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Hermon

“anathema; devoted to destruction” Hitchcock's 18697 mentions in 4 books, most in Psalms (3)

Where it is

Caesarea PhilippiCaesarea PhilippiIjonIjonAbileneAbileneMizpeh ValleyMizpeh ValleyAmanaAmanaBeth-rehobBeth-rehobHermonabout 94 km across

33.42° N, 35.86° E · Located through Mount Hermon

Coordinates and map: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding · CC BY 4.0 · drawn without map tiles

Mentioned most in

Psalms · 3Deuteronomy · 2Joshua · 1Song of Solomon · 1
Counted from 7 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

Every mention

7 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

Deuteronomy 2 mentions

Deuteronomy 3:9(The Sidonians call Hermon Sirion, and the Amorites call it Senir.)Deuteronomy 4:48from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, even to Mount Siyon (also called Hermon),

Joshua 1 mention

Joshua 11:3to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, the Amorite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite in the hill country, and the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpah.

Psalms 3 mentions

Psalms 42:6My God, my soul is in despair within me. Therefore I remember you from the land of the Jordan, the heights of Hermon, from the hill Mizar.Psalms 89:12You have created the north and the south. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.Psalms 133:3like the dew of Hermon, that comes down on the hills of Zion; for there Yahweh gives the blessing, even life forever more.

Song of Solomon 1 mention

Song of Solomon 4:8Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, with me from Lebanon. Look from the top of Amana, from the top of Senir and Hermon, from the lions’ dens, from the mountains of the leopards.

What the dictionary says

A peak, the eastern prolongation of the Anti-Lebanon range, reaching to the height of about 9,200 feet above the Mediterranean.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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