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Hermon
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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1. Description
The name of the majestic mountain in which the Anti-Lebanon range terminates to the South (Deuteronomy 3:8 , etc.). It reaches a height of 9,200 ft. above the sea, and extends some 16 to 20 miles from North to South. It was called Sirion by the Sidonians (Deuteronomy 3:9; compare Psalm 29:6 ), and Senir by the Amorites (Deuteronomy 3:9 ). It is also identified with Sion (Deuteronomy 4:48 ). See SIRION; SENIR; SION . Sometimes it is called "Mt. Hermon" (Deuteronomy 3:8; Joshua 11:17; 1 Chronicles 5:23 , etc.); at other times simply "Hermon" (Joshua 11:3; Psalm 89:12 , etc.).
2. The Hermons
Once it is called "Hermons" ( חרמונים ,
Mt. Hermon is the source of many blessings to the land over which it so proudly lifts its splendid form. Refreshing breezes blow from its cold heights. Its snows are carried to Damascus and to the towns on the seaboard, where, mingled with the
3. Sanctuaries
Hermon marked the northern limit of Joshua's victorious campaigns (Joshua 12:1 , etc.). It was part, of the dominion of Og (Joshua 12:5 ), and with the fall of that monarch, it would naturally come under Israelite influence. Its remote and solitary heights must have attracted worshippers from the earliest times; and we cannot doubt that it was a famous sanctuary in far antiquity. Under the highest peak are the ruins of
Some have thought that the scene of the Transfiguration should be sought here; see, however, TRANSFIGURATION ,
The modern name of Hermon is
Little Hermon , the name now often applied to the hill between Tabor and Gilboa, possibly the Hill of Moreh, on which is the sanctuary of
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Hermon'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/h/hermon.html. 1915.
