A mountain in the Anti-Lebanon range, northeast of Israel; also known as Senir, Sion, and Sirion.
About Mount Hermon
Mount Hermon is a large mountain that marks the northern edge of the land that Joshua and Moses conquered east of the Jordan River. This mountain served as the northern border of the land given to half of the tribe of Manasseh, as well as the northern border of all Israel (Deuteronomy 3:8; 4:48; Joshua 11:17; 12:1, 5; 13:11; 1 Chronicles 5:23). It stands high above the Lebanon Valley and the land of Mizpah (Joshua 11:3, 8). Joshua chased the kings of Canaan to this area after defeating them at the waters of Merom (Joshua 11:17; 13:5).
The Bible's poetry praises Mount Hermon for two things: its great height and the dew it causes to fall on Mount Zion (Psalm 133:3). The mountain was also known for its wild animals (Song of Solomon 4:8). Other Bible passages mention it together with the Jordan River and Mount Tabor (Psalm 42:6; Psalm 89:12). The mountain itself is about 21 kilometers (13 miles) long and rises to a height of 2.8 kilometers (9,166 feet).
Key References
At that time we took from the two kings of the Amorites the land across the Jordan, from the Arnon Valley as far as Mount Hermon—
Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, come with me from Lebanon! Descend from the peak of Amana, from the summits of Senir and Hermon, from the dens of the lions, from the mountains of the leopards.
Now the people of the half-tribe of Manasseh were numerous. They settled in the land from Bashan to Baal-hermon (that is, Senir, also known as Mount Hermon).
which the Sidonians call Sirion but the Amorites call Senir—
All Scripture References (20)
Deuteronomy (3)
At that time we took from the two kings of the Amorites the land across the Jordan, from the Arnon Valley as far as Mount Hermon—
which the Sidonians call Sirion but the Amorites call Senir—
extending from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley as far as Mount Siyon (that is, Hermon),
Joshua (7)
to the Canaanites in the east and west; to the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, and Jebusites in the hill country; and to the Hivites at the foot of Hermon in the land of Mizpah.
from Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir, as far as Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon at the foot of Mount Hermon. He captured all their kings and struck them down, putting them to death.
Now these are the kings of the land whom the Israelites struck down and whose lands they took beyond the Jordan to the east, from the Arnon Valley to Mount Hermon, including all the Arabah eastward:
He ruled over Mount Hermon, Salecah, all of Bashan up to the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and half of Gilead to the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.
And these are the kings of the land that Joshua and the Israelites conquered beyond the Jordan to the west, from Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir (according to the allotments to the tribes of Israel, Joshua gave them as an inheritance
the land of the Gebalites; and all Lebanon to the east, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath.
also Gilead and the territory of the Geshurites and Maacathites, all of Mount Hermon, and all Bashan as far as Salecah—
Judges (1)
the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath.
1 Chronicles (1)
Now the people of the half-tribe of Manasseh were numerous. They settled in the land from Bashan to Baal-hermon (that is, Senir, also known as Mount Hermon).
Psalms (4)
He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox.
Deep calls to deep in the roar of Your waterfalls; all Your breakers and waves have rolled over me.
Mighty is Your arm; strong is Your hand. Your right hand is exalted.
It is like the dew of Hermon falling on the mountains of Zion. For there the LORD has bestowed the blessing of life forevermore.
Song of Solomon (2)
Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, come with me from Lebanon! Descend from the peak of Amana, from the summits of Senir and Hermon, from the dens of the lions, from the mountains of the leopards.
Solomon had a vineyard in Baal-hamon. He leased it to the tenants. For its fruit, each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver.
Jeremiah (1)
Does the snow of Lebanon ever leave its rocky slopes? Or do its cool waters flowing from a distance ever run dry?
Ezekiel (1)
They constructed all your planking with cypress from Senir. They took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.