zion/sion

[kopend]

what is sion or zion

a place in france and switzerland another name for jerusalem or is it an acronym

[Clanad]

Depends on the context... Sion is a town in Switzerland or a suburb of Mumbai (nee Bombay), while Zion is the name of a hill in Jerusalem originally captured by King David and upon which the first temple was built by his son Solomon. It has always been associated with the Jewish community, especially the Zionists that sought to establish and return to their ancestral homeland. In that context, Sion and Zion are interchangeable but with Zion be preferred...

[Lonnie]

The word Zion is an ancient Hebrew word that means refuge or Santuary, it gave the Jews in captivity hope. 'as in the Boney M song, 'When we remembered Zion', in this context, its another name for Jerusalem.

Nowadays, a Zionist can be taken as someone wanting Jerusalem as the one indivisable capital of Israel, and portayed as a fanatic, which may or may not be true, all depending on the person himself.

[MustafaTinkl]

"Roses are reddish,
Violets are bluish.
If it wasn't for Christmas
We'd all be Jewish".

[Lonnie]

Not quite, but close.

[Octavius]

Today "Zion" is often used metaphorically, to symbolize Jerusalem and the Promised Land to come, in which God dwells among his chosen people.

For Rastafarians, Zion is to be found in Africa, and more specifically in Ethiopia, where the term is also in use. Some Rastas believe themselves to represent the Children of Israel in modern times, and their goal is to repatriate to Africa, or to Zion. Rasta reggae music is peppered with references to Zion; one of the best-known examples are the Bob Marley songs '"Zion Train" or "Iron Lion Zion".