V. Pal'es-tine is a land of =Mountains=, among which we notice only a
few of the most important, beginning in the north.
1. =Mount Her'mon=, is near the source of the Jor'dan, on the east, and
is the highest mountain in Pal'es-tine.
2. =Mount Leb'a-non=, west of Her'mon, was famous for its cedars (1
Kings 5. 6; Psa. 29. 5).
3. =Mount Ta'bor=, the place of Deb'o-rah's victory, is southwest of the
Sea of Gal'i-lee (Judg. 4. 6).
4. =Mount Gil-bo'a=, where King Saul was slain, is south of Ta'bor (1
Sam. 31. 1; 2 Sam. 1. 21).
5. =Mount Car'mel=, the place of E-li'jah's sacrifice, is on the
Med-i-ter-ra'ne-an, due west of the Sea of Gal'i-lee (1 Kings 18. 20,
42; Isa. 35. 2).
6. =Mount E'bal=, "the mount of cursing," lies in the center of the land
(Deut. 11. 26).
7. =Mount Ger'i-zim=, "the mount of blessing," is south of E'bal (Josh.
8. 33; John 4. 20).
8. =Mount Zi'on=, on which Je-ru'sa-lem stood and still stands, is due
west of the head of the Dead Sea.
9. =Mount Ne'bo=, where Mo'ses died, is directly opposite Zi'on, on the
east of the Dead Sea (Deut. 34. 1).
VI. We note a few of the most important places, selecting only those
connected with Old Testament history; and we arrange them according to
the natural divisions of the land.