Where does the name Mount Zion originate from?

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2026-03-21 15:30

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The name Mount Zion originated in Jerusalem. There was a mountain outside the city where a fortress stood. The biblical figure conquered the holders of the fortress, and the area around Jerusalem came to be called Tzion which eventually evolved to Zion.

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