What is Zion?
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1. Zion or "Shion", meaning literally "The Pure In Heart"
2. A place, defined in scriptural texts as a hill, city or continent, where the holy dwell and deity has His throne.
3. A mythical place of holdout in a popular movie "The Matrix".
And my people shall be called Zion, The Pure In Heart.
Ascend the hill Zion to the Lord's holy temple-or-Zion, a city on a hill.
The Matrix-One of the coolest movies of the last 50 years.
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A place of spiritual enlightenment.
Gettin' closer to zion.
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A hill in Jerusalem, which, after the capture of that city by the Israelites, became the royal residence of David and his successors.
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ok, so I'm sick of fake definitions (no, its not the city from the matrix) so im gonna put it down how its supposed to be..
Zion is not a defined place - not a town, mountain, cave, lake or whatever it is a symbolical place that forms a strong spiritual bond with believers such as rastafari people. It can be any of those places its a matter of where YOU make it... it has to be a place where you find your inner peace and are calm and peaceful so you can achieve total happines.
Fire descends from on high in the shape of a lion
Burn di sacrifice of pride and ride on to mount Zion
Fire - symbol of rebelion
Lion - the emblem from the national Ehiopian emperor Haile Selasie, a symbol of freedom
Zion - the place where you will become the happiest person alive
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A Hebrew word meaning a place of refuge, sactuary.
A state of mind.
When i pass i want to move on to zion
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City in Northern Illinois. Suburb of Chicago in Lake County. Seminally bad. Not too ghetto. Has it's nice spots. Rival of North Chicago and Waukegan to the south. Racially diverse. Not oversaturated by one race like Waukegan with Hispanics and North Chicago with Blacks. Every north to south street has a name from the bible. East to West numbered. Founded as a religious city in the early 20th century. Exactly halfway between Chicago and Milwaukee. High school mascot is a Bee. A fucking bee! Warhawks!!! Also know as Z-town.
"Last Mother's Day a man murdered his daughter and her best friend at a park in the north part of Zion." -Sad but true.
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Anti-Slavery
The longing for Zion of the Babylonian Hebrews was adopted as a metaphor by Christianized Black slaves. Thus, Zion symbolizes a longing, by wandering peoples, for a safe homeland. This could be a literal place such as in Ethiopia for Rastafarians for example. For others, it has taken on a more spiritual meaning—a safe spiritual homeland, like in heaven, or a kind of peace of mind in one's present life.
On the Road to Zion- Damien Marley
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