Bible Dictionary
Hor
Hor means “mountain” and names two places: the mountain in the region of Edom where Aaron died, and a landmark on the northern boundary of Israel.
Definition
Hor means “mountain” and names two places in the biblical records. One was a mountain in the range of Seir or Edom where Aaron died; the other was a landmark on the northern boundary of Palestine.
Biblical Usage
Israel reached Mount Hor during its wilderness journey after the Edomites refused passage. Aaron died there. The other Hor appears only in the description of Israel’s northern boundary.
Historical Background
The southern Mount Hor is associated with modern Jebel Harun, between the Dead Sea and the Elanitic Gulf, though another proposed identification is Jebel Madurah. The northern Hor may have been a peak of Lebanon.
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Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Mountain. (1.) One of the mountains of the chain of Seir or Edom, on the confines of Idumea (Num. 20:22-29; 33:37). It was one of the stations of the Israelites in the wilderness (33:37), which they reached in the circuitous route they were obliged to take because the Edomites refused them a passage through their territory. It was during the encampment here that Aaron died (Num. 33:37-41). (See AARON.) The Israelites passed this mountain several times in their wanderings. It bears the modern name of Jebel Harun, and is the highest and most conspicious of the whole range. It stands about midway between the Dead Sea and the Elanitic gulf. It has two summits, in the hallow between which it is supposed that Aaron died. Others, however, suppose that this mountain is the modern Jebel Madurah, on the opposite, i.e., the western, side of the Arabah. (2.) One of the marks of the northern boundary of Palestine (Num. 34:7, 8). Nowhere else mentioned. Perhaps it is one of the peaks of Lebanon.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(mountain), Mount.