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Mountains of Scripture (9): unnamed mountains of the Hebrew Bible

Sunset over mountains in Lebanon, to the north of Israel. Advent is upon us, the end of the academic year approaches, and for our final reflection on mountains in the Hebrew Bible I want to take you to a special unnamed place. There are many references to unnamed mountains in Scripture. For example, in Deuteronomy …

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Mountains of Scripture (2): Mount Ararat

Ivan Ayvazovsky, "Descent of Noah from Ararat," oil on canvas, 1889. National Gallery of Armenia “Almost from the beginning of the Bible, mountains are sites of transcendent spiritual experiences, encounters with God or appearances by God.”[1] In Genesis 8:4, after what must have been a terrifying and tumultuous experience navigating the Great Flood, Noah’s Ark …

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