Mount Hermon View from Plain of the Jordan - 1862 Engraved Print

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Mount Hermon View from Plain of the Jordan - 1862 Engraved Print:
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British Parliament 1925 Vintage Lithograph

Mt. Hermon, View from Upper Plain of Jordan River

Mt. Hermon Jebel esh-Sheikh. Prominent mountain on northern border of Israelite territory.

Foreground contains a group of men with goats.

In the Bible Mt. Hermon is considered the northern boundaryof Transjordan, i.e., of the territory of the Amorite kings conquered by Israel(Deut. 3:8; Josh. 12:1), as well as the extreme limit of the territory of thehalf-tribe of Manasseh east of the Jordan (Josh. 13:11). The name Hermon isderived from the root ḥrm (\"sacred\"), and like most high mountains itwas thought to be the residence of a god, whose name, Baal-Hermon, also servedas the name of the mountain itself (Judg. 3:3; I Chron. 5:23). According toDeuteronomy 3:9, Mt. Hermon was called Sirion by the Sidonians (Phoenicians)and Senir by the Amorites. These names, which apparently designate the entireAnti-Lebanon range and not just the Hermon peak, appear in the EgyptianExecration Texts of the 19th century B.C.E., and in Ugaritic literature, in atreaty between the Hittites and Amorites (c. 1350 B.C.E.), in which the twosides swear, inter alia, by the gods of Mt. Shariyanu. When the Assyrian kingShalmaneser III attacked Damascus in 841 B.C.E., the Assyrian army had first toovercome Hazael\'s forces at Mt. Saniru. As late as the 10th century C.E., Arabgeographers mention the name Snir. In the Psalms, Mt. Hermon is contrasted withMt. Lebanon (29:6); the land of the Hermons is mentioned with the land ofJordan (42:7); and Mt. Hermon is also juxtaposed with Mt. Tabor (89:13), whichled to the Hill of Moreh being called the \"Little Hermon.\" The Biblepraises the dew of Hermon (Ps. 133:3), its lions (Song 4:8), and its cypresses(Ezek. 27:5). In classical times Jerome mentions that a temple stood on themountain (Onom. 21:13–14). A Greek inscription found near the peak states thatonly those who \"had taken the oath\" were allowed to continue on fromthere. Snow from Mt. Hermon was sent to Tyre. The Targums called it Tur Talga(\"Mountain of Snow\"; Targ. Onk., Deut. 3:9 and Song 4:8), a namestill used by the Arabs, Jebel al-Thalj.

A rare view.

1862 Engraved Print - 150+ Years Old

Extremely nice detail - Some lightage toning - Some handling wear

Size:Approximately 6.25\" X 10\"

Blank on Reverse

Condition: Excellent - VeryGood - Good - Fair - Poor (but of historical interest)

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