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HOR

(Heb. hōr)

In Hebrew always hōr hāhār, “Hor the mountain” or “the mountain of mountains.”

1. The mountain on which Aaron died (Num. 20:22-29; 33:37-39), a site near Kadesh on the Edom border, probably Jebel Madurah. Josephus places it near Petra (Ant. 4.4.7), Jebel Nebī Harun (“mountain of the prophet Aaron”). The biblical account is more likely. Deut. 10:6 says Aaron died at Moserah (“chastisement”), near Kadesh, meaning Aaron was not to enter the land because of his earlier rebellion (Num. 20:24; thus “[place of] chastisement”).

2. A mountain marking the “northern boundary” of Israel (Num. 34:7-8). A common designation of the extent of Israel was “from Dan to Beer-sheba” (Judg. 20:1), so Hor may be Mt. Hermon, near Dan. Also, Hermon is one of the most prominent mountains in that area and may well have been called the “mountain of mountains,” “Mt. Hor.”

Edmon L. Rowell, Jr.

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HOR

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)