Bible Dictionary
Mount
A mount or mountain is a raised natural feature, either an isolated peak or part of a range. Mountains are prominent in biblical geography and often serve as places of revelation, worship, refuge, or battle.
Definition
A mount or mountain is a raised natural feature, whether an isolated peak, a range, or a mountainous district. In Palestine, mountains and hills form a major part of the country’s landscape.
Biblical Usage
Mountains are prominent in biblical descriptions of Palestine and its territories. They are identified as ranges, isolated peaks, and hilly regions in relation to plains, valleys, the Jordan, and the sea.
Historical Background
Palestine’s western mountains extend from Lebanon toward Carmel and slope toward the coastal plains and the Jordan valley. The hills are chiefly limestone, with occasional chalk strata, producing numerous caves.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Palestine is a hilly country (Deut. 3:25; 11:11; Ezek. 34:13). West of Jordan the mountains stretch from Lebanon far down into Galilee, terminating in Carmel. The isolated peak of Tabor rises from the elevated plain of Esdraelon, which, in the south, is shut in by hills spreading over the greater part of Samaria. The mountains of Western and Middle Palestine do not extend to the sea, but gently slope into plains, and toward the Jordan fall down into the Ghor. East of the Jordan the Anti-Lebanon, stretching south, terminates in the hilly district called Jebel Heish, which reaches down to the Sea of Gennesareth. South of the river Hieromax there is again a succession of hills, which are traversed by wadies running toward the Jordan. These gradually descend to a level at the river Arnon, which was the boundary of the ancient trans-Jordanic territory toward the south. The composition of the Palestinian hills is limestone, with occasional strata of chalk, and hence the numerous caves, some of large extent, found there.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(Isaiah 29:3; Jeremiah 6:6) etc. [SIEGE]