A southeastern hill (also called Ophel) in the present-day city of Jerusalem. It was the site occupied by King David as his royal city. It is also called Zion (for example, in 1 Kings 8:1). David captured the Jebusite fortress of Jerusalem and transferred his capital to it from Hebron (2 Samuel 5:1–10).
An alternate name for Bethlehem, David’s hometown, in the New Testament (Luke 2:11).
City of David
This term has multiple meanings in the Bible:
From Tyndale Bible Dictionary, adapted by Mission Mutual. CC BY-SA 4.0.