Bible Dictionary
Mount of the valley
The Mount of the Valley was a district east of the Jordan in the territory of Reuben. Zereth-shahar was located on or near it, though the exact site is uncertain.
Definition
The Mount of the Valley was a district east of the Jordan in the territory of Reuben. Zereth-shahar was situated in or on this district, though the exact location is uncertain.
Biblical Usage
The name occurs in the allotment of territory to Reuben, where Zereth-shahar is associated with the Mount of the Valley.
Historical Background
The valley was probably the Ghor, or Jordan valley, making the mount the hilly region near the northern end of the Dead Sea. Proposed identifications remain uncertain.
Scripture References
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Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(Josh. 13:19), a district in the east of Jordan, in the territory of Reuben. The “valley” here was probably the Ghor or valley of the Jordan, and hence the “mount” would be the hilly region in the north end of the Dead Sea. (See ZARETH-SHAHAR.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>Zereth-shahar is said to be situated in or on the "mount of the valley" (behar ha`emeq (Jos 13:19)). Cheyne (EB, under the word) says "i.e. on one of the mountains East of the Jordan valley (compare Josephus 13 27), and not impossibly on that described at length in BJ, VII, vi, 1-3." To the Northwest of this mountain is Wady ec-Cara, wherein there may be a reminiscence of Zereth-shahar. There is no certainty.</p>