Tall Asur
Template:Short description Template:Infobox mountain Tall Asur (Template:Langx), (Hebrew: Ba'al-hazor (Template:Langx; also Template:Langx Mount Hazor), is an irregularly shaped plateau, marking the geographical boundary between Samaria to its north and Judea to its south. It is one of the highest points in the West Bank of the State of Palestine; with an altitude of approximately 1,020 metres (3,350 ft) above sea level. It is surrounded by the villages of Silwad, Taybeh, Kafr Malik and Al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya and the Israeli settlement of Ofra.
It is identified with the biblical site of Ba'al-hazor, a place in Samaria on the border of Ephraim and Benjamin where Absalom held the feast of sheep-shearing when Amnon was assassinated.[a] If that is correct, the modern Arabic place name preserves the original Biblical name.[1]
Etymology
Its name is derived from the word for "courtyard", referring to the walled enclosures that this large land mass enabled ancients to construct. These enclosures served as seasonal pens for sheep that were brought there for shearing, which was accompanied by a festive gathering. The peak housed a pagan shrine for worship of a Baal (deity) who was considered "lord of the mountain", hence its name: "Baal-hazor".
The Genesis Apocryphon of the Dead Sea scrolls identifies Ramat Hazor as the site between Bethel and Ai where Abraham built an altar and invoked the name of God (Script error: No such module "Bibleverse".). At this site the accounts of Script error: No such module "Bibleverse". took place.[b]
Modern use
The mountain has two peaks, one of which is an IAF base.[2]
Notes
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- ^ According to Script error: No such module "Bibleverse".. It is probably identical with Hazor mentioned in Script error: No such module "Bibleverse"..[1]
- ^ Script error: No such module "Bibleverse".: The Lord said to Abram after Lot had parted from him, “Look around from where you are, to the north and south, to the east and west. All the land that you see I will give to you and your offspring forever. I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust, then your offspring could be counted. Go, walk through the length and breadth of the land, for I am giving it to you...”
See also
- Geography of Palestine
- Geography of the West Bank
- Mount Nabi Yunis, the highest point in the State of Palestine.
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Orr-Ewing, H. J. (1927-01-01). "Tell Azūr". Palestine Exploration Quarterly. 59 (1): 14–17. doi:10.1179/peq.1927.59.1.14. ISSN 0031-0328.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."he Israeli Air Force : Head of the Ground Control Units". Israeli Air Force. Retrieved 1 Oct 2024.
Sources
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- Tall Asur - Peakbagger.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-04.
