Biblical place

Where was Mount Zion?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Mount Zion.

First appears in 2 Kings 19:31 · 10 books · 22 chapters

Overview

Biblical hill. Modern identification: Mount Zion.

Mount Zion is represented in the local geography layer as Mount Zion. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 2 Kings 19:31 and is mentioned across 10 books, with 25 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jerusalem

About 1 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 1 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 8 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 23 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 31 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Mount Zion today

Find the traditionally identified site on a modern map.

Mount Zion is a landmark rather than a city center, so the map is meant to place you in the right mountain zone before you continue into more specific route planning.

Mount Zion is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Borders, permits, local access, and the exact identification of biblical landscapes can change.

Modern orientation

Mount Zion

31.772°N · 35.229°E

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