Mount Gilead Here it was Laban overtook Jacob in his flight. (See Gen 31:33.) In after-ages the place became memorable, and was formed into a kingdom. (2Sa 2:9.) The plains below were well calculated for cattle; and hence the Reubenites and Gadites desired to possess it in the general distribution of Canaan. (See Num 31:1.) … Continue reading “Mount Gilead”
Mount Gilboa
Mount Gilboa So called from Gal, to change–and Bahah, on enquiry. This mountain will always be remembered by the readers of the Bible, on account of the death of Saul and Jonathan, and the beautiful elegy of David composed on that occasion. It lay southward of Jerusalem. (See 2Sa 1:1-27 throughout.) Fuente: The Poor Mans … Continue reading “Mount Gilboa”
Mount Gerizim
Mount Gerizim This mount lay on the other side Jordan towards the way of the going down of the sun in Canaan. And here it was that Moses commanded Israel, from this mountain, to pronounce blessings upon the people. (Deu 11:29-30) There should seem to have been a special design in this appointment of the … Continue reading “Mount Gerizim”
Mount Gaash
Mount Gaash This was the memorable sepulchre of Joshua, in Tinmath Serah, in mount Ephraim. (See Jos 24:30.) It should be observed, that the mountains of Ephraim were several detached portions of rising ground, here and there, dispersed through the land belonging to that tribe. Fuente: The Poor Mans Concordance and Dictionary to the Sacred … Continue reading “Mount Gaash”
Mount Ephraim
Mount Ephraim SEE EPHRAIM. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Mount Ephraim See EPHRAIM, MOUNT. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Mount Engedi
Mount Engedi The same as Hazzazon Tamar, (2Ch 20:2) near the Dead Sea; a place remarkable for rich vines. Hence Christ is compared by the church “to a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi.” (Son 1:14.) See Cluster. Fuente: The Poor Mans Concordance and Dictionary to the Sacred Scriptures
Mount Ebal
Mount Ebal So called from Balah, old age. Probably an ancient heap mouldering to decay, and unfruitful. It was situated in Ephraim, near Shechem, over against Gerizim. (See Deu 11:29-30.) See Gerizim. Fuente: The Poor Mans Concordance and Dictionary to the Sacred Scriptures
Mount Carmel, scapular of
Mount Carmel, scapular of The best-known of the scapulars. It is the badge of the Confraternity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. It is brown in color, and often ornamented with pictures, which, however, are not essential. It owes its origin to Saint Simon Stock, an English Carmelite . Originally the investing in this scapular … Continue reading “Mount Carmel, scapular of”
Mount Carmel, Feast of Our Lady of
Mount Carmel, Feast of Our Lady of Instituted among the Carmelites c.1880 as a feast of thanksgiving in commemoration of favors received through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin. It was assigned to 16 July, the traditional date on which the Blessed Mother appeared to Saint Simon Stock and gave him the brown scapular (1251). … Continue reading “Mount Carmel, Feast of Our Lady of”
Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel (Hebrew: garden, or garden land) A mountain 9 miles southwest of Acre, frequently mentioned in the Old Testament, as fertile, blessed, beautiful. There was an altar on it long before the prophet Elias’s time, and he, and Eliseus after him, resided there. Probably it was there he caused fire to come down from … Continue reading “Mount Carmel”