Bible Location
10 cross references · Modern-day map available
Mount Hor is the mountain on the border of Edom where Aaron died during Israel's wilderness journey. It is important because it marks the end of Aaron's life and priestly transition to Eleazar at a solemn moment on the way toward the land. First appears in Num 20:22.1
Coordinates
30.33, 35.45
First appears
Num 20:22
AI summary: Mount Hor's significance is concentrated but substantial. It is remembered above all as the place where Aaron was taken up the mountain, stripped of his priestly garments, and died in view of the people, with Eleazar succeeding him. That scene gives the mountain a distinctive place in Israel's wilderness memory as a site of loss, succession, and leadership transition. The cross references present Mount Hor as a border mountain marked by priestly death and continuity.1
Latitude
30.33
Longitude
35.45
Bible references
10
One of the mountains of the chain of Seir or Edom, on the confines of Idumea (Num. 20:22-29; 33:37). It was one of the stations of the Israelites in the wilderness (33:37), which they reached in the circuitous route they were obliged to take because the Edomites refused them a passage through their territory. It was during the encampment here that Aaron died (Num. 33:37-41). (See AARON.) The Israelites passed this mountain several times in their wanderings. It bears the modern name of Jebel Harun, and is the highest and most conspicious of the whole range. It stands about midway between the Dead Sea and the Elanitic gulf. It has two summits, in the hallow between which it is supposed that Aaron died. Others, however, suppose that this mountain is the modern Jebel Madurah, on the opposite, i.e., the western, side of the Arabah. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
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Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.