab rebels — 2 Kings 1:1; 2 Kings 3
- Army of Syria invades Israel, but peacefully withdraws through the tact of the prophet Elisha — 2 Kings 6:8
- The city of Samaria besieged — 2 Kings 6:24; 2 Kings 7
- The city of Samaria captured, and the people carried to Assyria — 2 Kings 17
- The land repopulated — 2 Kings 17:24
- The remnant that remained after the able-bodied persons were carried into captivity affiliated with the kingdom of Judah — 2 Chronicles 30:18; 2 Chronicles 34:6; 2 Chronicles 35:18
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.