Zion (disambiguation)

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Zion is a place name often used as a synonym for Jerusalem.

Zion may also refer to:

In politics and religion

Zionism, various ideologies supporting a Jewish home in Biblical Israel, and now, the State of Israel.
World Zionist Organization, the group founded at the First Zionist Congress in 1897 and dedicated to implementing Zionist ideology
Zionist Churches, a group of Christian denominations in Southern Africa that stem from the Christian Catholic Apostolic Church in Zion (see below) with an emphasis on spiritual healing
Zion Christian Church, a large denomination among African Zionists
Zion (Latter Day Saints), In LDS theology, Zion can refer to The Lord's people ("the pure in heart"), a specific place (Jerusalem, New Jerusalem, etc.), or both.
Zionites (Germany), a religious sect from the 18th century based in western Germany
Christian Catholic Apostolic Church, also known as the Zionites, a fringe church founded in 1896 by John Alexander Dowie in Zion, Illinois that believed in a flat Earth
Christian Zionism, belief among some Christians that the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948 was a significant fulfilment of Biblical prophecy
Zion Bible College, a Pentecostal Bible college in Barrington, RI, now Northpoint Bible College in Haverhill, MA
Zion College, a former Bible institute in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Zion, the Rastafarian goal of heaven upon earth; also used to refer to either Ethiopia or Africa, e.g. "the land of Zion"

Zion National Park, a park in southwestern Utah, notable for Zion Canyon sweeping through the reddish desert
Zion, Illinois, a city just north of Chicago founded by John Alexander Dowie
- Zion (Metra), a small commuter railroad station in Zion, Illinois, United States
Zion, Maryland, a village
Zion, Missouri, a village
Zion, Oklahoma, a village
Zion, Pennsylvania, a town
Zion Crossroads, Virginia, a unincorporated community in Louisa and Fluvanna counties, Virginia
Zion, West Virginia
Zion, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
Zion Township, Stearns County, Minnesota
Zion Nuclear Power Station, a decommissioned nuclear power plant in Zion, Illinois

Zion Wildlife Gardens, New Zealand, a sanctuary for endangered tiger and lion species
Zion, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Sion, Czech Republic, a small castle in the Czech Republic

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Ben Zion Abba Shaul (1924–1998), Israeli rabbi of Iranian descent
Zyon Cavalera (born 1993), son of Max Cavalera, and drummer for both Soulfly and Lody Kong
Zion Cohen (born 1983), Israeli former professional association football player
Zion Golan (born 1955), Israeli singer of Yemeni descent
Zion Levy (1925–2008), Israeli rabbi who served as the Chief Rabbi of Panama
Zion Merili (born 1957), Israeli former professional association football player and international
Ben-Zion Meir Hai Uziel (1880–1953), Israeli rabbi and former Sephardic Chief Rabbi
Zion Zemah (born 1990), Israeli professional association football player and youth international

"Zion", composition for wind ensemble by Dan Welcher
Zion is used as the name for the song Slap It (Fluke song) on the soundtrack album for The Matrix Reloaded
Zion (David Bowie song), a 1973 demo by David Bowie
"Zion", song by Laurel Aitken Ruddy and Sketto, 1963
"To Zion", song by Lauryn Hill from The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill