58 Bible Verses about Mountains

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Psalm 125:2

As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from now on even for ever.

Psalm 11:1

I put my trust in the LORD put I: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?

Isaiah 54:10

For the mountains shall be removed, and the hills shall tremble; but my mercy shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be changed, said the LORD that has mercy on thee.

Judges 5:5

The mountains melted from before the LORD, even that Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel.

Exodus 19:16-19

And it came to pass on the third day when the morning came, that there were thunders and lightnings and a thick cloud upon the mount and the voice of the shofar exceeding loud, so that all the people that were in the camp trembled. And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the lower part of the mount. And all Mount Sinai smoked because the LORD had descended upon it in fire, and its smoke ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.read more.
And the voice of the shofar sounded long and waxed louder and louder; Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice.

Psalm 97:5

The mountains melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

Isaiah 64:1

Oh that thou would rend the heavens, that thou would come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,

Micah 1:3-4

For, behold, the LORD comes forth out of his place and will come down and tread upon the high places of the earth. And the mountains shall melt under him, and the valleys shall be split, as wax before the fire, and as the waters that run down a steep place.

Habakkuk 3:3-6

God shall come from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was filled with his praise. And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand; and there was hidden his strength. Before his face went mortality, and burning coals went forth from his feet.read more.
He stood and measured the earth; he beheld and drove out the Gentiles; and the ancient mountains crumbled, the ancient hills; the ways of the world bowed unto him.

Psalm 18:7

Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of the mountains collapsed and were removed because he was wroth.

Jeremiah 4:23-26

I beheld the earth, and, behold, it was without order, and empty; and the heavens, and they had no light. I beheld the mountains, and, behold, they trembled, and all the hills were destroyed. I beheld, and, behold, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens had fled.read more.
I beheld, and, behold, Carmel was a wilderness, and all its cities were broken down at the presence of the LORD and by his fierce anger.

Nahum 1:5-6

The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, and the world and all that dwell therein. Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.

Revelation 6:12-14

And I saw when he had opened the sixth seal, and, behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; and the stars of heaven fell upon the earth, even as a fig tree casts her figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

Revelation 16:19-20

And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the Gentiles fell; and Babylon the great came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.

Exodus 34:1-3

And the LORD said unto Moses, Hew two tables of stone like unto the first; and I will write upon these tables the words that were in the first tables, which thou didst break. And be ready for tomorrow and come up in the morning unto Mount Sinai and present thyself there to me in the top of the mount. And no man shall come up with thee; neither let anyone be seen throughout all the mount; neither let the sheep nor the cows feed before the mount.

1 Kings 19:11-13

And he said, Go forth and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. And after the earthquake a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire, a still small voice, Which when Elijah heard it, he covered his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the door of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, saying, What doest thou here, Elijah?

2 Peter 1:16-18

For we have not made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, following cunningly devised fables, but as eyewitnesses of his majesty. For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. And we heard this voice which came from heaven, when we were together with him in the holy mount.

Numbers 33:47-48

And they removed from Almondiblathaim and pitched in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo. And they departed from the mountains of Abarim and pitched in the plains of Moab by Jordan of Jericho.

Genesis 8:1-5

And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the animals that were with him in the ark; and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters ceased; the fountains also of the deep and the windows of the heavens were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained; and the waters turned back and forth upon the earth, and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated.read more.
And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat. And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were seen.

Deuteronomy 11:29

And it shall come to pass when the LORD thy God has brought thee in unto the land where thou goest to inherit it that thou shalt put the blessing upon Mount Gerizim and the curse upon Mount Ebal,

Deuteronomy 27:12-13

These shall stand upon Mount Gerizim to bless the people when ye have passed the Jordan: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin. And these shall stand upon Mount Ebal to pronounce the curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.

Joshua 8:30-35

Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in Mount Ebal, as Moses, the slave, of the LORD had commanded the sons of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no one lifted up any iron tool; and they offered burnt offerings upon it unto the LORD and sacrificed peace offerings. He also wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written in the presence of the sons of Israel.read more.
And all Israel and their elders and officers and their judges stood on one side and on the other near the ark, before the priests the Levites, who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, the strangers, as well as the natural born among them, half of them over against Mount Gerizim and half of them over against Mount Ebal, as Moses, the slave of the LORD, had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel. After this he read all the words of the law, the blessings and cursings, according to all that is written in the book of the law. There was not a word of all the things that Moses commanded which Joshua did not read before all the congregation of Israel with the women and the little ones and the strangers that walked among them.

1 Chronicles 10:1-12

Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines and fell down slain in Mount Gilboa. And the Philistines followed hard after Saul and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul. And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.read more.
Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword and thrust me through with it lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not, for he was sore afraid. Then Saul took a sword and fell upon it. And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on his sword and died. So Saul died and his three sons and all his house died together. And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that, they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities and fled, and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. And it came to pass on the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in Mount Gilboa. And when they had stripped him, they took his head and his weapons and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols and to the people. And they put his weapons in the house of their gods and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon. And when all Jabeshgilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, all the valiant men arose and took away the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons and brought them to Jabesh and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh and fasted seven days.

1 Samuel 31:1-13

Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines and fell down slain in Mount Gilboa. And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons, and the Philistines slew Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchishua, Saul's sons. And the battle went heavily against Saul, and the archers found him, and he was sore afraid of the archers.read more.
Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword and thrust me through with it lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not, for he was sore afraid. Therefore, Saul took his sword and fell upon it. And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword and died with him. So Saul died and his three sons and his armourbearer and all his men that same day together. And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley and those that were on the other side of the Jordan saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. And it came to pass on the next day when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in Mount Gilboa. And they cut off his head and stripped off his weapons and sent them into the land of the Philistines round about to publish it in the house of their idols and among the people. And they put his weapons in the house of Ashtaroth, and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan. And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul, all the valiant men arose and went all night and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Bethshan and came to Jabesh and burnt them there. And they took their bones and buried them under a tree at Jabesh and fasted seven days.

2 Samuel 1:4-12

And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, The people fled from the battle, and many of the people fell and are dead, and Saul and Jonathan, his son, are dead also. And David said unto the young man that told him, How dost thou know that Saul and Jonathan, his son, are dead? And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon Mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear, and the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.read more.
And when he looked behind him, he saw me and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I. And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite. He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me and slay me, for anguish is come upon me, and all my soul is yet in me. So I stood upon him and slew him because I was sure that he could not live after he was fallen, and I took the crown that was upon his head and the bracelet that was on his arm and have brought them here unto my lord. Then David took hold on his clothes and rent them and likewise all the men that were with him. And they mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and for Jonathan his son and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel because they had fallen by the sword.

Deuteronomy 3:8

And we also took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites the land that was on this side of the Jordan, from the river of Arnon unto Mount Hermon

Joshua 11:16-17

So Joshua took all that land, the mountains and all the region of the Negev and all the land of Goshen and the valleys and the plains and the mountain of Israel and its valleys. Even from Mount Halak that goes up unto Seir unto Baalgad in the plains of Lebanon at the roots of Mount Hermon; likewise he took all their kings and smote them and slew them.

Psalm 42:6-7

O my God, my soul is cast down within me; therefore I will remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the mountain of Mizar. Deep calls unto deep at the voice of thy waterspouts; all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.

Psalm 89:12

Thou hast created the north and the south; Tabor and Hermon shall sing in thy name.

Numbers 33:37-39

And they removed from Kadesh and pitched in Mount Hor, in the edge of the land of Edom. And Aaron, the priest, went up into Mount Hor at the commandment of the LORD and died there in the fortieth year, after the sons of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the first day of the fifth month. And Aaron was one hundred and twenty-three years old when he died in Mount Hor.

Numbers 20:22-29

And the sons of Israel, even the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh, and came unto Mount Hor. And the LORD spoke unto Moses and Aaron in Mount Hor, on the borders of the land of Edom, saying, Aaron shall be gathered unto his peoples; for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the sons of Israel because ye were rebels to my word at the water of Meribah.read more.
Take Aaron and Eleazar, his son, and bring them up unto Mount Hor and cause Aaron to be stripped of his garments and put them upon Eleazar, his son; for Aaron shall be gathered unto his people and shall die there. And Moses did as the LORD commanded him; and they went up into Mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation. And Moses caused Aaron to be stripped of his garments and put them upon Eleazar, his son; and Aaron died there in the top of the mount; and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mount. And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron thirty days, even all the families of Israel.

Genesis 22:1-3

And it came to pass after these things that God proved Abraham and said unto him, Abraham; and he said, Behold, here I am. And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou dost love, and go to the land of Moriah and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. And Abraham rose up early in the morning and saddled his ass and took two of his young men with him and Isaac his son, and cut the wood for the burnt offering and rose up and went unto the place of which God had told him.

2 Chronicles 3:1

Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in the Mount Moriah which had been shown unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan, the Jebusite.

Deuteronomy 32:48-52

And the LORD spoke unto Moses that same day, saying, Climb up into this mountain Abarim, unto Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is over against Jericho, and behold the land of Canaan, which I give as inheritance unto the sons of Israel, and die in the mountain which thou shalt climb and be gathered unto thy peoples, as Aaron thy brother died in Mount Hor and was gathered unto his peoples,read more.
because ye trespassed against me among the sons of Israel at the waters of Meribah-Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin, because ye did not sanctify me in the midst of the sons of Israel. Yet thou shalt see the land before thee, but thou shalt not enter there to the land which I give the sons of Israel.

Deuteronomy 34:1-5

And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the LORD showed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan, and all Naphtali and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea, and the Negev and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.read more.
And the LORD said unto him, This is the land which I swore unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed. I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over there. So Moses, the slave of the LORD, died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD.

Exodus 24:12

Then the LORD said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount and wait there, and I will give thee tables of stone and the law and commandments which I have written to teach them.

Nehemiah 9:13-14

Thou didst come down upon Mount Sinai and didst speak with them from heaven and didst give them right judgments and true laws, good statutes and commandments, and didst make known unto them the sabbath of thy holiness and didst prescribe for them commandments, statutes, and law by the hand of Moses, thy slave.

Judges 4:12-16

And the news came unto Sisera that Barak, the son of Abinoam, was gone up to Mount Tabor. And Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles unto the river of Kishon. Then Deborah said unto Barak, Rise up, for this is the day in which the LORD has delivered Sisera into thy hands. Is not the LORD gone out before thee? So Barak went down from Mount Tabor and ten thousand men after him.read more.
And the LORD broke Sisera and all his chariots and all his host with the edge of the sword before Barak so that Sisera lighted down off his chariot and fled away on foot. But Barak pursued after the chariots and after the host unto Harosheth of the Gentiles, and all the camp of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword, and there was not a man left.

Matthew 4:8-9

Again, the devil took him up into an exceeding high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them and said unto him, All these things I will give thee if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

Luke 4:5-7

And the devil took him up into a high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the sphere of the world in a moment of time. And the devil said unto him, All this authority I will give thee and the glory of them, for that is delivered unto me, and to whomsoever I will I give it. If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.

Matthew 5:1-2

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain; and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him; and he opened his mouth and taught them, saying,

Matthew 17:1-8

And after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John, his brother, and brought them apart up into a high mountain and [he] was transfigured before them, and his face shined as the sun, and his raiment was as white as the light. And, behold, Moses and Elijah appeared unto them talking with him.read more.
Then Peter answered and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to remain here; if thou desire, let us make three tabernacles here: one for thee and one for Moses and one for Elijah. While he yet spoke, behold, a cloud of light overshadowed them, and, behold, a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces and feared greatly. Then Jesus came and touched them and said, Arise and be not afraid. And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no one except Jesus only.

Mark 9:2-8

And six days afterwards Jesus took Peter and James and John, and separated them apart by themselves unto a high mountain; and he was transfigured before them. And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow, so as no fuller on earth can white them. And there appeared unto them Elijah with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus.read more.
Then Peter answering, said unto Jesus, Master, it shall be good for us to remain here; and let us make three tabernacles: one for thee, and another for Moses, and another for Elijah. For he knew not what he was saying, for he was beside himself. And a cloud came that overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son; hear ye him. And suddenly, when they had looked around, they saw no one any more, except Jesus only with themselves.

Luke 9:28-36

And it came to pass about eight days after these words, he took Peter and John and James and went up into the mountain to pray. And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering. And, behold, two men talked with him, who were Moses and Elijah,read more.
who appeared in majesty and spoke of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem. But Peter and those that were with him were heavy with sleep, and when they awoke, they saw his glory and the two men that stood with him. And it came to pass as they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to remain here; and let us make three tabernacles: one for thee and one for Moses and one for Elijah, not knowing what he said. While he was speaking this, a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they feared as they entered into the cloud. And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son; hear him. And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent and told no one in those days any of those things which they had seen.

Matthew 24:3

And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the age?

Mark 13:3-4

And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all things are to be finished?

Nahum 1:5

The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, and the world and all that dwell therein.

Psalm 95:4

In his hand are the deep places of the earth; the heights of the mountains are his also.

From Thematic Bible


Aphekah » A city » Mountains » Judah

Joshua 15:53

Janum, Bethtappuah, Aphekah,

Beasts » Found in » Mountains

Song of Songs 4:8

With me from Lebanon, my spouse, thou shalt come with me from Lebanon; thou shalt look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards.

Bether » Mountains

Song of Songs 2:17

Until the day breaks and the shadows flee away, return, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.

Birds » Inhabit » Mountains

Psalm 50:11

I know all the fowls of the mountains; and the wild beasts of the field are with me.

Dannah » A city » Mountains » Judah

Joshua 15:49

Dannah, Kirjathsannah, which is Debir,

Gedor » A city » Mountains » Judah

Joshua 15:58

Halhul, Bethzur, Gedor,

Lions » Inhabits » Mountains

Song of Songs 4:8

With me from Lebanon, my spouse, thou shalt come with me from Lebanon; thou shalt look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards.

Mountains » Names of » Horeb, sinai or mount of God

1 Kings 8:9

There was nothing in the ark except the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when the LORD cut a covenant with the sons of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.

2 Chronicles 5:10

There was nothing in the ark except the two tables which Moses put in it at Horeb, with which the LORD had cut a covenant with the sons of Israel when they came out of Egypt.

Psalm 106:19

They made a calf in Horeb and worshipped the molten image.

1 Kings 19:8

And he arose and ate and drank and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights unto Horeb, the mount of God.

Exodus 3:1

Now as Moses shepherded the sheep of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, he led the flock to the backside of the desert and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.

Mountains » Names of » Sinai, upon which moses received the decalogue

Acts 7:38

This is he, who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him in the Mount Sinai and with our fathers, who received the oracles of life to give unto us;

Exodus 24:16

And the glory of the LORD abode upon Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days, and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.

Exodus 16:1

And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the sons of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.

Exodus 19:11

and be ready for the third day; for the third day the LORD will come down in the sight of all the people upon Mount Sinai.

Mountains » Names of » Carmel, on the seacoast of palestine

2 Kings 19:23

By the hand of thy messengers, thou hast reproached the Lord and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots I have come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down the tall cedar trees thereof and the choice fir trees thereof; and I will enter into the habitation of his borders and into the forest of his Carmel.

Jeremiah 50:19

And I will bring Israel again to his habitation, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon Mount Ephraim and Gilead.

Isaiah 33:9

The earth mourns and languishes: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel were shaken.

Jeremiah 46:18

As I live, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of the hosts, Surely as Tabor is among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea, so shall he come.

Amos 1:2

And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the pastors shall be destroyed, and the top of Carmel shall wither.

Mountains » Names of » Pisgah, in moab, from whence moses viewed the promised land

Numbers 23:14

And he brought him into the field of Zophim to the top of Pisgah and built seven altars and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.

Deuteronomy 4:49

and all the plain on this side of the Jordan eastward, even unto the sea of the plain, under the springs of Pisgah.

Joshua 12:3

and from the plain to the sea of Chinneroth on the east and unto the sea of the plain, the salt sea on the east, by the way to Bethjeshimoth, and from the Negev, under Ashdothpisgah.

Deuteronomy 34:1

And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the LORD showed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan,

Numbers 21:20

And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the fields of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looks toward Jeshimon.

More verses: Deuteronomy 3:27

Mountains » Names of » Ephraim, in central palestine

Judges 7:24

Gideon also sent messengers throughout all Mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against the Midianites and take before them the waters unto Bethbarah and the Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together and took the waters unto Bethbarah and the Jordan.

Judges 4:5

This Deborah dwelt under a palm tree between Ramah and Bethel in Mount Ephraim, and the sons of Israel came up to her for judgment.

2 Kings 5:22

And he said, Peace. My master has sent me, saying, Behold, even now two young men of the sons of the prophets came to me from Mount Ephraim; give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver and two changes of garments.

1 Kings 12:25

And Jeroboam rebuilt Shechem in Mount Ephraim and dwelt therein, and going out from there, rebuilt Penuel.

Judges 2:9

And they buried him within the border of his inheritance in Timnathheres in the mount of Ephraim on the north side of the mount of Gaash.

More verses: Joshua 17:15 Judges 18:13

Mountains » Names of » Moriah, in jerusalem, where the temple was built and where it is supposed abraham offered up isaac

2 Chronicles 3:1

Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in the Mount Moriah which had been shown unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan, the Jebusite.

Genesis 22:2

And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou dost love, and go to the land of Moriah and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.

2 Samuel 24:18

And Gad came that day to David and said unto him, Go up, erect an altar unto the LORD in the threshingfloor of Araunah, the Jebusite.

1 Chronicles 21:18

Then the angel of the LORD told Gad to tell David that David should go up and set up an altar unto the LORD in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.

1 Chronicles 22:1

Then David said, This shall be the house of the LORD God, and this shall be the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.

Mountains » Names of » Zion, or sion

2 Samuel 5:7

Nevertheless, David took the fortress of Zion; the same is the city of David.

1 Kings 8:1

Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the families of the sons of Israel, unto King Solomon in Jerusalem that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion.

More verses: Psalm 87:2

Mountains » Names of » Tabor

Judges 4:6

And she sent and called Barak, the son of Abinoam, out of Kedesh of Naphtali and said unto him, Has not the LORD God of Israel commanded thee, saying, Go and draw toward Mount Tabor and take with thee ten thousand men of the sons of Naphtali and of the sons of Zebulun?

Jeremiah 46:18

As I live, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of the hosts, Surely as Tabor is among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea, so shall he come.

Judges 4:14

Then Deborah said unto Barak, Rise up, for this is the day in which the LORD has delivered Sisera into thy hands. Is not the LORD gone out before thee? So Barak went down from Mount Tabor and ten thousand men after him.

Hosea 5:1

Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ear, O house of the king because the judgment is for you, for ye have been a snare in Mizpah and a net spread over Tabor.

Judges 8:18

Then he said unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were those whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the sons of a king.

More verses: Psalm 89:12

Mountains » Names of » Olives, or olivet

Acts 1:12

Then they returned unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey.

Matthew 21:1

And when they drew near unto Jerusalem and were come to Bethphage unto the mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,

Matthew 24:3

And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the age?

Matthew 26:30

And when they had sung a hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.

Luke 21:37

And in the daytime he was teaching in the temple, and at night he went out and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives.

Mountains » Afforded pasturage

Amos 4:1

Hear this word, ye cows of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.

Exodus 3:1

Now as Moses shepherded the sheep of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, he led the flock to the backside of the desert and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.

1 Samuel 25:7

I have recently heard that thou hast shearers. Now thy shepherds who were with us, we did not hurt them, neither was there anything missing unto them all the while they were in Carmel.

1 Kings 22:17

Then he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains as sheep without a shepherd; and the LORD said, These have no master; let them return each man to his house in peace.

Mountains » Names of » Gerizim, in samaria

Joshua 8:33

And all Israel and their elders and officers and their judges stood on one side and on the other near the ark, before the priests the Levites, who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, the strangers, as well as the natural born among them, half of them over against Mount Gerizim and half of them over against Mount Ebal, as Moses, the slave of the LORD, had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.

Deuteronomy 11:29

And it shall come to pass when the LORD thy God has brought thee in unto the land where thou goest to inherit it that thou shalt put the blessing upon Mount Gerizim and the curse upon Mount Ebal,

Deuteronomy 27:12

These shall stand upon Mount Gerizim to bless the people when ye have passed the Jordan: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.

Judges 9:7

And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of Mount Gerizim and lifted up his voice and cried and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.

Mountains » Names of » Ebal, in samaria

Joshua 8:33

And all Israel and their elders and officers and their judges stood on one side and on the other near the ark, before the priests the Levites, who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, the strangers, as well as the natural born among them, half of them over against Mount Gerizim and half of them over against Mount Ebal, as Moses, the slave of the LORD, had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.

Deuteronomy 11:29

And it shall come to pass when the LORD thy God has brought thee in unto the land where thou goest to inherit it that thou shalt put the blessing upon Mount Gerizim and the curse upon Mount Ebal,

Deuteronomy 27:4

Therefore, it shall be when ye have passed the Jordan, that ye shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in Mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaster them with plaster.

Joshua 8:30

Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in Mount Ebal,

Mountains » Names of » Gilead

Judges 7:3

Now, therefore, cause it to be proclaimed in the ears of the people, saying, Whoever is fearful and trembling, let him return and depart early from Mount Gilead. And twenty-two thousand of the people returned, and ten thousand remained.

Genesis 31:21

So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up and passed the river and set his face toward Mount Gilead.

Genesis 31:25

Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount; and Laban with his brethren pitched in Mount Gilead.

Song of Songs 4:1

Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes within thy locks; thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Mount Gilead.

Mountains » Names of » Seir

Deuteronomy 2:5

do not seek a fight with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth because I have given Mount Seir unto Esau for an inheritance.

Ezekiel 35:2

Son of man, set thy face against Mount Seir, and prophesy against him,

Genesis 14:6

and the Horites in their Mount Seir unto the plain of Paran, which is by the wilderness.

Deuteronomy 1:2

(There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of Mount Seir unto Kadeshbarnea.)

Mountains » Names of » Gilboa, on which saul died

2 Samuel 1:6

And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon Mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear, and the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.

1 Samuel 28:4

And the Philistines gathered themselves together and came and pitched camp in Shunem, and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they pitched camp in Gilboa.

2 Samuel 1:21

Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you nor fields of offerings, for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.

1 Samuel 31:1

Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines and fell down slain in Mount Gilboa.

Mountains » Names of » Lebanon

1 Kings 5:14

whom he sent to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses; they were a month in Lebanon and two months at home; and Adoniram was over the levy.

Judges 3:3

namely, five cardinals of the Philistines and all the Canaanites and the Sidonians and the Hivites that dwelt in Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baalhermon unto the entering in of Hamath.

Ezekiel 17:3

and say: Thus hath the Lord GOD said, A great eagle with great wings and long members, full of feathers of diverse colours, came unto Lebanon and took the highest branch of the cedar:

Deuteronomy 3:25

I pray thee, let me go over and see that good land that is beyond the Jordan, that goodly mountain and Lebanon.

Mountains » Names of » Hermon

Deuteronomy 3:8

And we also took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites the land that was on this side of the Jordan, from the river of Arnon unto Mount Hermon

Joshua 11:17

Even from Mount Halak that goes up unto Seir unto Baalgad in the plains of Lebanon at the roots of Mount Hermon; likewise he took all their kings and smote them and slew them.

Psalm 133:3

as the dew of Hermon, that descends upon the mountains of Zion; for there the LORD commands blessing and eternal life.

Joshua 13:11

and Gilead and the borders of the Geshur and Maachath and all Mount Hermon and all Bashan unto Salcah;

Mountains » Afford refuge in time of danger

Genesis 14:10

And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits, and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled and fell there; and those that remained fled to the mountain.

Judges 6:2

And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel, and because of the Midianites the sons of Israel made dens in the mountains and caves and strongholds.

Matthew 24:16

then let those who are in Judaea flee into the mountains;

Mountains » Abounded with » Forests

2 Kings 19:23

By the hand of thy messengers, thou hast reproached the Lord and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots I have come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down the tall cedar trees thereof and the choice fir trees thereof; and I will enter into the habitation of his borders and into the forest of his Carmel.

2 Chronicles 2:2

And Solomon counted seventy thousand men to bear burdens and eighty thousand to hew in the mountain, and three thousand six hundred to oversee them.

2 Chronicles 2:8-10

Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and pine trees, out of Lebanon, for I know that thy slaves are skillful at cutting timber in Lebanon, and, behold, my slaves shall be with thy slaves to prepare me timber in abundance, for the house which I am about to build shall be great and wonderful. And, behold, I will give to thy slaves, the hewers that cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat and twenty thousand measures of barley and twenty thousand baths of wine and twenty thousand baths of oil.

Mountains » God » Causes, to melt

Psalm 97:5

The mountains melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

Judges 5:5

The mountains melted from before the LORD, even that Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel.

Isaiah 64:1

Oh that thou would rend the heavens, that thou would come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,

Isaiah 64:3

As thou didst come down when thou didst terrible things which we did not look for, that the mountains flowed down at thy presence.

Mountains » Names of » Abarim, east of jordan

Deuteronomy 32:49

Climb up into this mountain Abarim, unto Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is over against Jericho, and behold the land of Canaan, which I give as inheritance unto the sons of Israel,

Numbers 27:12

And the LORD said unto Moses, Climb up this Mount Abarim, and thou shalt see the land which I have given unto the sons of Israel.

Numbers 33:48

And they departed from the mountains of Abarim and pitched in the plains of Moab by Jordan of Jericho.

Mountains » Mentioned in scripture » Gilboa

2 Samuel 1:6

And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon Mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear, and the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.

2 Samuel 1:21

Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you nor fields of offerings, for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.

1 Samuel 31:1

Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines and fell down slain in Mount Gilboa.

Mountains » Names of » Hor, aaron's burial place

Numbers 20:22

And the sons of Israel, even the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh, and came unto Mount Hor.

Numbers 33:37

And they removed from Kadesh and pitched in Mount Hor, in the edge of the land of Edom.

Numbers 21:4

And they journeyed from Mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to go around the land of Edom, and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.

Mountains » Mentioned in scripture » Carmel

Joshua 19:26

Alammelech, Amad, and Misheal, and reaches to Carmel westward and to Shihorlibnath

2 Kings 19:23

By the hand of thy messengers, thou hast reproached the Lord and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots I have come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down the tall cedar trees thereof and the choice fir trees thereof; and I will enter into the habitation of his borders and into the forest of his Carmel.

Joshua 15:55

Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,

Mountains » Illustrative » Of difficulties

Zechariah 4:7

Who art thou, O great mountain before Zerubbabel? Thou shalt be reduced to a plain; and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it.

Isaiah 40:4

Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places made plain:

Mountains » Abounded with » Spices

Song of Songs 8:14

Run, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices.

Song of Songs 4:6

Until the day breaks, and the shadows flee away, I will go to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of frankincense.

Mountains » Scenes of great events » Ebal and gerizim, were read the blessings and curses

Deuteronomy 27:11-13

And Moses charged the people the same day, saying, These shall stand upon Mount Gerizim to bless the people when ye have passed the Jordan: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin. And these shall stand upon Mount Ebal to pronounce the curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.

Deuteronomy 11:29

And it shall come to pass when the LORD thy God has brought thee in unto the land where thou goest to inherit it that thou shalt put the blessing upon Mount Gerizim and the curse upon Mount Ebal,

Mountains » Mentioned in scripture » Olives or mount of corruption

2 Kings 23:13

Likewise, the king defiled the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon, the king of Israel, had built unto Ashtoreth, the abomination of the Zidonians, and unto Chemosh, the abomination of the Moabites, and unto Milcom, the abomination of the sons of Ammon.

1 Kings 11:7

Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the mount that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the sons of Ammon.

Luke 21:37

And in the daytime he was teaching in the temple, and at night he went out and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives.

Mountains » Mentioned in scripture » Sinai

Exodus 18:20

And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws and shalt show them the way in which they must walk and the work that they must do.

Exodus 19:2

For they had departed from Rephidim and were come to the desert of Sinai and had pitched in the wilderness, and there Israel camped before the mount.

Mountains » Illustrative » Of the church of God

Daniel 2:35

Then was the iron, the baked clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold broken to pieces together and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away that no place was found for them again; and the stone that smote the image was made into a great mountain that filled the whole earth.

Isaiah 2:2

And it shall come to pass in the last of the days or times, that the mountain of the LORD's house shall be confirmed as the head of the mountains and shall be exalted above the hills; and all the Gentiles shall flow unto it.

Daniel 2:44-45

And in the days of those kings the God of heaven shall raise up a kingdom which eternally shall never become corrupted, and this kingdom shall not be left to another people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. In the manner which thou didst see that out of the mountain was cut one stone, not with hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God has shown the king what shall come to pass hereafter; and the dream is true, and its interpretation sure.

Mountains » Abounded with » Deer

1 Chronicles 12:8

And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David in the fortress in the wilderness, men of might of war fit for the battle, put in order with shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;

Song of Songs 2:8

The voice of my beloved! behold, he comes leaping over the mountains, skipping over the hills.

Mountains » Mentioned in scripture » Tabor

Judges 4:6

And she sent and called Barak, the son of Abinoam, out of Kedesh of Naphtali and said unto him, Has not the LORD God of Israel commanded thee, saying, Go and draw toward Mount Tabor and take with thee ten thousand men of the sons of Naphtali and of the sons of Zebulun?

Judges 4:14

Then Deborah said unto Barak, Rise up, for this is the day in which the LORD has delivered Sisera into thy hands. Is not the LORD gone out before thee? So Barak went down from Mount Tabor and ten thousand men after him.

Judges 4:12

And the news came unto Sisera that Barak, the son of Abinoam, was gone up to Mount Tabor.

Mountains » Mentioned in scripture » Ebal

Deuteronomy 27:13

And these shall stand upon Mount Ebal to pronounce the curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.

Deuteronomy 11:29

And it shall come to pass when the LORD thy God has brought thee in unto the land where thou goest to inherit it that thou shalt put the blessing upon Mount Gerizim and the curse upon Mount Ebal,

Mountains » Often selected as places for idolatrous worship

Deuteronomy 12:2

Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, upon which the Gentiles, of whom ye shall inherit, served their gods, upon the high mountains and upon the hills and under every green tree;

2 Chronicles 21:11

Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornication and compelled Judah unto this.

Mountains » Names of » Nebo

Deuteronomy 32:49

Climb up into this mountain Abarim, unto Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is over against Jericho, and behold the land of Canaan, which I give as inheritance unto the sons of Israel,

Deuteronomy 34:1

And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the LORD showed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan,

Mountains » Abounded with » Wild beasts

Song of Songs 4:8

With me from Lebanon, my spouse, thou shalt come with me from Lebanon; thou shalt look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards.

Habakkuk 2:17

For the violence of Lebanon shall fall upon thee and the destruction of the wild beasts shall break thee, because of the human blood, and of the robbery of the land, of the cities, and of all that dwell therein.

Mountains » Abounded with » Vineyards

2 Chronicles 26:10

He also built towers in the desert and dug many wells, for he had much livestock, both in the low country and in the plains, husbandmen also and vine dressers in the mountains and in Carmel, for he loved agriculture.

Jeremiah 31:5

Thou shalt yet plant vines upon the mountains of Samaria: the planters shall plant and shall eat them as common things.

Mountains » Mentioned in scripture » Pisgah, (part of abarim)

Deuteronomy 34:1

And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the LORD showed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan,

Numbers 21:20

And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the fields of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looks toward Jeshimon.

Mountains » Are the sources of springs and rivers

Deuteronomy 8:7

For the LORD thy God brings thee into a good land, a land of brooks, of waters, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills,

Psalm 104:8-10

The mountains were exposed; they descended through the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them. Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over, that they not turn again to cover the earth. Thou art he who sends the springs into the valleys, which run among the mountains.

Mountains » Mentioned in scripture » Nebo, (part of abarim)

Numbers 32:3

Ataroth and Dibon and Jazer and Nimrah and Heshbon and Elealeh and Shebam and Nebo and Beon,

Deuteronomy 34:1

And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the LORD showed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan,

Mountains » Mentioned in scripture » Moriah

2 Chronicles 3:1

Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in the Mount Moriah which had been shown unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan, the Jebusite.

Genesis 22:2

And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou dost love, and go to the land of Moriah and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.

Mountains » Illustrative » (burning,) of destructive enemies

Jeremiah 51:25

Behold, I am against thee, O destroying mountain, said the LORD, which destroys all the earth; and I will stretch out my hand upon thee and roll thee down from the rocks and will make thee a burnt mountain.

Revelation 8:8

And the second angel sounded the trumpet, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea; and the third part of the sea became blood;

Mountains » Mentioned in scripture » Gerizim

Deuteronomy 11:29

And it shall come to pass when the LORD thy God has brought thee in unto the land where thou goest to inherit it that thou shalt put the blessing upon Mount Gerizim and the curse upon Mount Ebal,

Judges 9:7

And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of Mount Gerizim and lifted up his voice and cried and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.

Mountains » Mentioned in scripture » Hor

Numbers 20:22

And the sons of Israel, even the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh, and came unto Mount Hor.

Numbers 34:7-8

And this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall point out for you Mount Hor. From Mount Hor ye shall point out your border unto the entrance of Hamath, and the goings forth of the border shall be to Zedad,

Mountains » Mentioned in scripture » Gilead

Genesis 31:21

So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up and passed the river and set his face toward Mount Gilead.

Genesis 31:25

Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount; and Laban with his brethren pitched in Mount Gilead.

Mountains » Names of » Ararat, in armenia

Jeremiah 51:27

Set ye up a banner in the land, blow the shofar among the Gentiles, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as raised up locusts.

Genesis 8:4

And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.

Mountains » Scenes of great events » Sinai, the law was given

Exodus 19:11

and be ready for the third day; for the third day the LORD will come down in the sight of all the people upon Mount Sinai.

Exodus 19:20

And the LORD came down upon Mount Sinai, on the top of the mount, and the LORD called Moses up to the top of the mount, and Moses went up.

Mountains » Mentioned in scripture » Seir

Genesis 14:6

and the Horites in their Mount Seir unto the plain of Paran, which is by the wilderness.

Genesis 36:8

Thus dwelt Esau in Mount Seir; Esau is Edom.

Mountains » Illustrative » (breaking forth into singing,) of exceeding joy

Isaiah 44:23

Sing praises, O ye heavens; for the LORD has done it; shout with joy, ye lower parts of the earth; break forth into praise, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein, for the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and in Israel he shall be glorified.

Isaiah 55:12

For ye shall go out with joy, and be returned with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

Mountains » Abounded with » Stone for building

1 Kings 5:14

whom he sent to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses; they were a month in Lebanon and two months at home; and Adoniram was over the levy.

1 Kings 5:17

And the king commanded that they bring great stones, costly stones, for the foundation of the house, and hewed stones.

Mountains » Sometimes selected as places for divine worship

Genesis 22:2

And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou dost love, and go to the land of Moriah and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.

Genesis 22:5

And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide here with the ass, and I and the lad will go yonder and worship and come again to you.

Mountains » Often inhabited

Joshua 11:21

Also at the same time Joshua came and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel; Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities.

Genesis 36:8

Thus dwelt Esau in Mount Seir; Esau is Edom.

Mountains » Illustrative » (made waste,) of desolation

Malachi 1:3

and I rejected Esau and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.

Isaiah 42:15

I will make waste mountains and hills and dry up all their grass, and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.

Mountains » God » Causes, to smoke

Psalm 104:32

He looks on the earth, and it trembles: he touches the mountains, and they smoke.

Psalm 144:5

Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down; touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

Mountains » Beacons or ensigns often raised upon

Isaiah 30:17

One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five ye shall all flee: until ye are left as a mast upon the top of a mountain and as a banner of example on a hill.

Isaiah 13:2

Lift ye up a banner as an example upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto them, raise the hand, that they may enter in by gates of princes.

Mountains » Many exceeding high

Psalm 104:18

The high mountains are a refuge for the wild goats, and the rocks for the conies.

Isaiah 2:14

and upon all the high mountains and upon all the hills that are lifted up,

Mountains » Mentioned in scripture » Ephraim

Judges 2:9

And they buried him within the border of his inheritance in Timnathheres in the mount of Ephraim on the north side of the mount of Gaash.

Joshua 17:15

And Joshua answered them, If thou art such a great people, then go up to the forest and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzite and of the giants, if mountain of Ephraim is too narrow for thee.

Mountains » Illustrative » Of persons in authority

Isaiah 44:23

Sing praises, O ye heavens; for the LORD has done it; shout with joy, ye lower parts of the earth; break forth into praise, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein, for the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and in Israel he shall be glorified.

Psalm 72:3

The mountains shall bring peace to the people and the little hills by righteousness.

Mountains » God » Causes, to tremble

Nahum 1:5

The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, and the world and all that dwell therein.

Habakkuk 3:10

The mountains saw thee, and they trembled: the overflowing of the waters passed by; the abyss uttered its voice; the deep lifted up its hands.

Mountains » God » Causes, to skip

Psalm 114:4

The mountains skipped like rams and the little hills like lambs.

Psalm 114:6

Ye mountains, why didst ye skip like rams and ye little hills, like lambs?

Mountains » Collect the vapors which ascend from the earth

Psalm 104:8

The mountains were exposed; they descended through the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them.

Psalm 104:6

Thou didst cover it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.

Mountains » Abounded with » Precious things

Deuteronomy 33:15

and for the summit of the ancient mountains and for the gifts of the everlasting hills,

Mountains » Called » The ancient mountains

Deuteronomy 33:15

and for the summit of the ancient mountains and for the gifts of the everlasting hills,

Mountains » God » Sets the foundations of, on fire

Deuteronomy 32:22

For fire shall be kindled in my anger and shall burn unto the lowest part of Sheol and shall consume the earth with her fruit and burn up the foundations of the mountains.

Mountains » God » Overturns

Job 9:5

Who uproots the mountains in his anger, and they know not who overturned them.

Job 28:9

He put his hand upon the flint and overturned the mountains from the root.

Mountains » Canaan abounded in

Deuteronomy 11:11

The land, into which ye go to inherit it, is a land of mountains and valleys and drinks water of the rain of heaven,

Mountains » Mentioned in scripture » Abarim

Numbers 33:47-48

And they removed from Almondiblathaim and pitched in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo. And they departed from the mountains of Abarim and pitched in the plains of Moab by Jordan of Jericho.

Mountains » Mentioned in scripture » Lebanon

Deuteronomy 3:25

I pray thee, let me go over and see that good land that is beyond the Jordan, that goodly mountain and Lebanon.

Mountains » Abounded with » Minerals

Deuteronomy 8:9

a land in which thou shalt eat bread without scarceness; thou shalt not lack any thing in it, a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose mountains thou may dig brass.

Mountains » The elevated parts of the earth

Genesis 7:19-20

And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth, and all the high mountains that were under all the heavens were covered. Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail, and the mountains were covered.

Mountains » Mentioned in scripture » Hachilah

1 Samuel 23:19

Then those of Ziph came to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Does not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the woods in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the right hand side of the wilderness?

Mountains » Abounded with » Game

1 Samuel 26:20

Now therefore, do not let my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD, for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea as when one hunts a partridge in the mountains.

Mountains » Abounded with » Herbs

Proverbs 27:25

The tender grass shows itself, and the hay appears, and the herbs of the mountains are reaped.

Mountains » Scenes of great events » Carmel, occurred elijah's sacrifice

1 Kings 18:19

Now therefore send and gather to me all Israel unto Mount Carmel, and the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal, and the four hundred prophets of the groves, who eat at Jezebel's table.

Mountains » Mentioned in scripture » Beth-el

1 Samuel 13:2

Saul chose three thousand men of Israel, of which two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in Mount Bethel and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin; and of the rest of the people he sent each one to his tent.

Mountains » Names of » Beth-el

1 Samuel 13:2

Saul chose three thousand men of Israel, of which two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in Mount Bethel and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin; and of the rest of the people he sent each one to his tent.

Mountains » Called » Everlasting hills

Genesis 49:26

The blessings of thy father were greater than the blessings of my progenitors; unto the borders of the eternal hills they shall be upon the head of Joseph and on the crown of the Nazarite of his brethren.

Mountains » Volcanic fires of, alluded to

Isaiah 64:1-2

Oh that thou would rend the heavens, that thou would come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence, as when the melting fire burns, the fire causes the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the Gentiles may tremble at thy presence!

Mountains » Scenes of great events » Horeb, moses saw the burning bush

Exodus 3:1-2

Now as Moses shepherded the sheep of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, he led the flock to the backside of the desert and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. And the Angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush; and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

Mountains » Scenes of great events » Moriah, abraham sacrificed isaac

Genesis 22:2

And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou dost love, and go to the land of Moriah and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.

Mountains » Mentioned in scripture » Hermon

Joshua 13:11

and Gilead and the borders of the Geshur and Maachath and all Mount Hermon and all Bashan unto Salcah;

Mountains » Mentioned in scripture » Amalek

Judges 12:15

And Abdon, the son of Hillel the Pirathonite, died and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim in the mount of Amalek.

Mountains » Mentioned in scripture » Sion

2 Samuel 5:7

Nevertheless, David took the fortress of Zion; the same is the city of David.

Mountains » Illustrative » (threshing of,) of heavy judgments

Isaiah 41:15

Behold, I have placed thee as a threshing instrument, as a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth; thou shalt thresh the mountains and beat them small and shalt make the hills as chaff.

Mountains » Called » The everlasting mountains

Habakkuk 3:6

He stood and measured the earth; he beheld and drove out the Gentiles; and the ancient mountains crumbled, the ancient hills; the ways of the world bowed unto him.

Mountains » Called » Perpetual hills

Habakkuk 3:6

He stood and measured the earth; he beheld and drove out the Gentiles; and the ancient mountains crumbled, the ancient hills; the ways of the world bowed unto him.

Mountains » Called » God's mountains

Isaiah 49:11

And I will turn all my mountains into a way, and my highways shall be exalted.

Mountains » God » Waters, from his chambers

Psalm 104:13

He waters the mountains from his chambers; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.

Mountains » God » Weighs, in a balance

Isaiah 40:12

Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand and prepared the heavens with his palm and with three fingers measured the dust of the earth and weighed the mountains in a balance and the hills with weights?

Mountains » God » Makes waste

Isaiah 42:15

I will make waste mountains and hills and dry up all their grass, and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.

Mountains » God » Scatters

Habakkuk 3:6

He stood and measured the earth; he beheld and drove out the Gentiles; and the ancient mountains crumbled, the ancient hills; the ways of the world bowed unto him.

Mountains » Scenes of great events » On ararat, the ark rested

Genesis 8:4

And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.

Mountains » Mentioned in scripture » Ararat

Genesis 8:4

And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.

Mountains » Mentioned in scripture » Bashan

Psalm 68:15

The mountain of Bashan is the mountain of God; the mountain of Bashan is a high mountain.

Mountains » Illustrative » Of proud and haughty persons

Isaiah 2:14

and upon all the high mountains and upon all the hills that are lifted up,

Mountains » Names of » Bashan

Psalm 68:15

The mountain of Bashan is the mountain of God; the mountain of Bashan is a high mountain.

Mountains » God » Parches, with draught

Haggai 1:11

And I called for a drought upon this land and upon the mountains and upon the wheat and upon the wine and upon the oil and upon that which the earth brings forth and upon the men, and upon the beasts and upon every labour of hands.

Mountains » Proclamations often made from

Isaiah 40:9

O Zion, that brings good tidings, go up into the high mountain; lift up thy voice with strength O bearer of good tidings of Jerusalem; lift it up, do not be afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!

Mountains » A defence to a country

Psalm 125:2

As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from now on even for ever.

Mountains » Made to glorify God

Psalm 148:9

mountains and all hills; fruitful trees and all cedars,

Mountains » Mentioned in scripture » Horeb

Exodus 3:1

Now as Moses shepherded the sheep of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, he led the flock to the backside of the desert and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.

Mountains » Mentioned in scripture » Moreh

Judges 7:1

Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him rose up early and pitched camp beside the well of Harod so that the camp of the Midianites was on the north, on the other side of the hill of Moreh, in the valley.

Mountains » Mentioned in scripture » Mizar

Psalm 42:6

O my God, my soul is cast down within me; therefore I will remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the mountain of Mizar.

Mountains » Illustrative » Of God's righteousness

Mountains » Names of » Mizar

Psalm 42:6

O my God, my soul is cast down within me; therefore I will remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the mountain of Mizar.

Mountains » God » Gives strength to

Psalm 95:4

In his hand are the deep places of the earth; the heights of the mountains are his also.

Mountains » God » Set fast

Mountains » Scenes of great events » Olivet, occurred Christ's ascension

Acts 1:12

Then they returned unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey.

Mountains » Illustrative » (dropping new wine,) of abundance

Amos 9:13

Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall catch up with the reaper, and the treader of grapes with him that sows seed; and the mountains shall drop new wine, and all the hills shall melt.

Mountains » Called » Pillars of heaven

Job 26:11

The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.

Mountains » God » Formed

Amos 4:13

For, behold, he that forms the mountains and creates the wind and declares unto man what is his thought, that makes the darkness into morning and treads above the high places of the earth, The LORD, The God of the hosts, is his name.

Mountains » Scenes of great events » Hermon or tabor, Christ was transfigured

Mark 9:2

And six days afterwards Jesus took Peter and James and John, and separated them apart by themselves unto a high mountain; and he was transfigured before them.

Mountains » God » Removes

Job 9:5

Who uproots the mountains in his anger, and they know not who overturned them.

Paran » Mountains

Deuteronomy 33:2

And he said, The LORD came from Sinai and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from Mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of holiness, at his right hand the law of fire for them.

Habakkuk 3:3

God shall come from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was filled with his praise.

Shamir » A city » Mountains » Judah

Joshua 15:48

And in the mountains, Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,

Socoh » A city » Mountains » Judah

Joshua 15:48

And in the mountains, Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,

Timnah » A city » Mountains » Judah

Joshua 15:57

Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah: ten cities with their villages;

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Blessings From The Mountains

Joel 3:18

And it shall come to pass in that day that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD and shall water the valley of Shittim.

Escaping To Mountains

Hosea 10:8

And the altars of Aven shall be destroyed, the sin of Israel: the thorn and the thistle shall grow upon their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.

Going Up Mountains

Haggai 1:8

Go up to the mountain and bring wood and build the house; and I will place my will in her, and I will be glorified, said the LORD.

Mountains Quaking

Jeremiah 4:24

I beheld the mountains, and, behold, they trembled, and all the hills were destroyed.

Mountains Removed

Zechariah 4:7

Who art thou, O great mountain before Zerubbabel? Thou shalt be reduced to a plain; and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it.

Seven Mountains

Revelation 17:9-10

And here is the meaning which has wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sits.

The Mountains Of Israel

Ezekiel 17:22

Thus hath the Lord GOD said: I will also take of the highest branch of that high cedar and will set it up; I will crop off from the principal branch a shoot and will plant it upon the high and sublime mountain:

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