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Sion

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(lofty). (1) An ancient name of Mount Hermon (Deut. 4:48⁴⁸From Aroer, which is by the bank of the river Arnon, even unto mount Sion, which is Hermon, (Deuteronomy 4:48)). (2) Greek form of Zion (Matt. 21:5⁵Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. (Matthew 21:5); John 12:15¹⁵Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt. (John 12:15); Heb. 12:22²²But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, (Hebrews 12:22); Rev. 14:1¹And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads. (Revelation 14:1)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. Deuteronomy 4:48⁴⁸From Aroer, which is by the bank of the river Arnon, even unto mount Sion, which is Hermon, (Deuteronomy 4:48); same as HERMON.

2. For a part of Jerusalem, see ZION.

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

parched place (another name for Mt. Zion) : elevation: a bearing: carrying (another name for Mt. Hermon) Dent. 4:48 : (in N. T.) Greek for Zion