Question

The biblical word Zion is often used as a synonym for

a. Palestine.
b. Southwest Asia.
c. the Jewish Diaspora.
d. Jerusalem and the Land of Israel.

Answer 1

Zion is the name used to Jerusalem, and specifically, it originated as a name for a hill in Jerusalem, Mount Zion and then the meaning was generalized to the whole of Jerusalem and Israel - the correct answer is the last one, Jerusalem and the Land of Israel.