His tent is in Salem, His dwelling place in Zion.
Parallel translations
- WEB His tabernacle is also in Salem; His dwelling place in Zion.
- KJV In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion.
- NKJV In Salem also is His tabernacle, And His dwelling place in Zion.
- NASB His tabernacle is in Salem; His dwelling place also is in Zion.
- NLT Jerusalem is where he lives; Mount Zion is his home.
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Quick answer
God's dwelling is in Salem and Zion, the place He has chosen to make His home among His people.
Overview
Salem (Jerusalem) and Zion mark the location of God's earthly sanctuary, His chosen dwelling. This presence of God with His people is the heart of Israel's privilege and security. The theme of God dwelling among His people advances through the incarnation of Christ and finds completion in the new Jerusalem where God dwells fully with the redeemed.
Cross-references & the web
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- Gen 14:18Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine—since he was priest of God Most High—
- Isa 12:6Cry out and sing, O citizen of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.”
- 2 Chr 6:6But now I have chosen Jerusalem for My Name to be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’
- Ps 132:13–14For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:
- Ps 27:5For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; He will conceal me under the cover of His tent; He will set me high upon a rock.
- Lam 2:6He has laid waste His tabernacle like a garden booth; He has destroyed His place of meeting. The LORD has made Zion forget her appointed feasts and Sabbaths. In His fierce anger He has despised both king and priest.
- Ps 9:11Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations.
- Heb 7:1–2This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,
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