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Related: Zionism
- The Jerusalem Below – that is, the Jerusalem (Zion) on earth
- Jerusalem – the capital, and largest city, of Israel; it was the location of Israel’s one and only temple, the central place of worship for Jews; given that Jews had been dispersed throughout the world after having been conquered by the Assyrians in 722 B.C. and by the Babylonians in 586 B.C., Jerusalem became the most important city in the world to Jews
- Jerusalem was also called Zion because of a hill by that name in the city. Stated another way, Jerusalem was built on Mount Zion and thereafter the two names became synonymous.
- Jerusalem was also, but less frequently, called Salem – particularly when referring to Melchizedek (Gen 14; Heb 7). Salem comes from the Hebrew word for peace (“shalom”).
- Jerusalem was the capital, and largest city, of Israel; it was the location of Israel’s one and only temple, the central place of worship for Jews; given that Jews had been dispersed throughout the world after having been conquered by the Assyrians in 722 B.C. and by the Babylonians in 586 B.C., Jerusalem became the most important city in the world to Jews.
- Jerusalem was a city of the Canaanite people known as the Jebusites. Initially, it successfully resisted Joshua’s conquest (Josh 15:63). It would be captured, occupied, and made the capital of Israel in the time of King David (2 Sam 5:6-10).
- Jerusalem was called the city of David because he drove the Jebusites from it and made it Israel’s capital – 2 Sam 5:9; 1 Chr 11:7
- Jesus’ three laments over Jerusalem from Luke’s Gospel: Luke 13:31-35; 19:41-44; 23:27-31
- Jerusalem – the capital, and largest city, of Israel; it was the location of Israel’s one and only temple, the central place of worship for Jews; given that Jews had been dispersed throughout the world after having been conquered by the Assyrians in 722 B.C. and by the Babylonians in 586 B.C., Jerusalem became the most important city in the world to Jews
- The Jerusalem Above – that is, the Jerusalem (Zion) in heaven
- Jerusalem (Zion) on earth was a type for Jerusalem (Zion) in HEAVEN – Gal 4:26; Heb 12:22
- When God installed His Son as king of Israel, it was in the Zion above (Ps 2:6), for Jesus was rejected by the Zion on earth – to the point of crucifixion.
- Under the old covenant, the dead went below to Sheol; under the new covenant, the dead go to Zion above. (Everyone Is Going to Heaven)
The place where the Lord’s name dwells forever:
- There was a time when the Lord’s name dwelt in Shiloh (Jer 7:12), but the Lord’s name dwells in Mount Zion forever (Is 18:7), and the King moved it to heaven above.
Synonyms
- “Ariel” – a named used for Jerusalem in Isaiah 29:1, 2, 7
- “the heavenly Jerusalem” = “Mount Zion” – Heb 12:22
- “Jerusalem” = “Mount Zion” – Is 24:23
- “Jerusalem” = “My holy mountain” – Joel 3:17
- “Jerusalem” = “Zion” – Ps 51:18; Is 2:3; 52:1-2; 62:1; Joel 3:16, 17; Mic 4:2
- “Mount Zion” = “the heavenly Jerusalem” – Heb 12:22
- “Mount Zion” = “Jerusalem” – Is 24:23
- “My holy mountain” = “Jerusalem” – Joel 3:17
- “My holy mountain” = “Zion” – Joel 3:17
- “Zion” = “Jerusalem” – Ps 51:18; Is 2:3; 52:1-2; 62:1; Joel 3:16, 17; Mic 4:2
- “Zion” – “My holy mountain” – Joel 3:17
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