Mount Hor
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Other places named Mount Hor: Mount Hor (Numbers 34).
| Type | mountain |
|---|---|
| Also called | Hor |
| Most likely | Har Zin (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 30.832° N, 35.057° E |
| Mentioned in | 10 verses |
| First mention | Numbers 20:22 |
Mount Hor is a mountain named in 10 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Har Zin (low 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Har Zin | low (34%) | 30.832° N, 35.057° E |
| Imaret el Khureisheh | very low (11%) | 30.765° N, 34.529° E |
| Jebel es Sabha | very low (2%) | 30.747° N, 34.439° E |
| Jebel el Hamrah | very low (0%) | 30.683° N, 34.563° E |
| Jebel Nebi Harun | very low (-9%) | 30.317° N, 35.407° E |
Journeys
Verses
Numbers
- Numbers 20:22And the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh, and came unto mount Hor.After they had set out from Kadesh, the whole congregation of Israel came to Mount Hor.
- Numbers 20:23And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the coast of the land of Edom, saying,And at Mount Hor, near the border of the land of Edom, the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
- Numbers 20:25Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor:Take Aaron and his son Eleazar and bring them up Mount Hor.
- Numbers 20:27And Moses did as the Lord commanded: and they went up into mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation.So Moses did as the LORD had commanded, and they climbed Mount Hor in the sight of the whole congregation.
- Numbers 21:4And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.Then they set out from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea, in order to bypass the land of Edom. But the people grew impatient on the journey
- Numbers 33:37And they removed from Kadesh, and pitched in mount Hor, in the edge of the land of Edom.They set out from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor, on the outskirts of the land of Edom.
- Numbers 33:38And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of the Lord, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the first day of the fifth month.At the LORD’s command, Aaron the priest climbed Mount Hor and died there on the first day of the fifth month, in the fortieth year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt.
- Numbers 33:39And Aaron was an hundred and twenty and three years old when he died in mount Hor.Aaron was 123 years old when he died on Mount Hor.
- Numbers 33:41And they departed from mount Hor, and pitched in Zalmonah.And the Israelites set out from Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah.
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 32:50And die in the mount whither thou goest up, and be gathered unto thy people; as Aaron thy brother died in mount Hor, and was gathered unto his people:And there on the mountain that you climb, you will die and be gathered to your people, just as your brother Aaron died on Mount Hor and was gathered to his people.
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.