Mount Heres
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Har-heres, Har Heres, Heres |
| Most likely | another name for Ir-shemesh (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.751° N, 34.975° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Judges 1:35 |
Mount Heres is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely another name for Ir-shemesh (medium confidence; 4 other proposals below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Ir-shemesh | medium (45%) | 31.751° N, 34.975° E |
| Khirbet Harsis | low (16%) | 31.817° N, 35.024° E |
| Khirbet Hirsha | low (16%) | 31.827° N, 35.049° E |
| Batn Harasheh | very low (-1%) | 31.945° N, 35.149° E |
| another name for Beth-shemesh | very low (-12%) | 31.751° N, 34.975° E |
Verses
Judges
- Judges 1:35But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries.And the Amorites were determined to dwell in Mount Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim. But when the house of Joseph grew in strength, they pressed the Amorites into forced labor.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.