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Mount of the Congregation
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
(הִר מוֹעֵד, mountain of the assembly, namely, of the gods), a place mentioned in the words of the king of Babylon, Isaiah 14:13. called " mount of the congregation," is prob. the Persian mountain el-Burj (comp. Gr. πύργος, a town, Germ. burg), called by the Hindius Meru, situated in the extreme north, and, like the Greek Olympus, regarded by the Orientals as the seat of the gods (see Asiat. Researches, 6:448; 8:350 sq.; Hyde, De relig. Persar. page 102). (See CONGREGATION).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Mount of the Congregation'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​m/mount-of-the-congregation.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.