Zion
Holy city symbol
Zion originally referred to a hill in Jerusalem, then came to mean Jerusalem itself, the Jewish homeland, or a spiritual promised land.
In Christianity, Zion often symbolizes heaven or the ideal community of believers.
Rastafarian use treats Zion as Africa—specifically Ethiopia—representing return and redemption in contrast to Babylon (oppressive Western society).
The word appears in place names across America, notably Zion National Park in Utah, reflecting religious settlers' aspirations: They named their settlement Zion.
Triply sacred ancient capital
- TempleNamed religious structure
- DavidMasculine Hebrew name
- IsraelMiddle Eastern nation
- promised landHoped-for place of fulfillment
covenant · psalms · prophecy · Isaiah · Judah · Jacob · Solomon · ark
Deliverance from harm
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- heavenSky or bliss
- afterlifeExistence beyond mortality
deliverance · sanctuary · refuge · blessing · hope · eternal · glory · dwelling
Jamaican movement honoring Ethiopian divinity
- reggaeJamaican offbeat music style
- BabylonAncient Mesopotamian capital
- repatriationFormal return to homeland
- AfricaSecond-largest continent
Marley · Ethiopia · Marcus Garvey · emancipation · unity · dreadlocks · roots · liberation
Scattered population sharing origins
- returnGo back again
- promised landHoped-for place of fulfillment
- birthrightEntitlement from origin
- nationhoodStatus as independent country
sovereignty · aliyah · settlement · ingathering · self-determination · restoration · exodus · repatriation
Jerusalem
Triply sacred ancient capital
promised land · covenant · psalms · prophecy · Isaiah · Judah · Jacob · Solomon · ark · holy city
salvation
Deliverance from harm
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- heavenSky or bliss
afterlife · deliverance · sanctuary · refuge · blessing · hope · eternal · glory · dwelling · presence
Rastafari
Jamaican movement honoring Ethiopian divinity
- reggaeJamaican offbeat music style
- BabylonAncient Mesopotamian capital
- repatriationFormal return to homeland
Marley · Africa · Ethiopia · Marcus Garvey · emancipation · unity · dreadlocks · roots · liberation · redemption
diaspora
Scattered population sharing origins
- returnGo back again
- promised landHoped-for place of fulfillment
- birthrightEntitlement from origin
nationhood · sovereignty · aliyah · settlement · ingathering · self-determination · restoration · exodus · repatriation · liberation
- Mythical PlacesAtlantis, Avalon, El Dorado, Shangri-La, Utopia
- Hebrew BibleTanakh, Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers
- Mormon PlacesSalt Lake City, Provo, Palmyra, Far West, Fayette
- American DestinationsGrand Canyon, Yellowstone, Statue of Liberty, New York City, Las Vegas
- parksplayground, Hyde Park, Yellowstone, Grant Park, picnic table
- JewishTorah, Shabbat, kosher, rabbi, synagogue
Zionhell
Underworld of suffering
Gehenna · perdition · inferno · underworld · netherworld
- Zion National ParkProtected Utah canyon wilderness
- Mount ZionSacred hill in Jerusalem
- Labor ZionismSocialist Jewish nationalist movement
- Zion Williamson
- Zion CanyonDeep gorge in southwestern Utah