Mount Hermon

חֶרְמוֹן · cher.mon · H2768חֶרְמוֹנִים · cher.mo.nim · H27697 other spellings20 mentions in 8 books, most in Joshua (7)

Where it is

33.42° N, 35.86° E

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Mentioned most in

Joshua · 7 Psalms · 4 Deuteronomy · 3 Song of Solomon · 2 Judges · 1 1 Chronicles · 1 + 2 books

Counted from 20 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

About this place

Mount Hermon, located on the northern border of Israel, is the highest peak in the Anti-Lebanon mountain range. It is also referred to by various names, including Baal-hermon, Baal-hamon, Baal-gad, Senir, and Sirion (Deut 3:8-9; 4:48; Josh 11:3,17; 12:1,5,7; 13:5,11; 1Ch.5.23; Psa.29.6; 42:6; 89:12; 133:3; Sng.4.8; 8:11; Jer.18.14; Ezk.27.5). The mountain marked the northern extent of the Promised Land conquered by Joshua (Josh 11:17; 12:1,5). It was also the northern limit of the territory allocated to the half-tribe of Manasseh (Josh 13:11; 1Ch.5.23). The Sidonians called the mountain Sirion, while the Amorites called it Senir (Deut 3:9; Ezk.27.5). Mount Hermon was known for its abundant dew (Psa.133.3) and was a source of refreshment for the surrounding lands (Jer.18.14). The mountain was also associated with the Canaanite god Baal, as evidenced by the names Baal-hermon, Baal-hamon, and Baal-gad (Judg 3:3; Sng.8.11). Its majestic appearance is celebrated in the Psalms (Psa.29.6; 89:12), and it is mentioned as a place of beauty and fertility (Sng.4.8).

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Every mention

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

Deuteronomy3 mentions

Deuteronomy 3:8We took the land at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, from the valley of the Arnon to Mount Hermon.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),

Joshua7 mentions

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.Joshua 11:17from Mount Halak, that goes up to Seir, even to Baal Gad in the valley of Lebanon under Mount Hermon. He took all their kings, struck them, and put them to death.Joshua 12:1Now these are the kings of the land, whom the children of Israel struck, and possessed their land beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise, from the valley of the Arnon to Mount Hermon, and…Joshua 12:5and ruled in Mount Hermon, and in Salecah, and in all Bashan, to the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.Joshua 12:7These are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the children of Israel struck beyond the Jordan westward, from Baal Gad in the valley of Lebanon even to Mount Halak, that goes up to Seir.…Joshua 13:5and the land of the Gebalites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrise, from Baal Gad under Mount Hermon to the entrance of Hamath;Joshua 13:11and Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan to Salecah;

Judges1 mention

Judges 3:3the five lords of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived on Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal Hermon to the entrance of Hamath.

1 Chronicles1 mention

1 Chronicles 5:23The children of the half-tribe of Manasseh lived in the land. They increased from Bashan to Baal Hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon.

Psalms4 mentions

Psalms 29:6He makes them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young, wild ox.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 Solomon2 mentions

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.Song of Solomon 8:11Solomon had a vineyard at Baal Hamon. He leased out the vineyard to keepers. Each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit.

Jeremiah1 mention

Jeremiah 18:14Will the snow of Lebanon fail from the rock of the field? Will the cold waters that flow down from afar be dried up?

Ezekiel1 mention

Ezekiel 27:5They have made all your planks of cypress trees from Senir. They have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.

Sources

STEPBible TIPNR · Translators Individualised Proper Names with all References · CC BY 4.0 · github.com/STEPBible/STEPBible-Data
OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding · CC BY 4.0 · www.openbible.info/geo/