Lands, plants, and measures

Remarkable Mountains and Hills

Blackwood’s Comprehensive Aids to the Study of the Bible · Vol. I, p. 55

Begins on Vol. I, p. 55

And Rivers, Lakes and Seas of Bible Lands.

§Remarkable Mountains and Hills

The Name	Descriptive and General Remarks
Ab'arim	Chain east of the Jordan; Peor, Nebo and Pisgah belong to it.
Anti-Lib'anus	The eastern of two extensive parallel ridges, now called Jebel esh-Shurki. See Lebanon.
Ar'arat	The term refers to the country Armenia, on the mountains of which the ark rested; the same Hebrew word is in two passages rendered Armenia; there are two peaks especially known as Ararat; the highest point is 17,750 feet above the sea and 14,573 above the level of the plain.
Ba'shan	A mountainous country, east of the Jordan; remarkable for height, and for rich woodland and pasturage; the Hill of Bashan was Hermon.
Cal'vary	Usually called a mount, but there is no authority in or out of Scripture for so calling it.
Car'mel	Range extending about 28 miles; the highest point of Mount Carmel is 1728 feet above the sea; now generally called Mar Elyas.
E'bal	Mountain in Palestine opposite Gerizim, on northern side of valley of Shechem; it rises 2700 feet above the sea; now called Sitti Lalamiyah.
E'phraim	The highland portion of the territory of Ephraim.
Ga'reb	A hill near Jerusalem; the Hebrew name signifies "scabby," and some suppose it was to this hill lepers were sent "out of the congregation."
Ge'bal	The mountainous tract extending from the Dead Sea to Petra.
Geriz'im	A mountain of Ephraim, opposite Ebal, the valley of Shechem (now Nablûs) intervening; it rises 2600 feet above the sea.
Gilbo'a	Ridge of hills rising at Jezreel, eastern end of Plain of Esdrælon; the ridge extends about ten miles, west to east; now called Jebel Fukâah.
Gil'ead	A mountainous region east of the Jordan, in extent about 60 by 20 miles.
Her'mon	Also called Sion; it was on the north-eastern border of Palestine; it rises boldly, at the southern end of Anti-Libanus, to a height of about 10,000 feet above the sea, from 2000 to 3000 feet above the chain; present name Jebel esh-Sheikh.
Hor	On the boundary ("at the edge") of Edom, it is the highest and most conspicuous of the sandstone mountains of Edom, its height being 4800 feet above the Mediterranean, and more than 6000 above the Dead Sea; its double top makes it conspicuous far and near; the tomb of Aaron is on the more northern peak; modern name Jebel Nebi Harúm.
Ho'reb	See Sinai.
Leb'anon	Very celebrated chain north of Palestine; it comprises really two distinct parallel ranges, which enclose the valley of Lebanon (Cœle-Syria); the western, or main, range commences at 33° 20′ N. lat., and runs upward of 100 miles south-westwardly; these mountains were remarkable for their scenery, their unrivalled trees and verdure; they ranged in height from 6000 to 10.200 feet above the sea.
Ne'bo	"Over against Jericho" was the highest peak of the Abarim range; from its lofty summit Moses viewed the Promised Land, and on it he died and near it was buried; about 4500 feet high.
Ol'ives (Olivet)	The ridge of Olivet is about a mile long from north to south, its elevation nearly 300 feet above the site of the Temple in Jerusalem; it is one of the little hills or rocky crowns which encircle the Holy City, being in itself comparatively insignificant. It derives its chief importance and attractiveness from the fact that it was a favorite resort of our Saviour and was the scene of many of the leading incidents of His eventful life; highest point about 2700 feet above the sea.
Pe'or	One of the Abarim range, from the summit of which Balaam blessed, while desirous of cursing, Israel.
Pis'gah	One of the Abarim range, of which Nebo was the summit.
Rim'mon	The Rock Rimmon was a peak north-east of Geba and Michmash.
Sama'ria	The site on which Omri built the city of the same name.
Seir	Mountainous district of which Hor was the highest peak. See Hor.
Si'nai	Horeb was probably the designation of the group, while Sinai denoted a single mountain: these mountains lie nearly in the centre of the peninsula embraced between the two arms of the Red Sea; Horeb was called the "Mountain of God." The highest point was upward of 7000 feet above the sea.
Si'on	See Hermon.
Ta'bor	This mountain rises abruptly, from the north-eastern arm of the Plain of Esdrælon, to a height of 1900 feet; it stands entirely insulated, except on the west, where a narrow ridge connects it with the mountains of Nazareth; modern name Jebel et-Tûr.
Zi'on	The southwestern hill of Jerusalem.