Who is Zion in the Bible? Zion has many meanings in the bible, but essentially it means “fortification” and has the idea of being “raised up” as a “monument.” Zion is described both as the city of David and the city of God. The meaning of Zion includes the temple area (Psalm 2:6; 48:2, 11–12; 132:13). This is the meaning found in the prophecy of Jeremiah 31:6, “Come, let us go up to Zion, to the LORD our God.” In the Old Testament Zion is used as a name for the city of Jerusalem (Isaiah 40:9), t