Mount Hermon

Mount Hermon is not a very famous mountain in the Bible, appearing only 14 times in total. Mount Hermon (Hebrew: הר חרמון), also known as Mount Sion, Hermon, or Mount Hermon, is a transliterated place name. Its English name is Mount Hermon, meaning “place of dedication.”

Mount Hermon is a large mountain range. It stands majestically over the plains of Lebanon and Mizpah, in the southern Anti-Lebanon mountain range, extending for 13 miles (approx. 21 km). Its highest peak reaches an elevation of 2,814 meters (9,232 feet) and is located in Syria and Lebanon. The Bible also refers to Mount Hermon as Sirion and Senir, with Hermon being the name of the highest peak. Following Israel’s victory in the 1967 Six-Day War, the southern and western slopes of Mount Hermon came under Israeli control. In 1980, this portion of the mountain range and the Golan Heights were unilaterally annexed by Israel.