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HATTIN, HORNS OF

A mountain pass in the heights above the Sea of Galilee ca. 8 km. (5 mi.) NW of Tiberias, in the saddle between two peaks connecting the Sea of Galilee with the coastal plain. Here a decisive battle of the Crusades took place. Under the leadership of Saladin (Salah ad-Din), Islam’s greatest warrior, Moslems sought to recapture territory wrested from them by earlier crusading armies. On the way to Jerusalem, Saladin’s forces laid siege to Tiberias. A Crusader force, led by Guy of Lusignan, king of Jerusalem, marched to relieve the besieged city. The armies met on 4 July 1187. By taking advantage of the heat, the heavy armor of the Crusaders, and a superior strategic position, the Moslem army overwhelmed and shattered the Crusader forces. In October 1187 Jerusalem fell to Saladin as well.

D. Larry Gregg






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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