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Beatitudes

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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the name frequently given to the first clauses of our Savior's Sermon on the Mount (q.v.), beginning with the phrase " Blessed," etc. (Matthew 5:3-11). The present " Mount of the Beatitudes" on which they are said to have been delivered is the hill called Kurun Hattin, or "Horns of Hattin," on the road from Nazareth to Tiberias-a not unlikely position (Hackett, Illustr. of Script. p. 313).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Beatitudes'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​b/beatitudes.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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