Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Doug Belot" <dbelot AT bigpond.net.au>]

Is 52:16    "and say to Zion , you are My people" , Zion is the people of 
Israel. doug belot


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Athas" <George.Athas AT moore.edu.au>
To: "Oun Kwon" <kwonbbl AT gmail.com>; "B-Hebrew" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 11:25 AM
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Zion as a metahphor


> I would argue that Zion refers specifically to the fort captured by David 
> in 2 Sam 5. Metonymically it comes to stand for the Davidic dynasty and its 
> claimed special connection to Yahweh. The temple is a symbol of that 
> connection.
>
>
> GEORGE ATHAS
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