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Zion
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Definition:
Zion is a hill in Jerusalem which was once occupied by the Jebusites before they were defeated by King David and he made that hill the location for his new capital. Today, the term Zion is sometimes used to refer to the city of Jerusalem, all of Judea, or even sometimes just to the Temple Mount located in Jerusalem.

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What is Theism?
What is the difference between monotheism and monolatry? Between pantheism and panentheism? How about between animism and shamanism? Or theism and deism? What the heck is henotheism? For that matter, what is and is not a religion?

What is Religion?
A system of human beliefs, ideals and practices which is harder to define than it may at first appear.

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