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Mount Halak in the Bible.

Mount Halak is a mountain in the Bible, about 103 km (64 miles) south of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 2 verses, from Joshua 11:17 to Joshua 12:7.

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About Mount Halak.

Smooth; bald, a hill at the southern extremity of Canaan (Josh. 11:17). It is referred to as if it were a landmark in that direction, being prominent and conspicuous from a distance. It has by some been identified with the modern Jebel el-Madura, on the south frontier of Judah, between the south end of the Dead Sea and the Wady Gaian.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Mount Halak.

Joshua 1

Near Mount Halak.

All 2 verses that name Mount Halak.

Joshua 2

  • Joshua 11:17Even from the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon: and all their kings he took, and smote them, and slew them.
  • Joshua 12:7And these are the kings of the country which Joshua and the children of Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west, from Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon even unto the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir; which Joshua gave unto the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions;

Questions about Mount Halak.

Where is Mount Halak in the Bible?

Mount Halak is a mountain about 103 km (64 miles) south of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Mount Halak named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Mount Halak in 2 verses, in 1 book, from Joshua 11:17 to Joshua 12:7.

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