Mount Hor (Numbers 34)
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Other places named Mount Hor: Mount Hor.
| Type | mountain |
|---|---|
| Also called | Hor |
| Most likely | another name for Mount Hermon (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 33.400° N, 35.850° E |
| Mentioned in | 2 verses |
| First mention | Numbers 34:7 |
Mount Hor (Numbers 34) is a mountain named in 2 verses of the Bible. It is most likely another name for Mount Hermon (low confidence; 2 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 Mount Hermon | low (29%) | 33.400° N, 35.850° E |
| Jebel Akkar | low (17%) | 34.417° N, 36.217° E |
| Ras Shaqqa | very low (8%) | 34.307° N, 35.692° E |
Verses
Numbers
- Numbers 34:7And this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall point out for you mount Hor:Your northern border will run from the Great Sea directly to Mount Hor,
- Numbers 34:8From mount Hor ye shall point out your border unto the entrance of Hamath; and the goings forth of the border shall be to Zedad:and from Mount Hor to Lebo-hamath, then extend to Zedad,
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.