Mount Hermon

Also known as Ba’al Hermon, Mt. Lebanon, Jabel A-talg, 'Arqub, Hermon Massif, Hermon Slopes, Jebel esh-Sheikh, Senir, Shenir, Sion, Sirion

View from Hazor

Mt. Hermon is the southern tip of the anti-Lebanon mountain range.  Its highest peak is 9230 feet and the highest point inside Israel's borders today is Mizpe Shelagim at 7295 feet.  

The mountain is the only place with snow skiing in the country.

From Syrian border

The mountain has been known as Ba’al Hermon, Senir, Sirion, Sion, and by Josephus as Mt. Lebanon.  Today the Arabs call it "Jabel A-talg" which translates as "the snow mountain."  More than twenty ancient temples have been found on the mountain or in its vicinity.

Mt. Hermon

Ps 133:3 (NIV) "It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion."

Song 4:8 (NIV) "Come with me from Lebanon, my bride.... Descend from the crest of Amana, from the top of Senir, the summit of Hermon, from the lions' dens and the mountain haunts of the leopards."

Related Websites

Mount Hermon (Walking in Their Sandals)  Gives easy-to-read information on the location, biblical significance, etc.  Features links to photographs and on-line scripture references.   

Mt Hermon (Christian Travel Study Program)  Brief and informative text. 

Northern Israel (Travel for Kids)  Offering a unique perspective, this site focuses on aspects of the region of interest to families with children.