Mountains of the Bible

also known as: mounts

Israel is a hilly country (Deuteronomy 3:25; 11:11; Ezek. 34:13). West of Jordan River 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 Israel 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 hills is limestone, with occasional strata of chalk, and hence the numerous caves, some of large extent, found there.

Mountains mentioned in Scripture

• Mount Baalah
• Mount Bashan
• Mount Bethel
• Mount Carmel
• Mount of the Congregation
• Mount Ephraim
• Mount Ephron
• Mount Gilboa—Saul and sons died here
• Mount Gilead—Laban found Jacob here (1 Samuel 31:1)
• Mount Halak
• Mount Heres
• Mount Hermon
• Mount Hor—where Aaron died (Numbers 33:37-39; 20:22-29)
• Mount Jearim
• Mount Mizar
• Mount Moriah
• Mount of Beatitudes
• mount of corruption
• Mount of the Amalekites
• Mount of the Amorites
• mount of the valley
• Mount Naphtali
• Mount Nebo
• Mount of Olives—aka Mt. Olivet
• Mount Paran
• Mount Peor—Balaam blessed Israel here
• Mount Perazim
• Mount Pisgah
• Mount Seir
• Mount Shapher
• Mount Sinai
• Mount Tabor
• Mount Zalmon
• Mount Zemaraim
• Mount Zion
• Baalhermon (Baal-Hermon) (Judges 3:3)
• Hill of Hachilah (1 Samuel 23:19)—David hid here
• Hill Samaria (1 Kings 16:24)—Omri built city here / King Ahab buried here.
• Mount Lebanon (Judges 3:3; 1 Kings 5:6, 9)
• Mount of Ascension
• Mount of Temptation (Matthew 4:8-9; Luke 4:5-7)
• Mountains of Abarim
• Mountains of Ararat—first mountains mentioned Scripture
• Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:1-2)