Biblia

Mount Pisgah

Mount Pisgah This is the same as Nebo, for the word Pisgah only means hill or top, from Pasag; so that Nebo, Pisgah, and Abarim, are one and the same, near mount Peor, over against Jericho, in the country of Moab. (See Num 21:20; Deu 34:1.) See Mount Nebo. Fuente: The Poor Mans Concordance and … Continue reading “Mount Pisgah”

Mount Paran

Mount Paran We find mention made of this mountain by the name of El-paran. (Gen 14:6.) And it was here that Moses, when rehearsing the mercies of God to Israel, delivered those blessed sermons which are recorded in the book of Deuteronomy. (See Deu 1:1.) The prophet Habakkuk also, in that beautiful chapter of his, … Continue reading “Mount Paran”

Mount Olivet

Mount Olivet Named from the groves of olive-trees which grew there. Range of hills east of Jerusalem, terminating in the Mount of Offence. Tradition locates there Solomon’s idolatrous shrines (4 Kings 23). In David’s time there was a holy place dedicated to God (2 Kings 15). The Mount is venerated by Christians as a favorite … Continue reading “Mount Olivet”