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Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

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MOUNT, MOUNTAIN

Elevated topographical feature. In Israel, as in surrounding countries, mountains were places where people expected to meet God. Many significant events in Israel’s religion took place on Mt Sinai or Horeb (see Ex 3:1-4; 16; 19–23 OET EXO 19:1–25 · OET EXO 20:1–26 · OET EXO 21:1–36 · OET EXO 22:1–31 · OET EXO 23:1–33; 1 Kgs 19:8-18), and Mt Zion became almost as important when David was king (Ps 50:2; Is 2:2-4).

Show passage in OET: EXO 3:1–4

OET-RV EXO 3:1

3 One time Mosheh (Moses) was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Yitro (Jethro) (or Yitro, the priest at Midyan), and he led the flock beyond the wilderness and came to a hill. (This was later known as the mountain of God at Horev).

OET-RV EXO 3:2

2 While he was there. Yahweh’s messenger appeared to him in a flame coming from the middle of a bush, and as Mosheh looked, to his surprise he saw that the bush was burning in the fire yet not actually being burnt up.

OET-RV EXO 3:3

3 “I’ve got to go and see this amazing sight,” Mosheh said to himself. “How come that bush isn’t burning up?”

OET-RV EXO 3:4

4 When Yahweh saw that he’d left his path in order to look, God called to him from the middle of the bush, “Mosheh, Mosheh.”
 ¶ “I’m here,” he replied.

OET-LV EXO 3:1

3 And_Mosheh he_was pasturing DOM the_flock_of Yitrō/(Jethro) father-in-law_of_his the_priest_of Midyān and_he_drove DOM the_flock behind the_wilderness and_he_came to the_mountain_of the_ʼElohīm to_Ḩorēⱱ.

OET-LV EXO 3:2

2 And_ the_messenger_of YHWH _he_appeared to_him/it (in)_a_flame_of fire from_the_middle_of the_bush and_he/it_saw and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE the_bush was_burning with_fire and_the_bush not_it was_consumed.

OET-LV EXO 3:3

3 And_ Mosheh _he/it_said I_will_turn_aside please so_that_I_may_see DOM the_sight the_big/great(sg) the_this why not the_bush is_it_burning.

OET-LV EXO 3:4

4 And_ YHWH _he/it_saw if/because_that he_had_turned_aside to_see and_he/it_called to_him/it god from_the_middle_of the_bush and_he/it_said Oh_Mosheh Mosheh and_he/it_said here_I_am.
Show passage in OET: KI1 19:8–18

OET-RV KI1 19:8

8 So he got up and ate and drank. That food lasted his for forty days as he travelled to God’s mountain, Horev.

OET-RV KI1 19:9

9 He entered a cave there and overnighted in the cave, then suddenly Yahweh spoke to him, asking, “What are you doing here, Eliyah?”

OET-RV KI1 19:10

10 “I’ve been very zealous for you, Commander-in-chief Yahweh,” he replied. “But the Israeli people have abandoned your agreement, and they’ve torn down your altars and killed your prophets with the sword. So here I am, left by myself while meanwhile they’re trying to kill me.”

OET-RV KI1 19:11

11 Then Yahweh said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in front of me, Yahweh. Then look, I’m about to go past you.” Then there was an incredibly strong wind that hit the mountain and broke off bits of rock that then shattered. But Yahweh wasn’t in the wind, and after the wind there was an earthquake but Yahweh wasn’t in the earthquake either.

OET-RV KI1 19:12

12 After the earthquake there was a fire, but Yahweh wasn’t in the fire.
 ¶ Then after the fire, there was the sound of a soft whisper.

OET-RV KI1 19:13

13 When Eliyah heard that, he wrapped his cloak around his face and went out and stood at the opening of the cave, and he heard a voice ask him, “Why are you here, Eliyah?”

OET-RV KI1 19:14

14 “I’ve been very zealous for you, Commander-in-chief Yahweh,” he replied, “But the Israeli people have abandoned your agreement, and they’ve torn down your altars and killed your prophets with the sword. So here I am, left by myself while meanwhile they’re trying to kill me.”

OET-RV KI1 19:15

15 Then Yahweh told him, “Go back towards the Damesek (Damascus) wilderness, then you must go and anoint Hazael as king over Aram (Syria).

OET-RV KI1 19:16

16 Also you need to anoint Nimshi’s son Yehu (Jehu) as king over Yisrael (Israel), and you must anoint Shafat’s son Elisha from Avel-Meholah to succeed you as prophet.

OET-RV KI1 19:17

17 In the future, anyone who escapes from being killed by Hazael’s army will be killed by Yehu’s army, and anyone who escapes from being killed by Yehu’s army will be killed by Elisha.

OET-RV KI1 19:18

18 But I’ve still got seven thousand people in Yisrael who’ve never bowed to Ba’al or kissed his image.”

OET-LV KI1 19:8

8 And_he/it_rose_up and_he_ate and_he_drank and_he/it_went in_the_strength_of the_food (the)_that forty day[s] and_forty night[s] to the_mountain_of the_ʼElohīm Ḩorēⱱ.

OET-LV KI1 19:9

9 And_he_went there into the_cave and_he_spent_the_night there and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE the_message_of YHWH to_him/it and_he/it_said to_him/it what is_to_you here Oh_ʼĒliyyāh.

OET-LV KI1 19:10

10 And_he/it_said exceedingly_(be_zealous) I_have_been_zealous to/for_YHWH the_god_of soldiers/messengers if/because the_people_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) they_have_abandoned covenant_of_your DOM altars_of_your they_have_torn_down and_DOM prophets_of_your they_have_killed with_sword and_ I _I_am_left I_alone and_they_have_sought DOM life_of_my to_take_it_away.

OET-LV KI1 19:11

11 And_he/it_said go_out and_you_will_stand on_mountain to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before YHWH and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE YHWH was_passing_by and_spirit great and_strong was_tearing_out mountains and_breaking rocks to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before YHWH not was_in_wind YHWH and_after the_wind an_earthquake not was_in_earthquake YHWH.

OET-LV KI1 19:12

12 And_after the_earthquake a_fire not was_in_fire YHWH and_after the_fire a_sound_of a_whisper soft.

OET-LV KI1 19:13

13 And_he/it_was just_ ʼĒliyyāh _as_heard and_he_wrapped his/its_faces/face in_cloak_of_his and_he/it_went_out and_he_stood the_entrance_of the_cave and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE to_him/it a_voice and_he/it_said what is_to_you here Oh_ʼĒliyyāh.

OET-LV KI1 19:14

14 And_he/it_said exceedingly_(be_zealous) I_have_been_zealous to/for_YHWH the_god_of soldiers/messengers if/because the_people_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) they_have_abandoned covenant_of_your DOM altars_of_your they_have_torn_down and_DOM prophets_of_your they_have_killed with_sword and_ I _I_am_left I_alone and_they_have_sought DOM life_of_my to_take_it_away.

OET-LV KI1 19:15

15 And_ YHWH _he/it_said to_him/it go go_back to_way_of_your the_wilderness_of_to of_Dammeseq and_you_will_go and_you_will_anoint DOM Ḩₐzāʼēl to_king over ʼArām.

OET-LV KI1 19:16

16 And_DOM Yēhūʼ/(Jehu) the_son_of Nimshiy you_will_anoint to_king over Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) and_DOM ʼElīshāˊ the_son_of Shāfāţ from_Abel- meholah you_will_anoint to_prophet in_place_of_you.

OET-LV KI1 19:17

17 And_it_was the_one_who_escapes from_the_sword_of Ḩₐzāʼēl Yēhūʼ he_will_put_to_death and_the_one_who_escapes from_the_sword_of Yēhūʼ ʼElīshāˊ he_will_put_to_death.

OET-LV KI1 19:18

18 And_I_will_leave among_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) seven_of thousand(s) all_of the_knees which not they_have_bowed_down to_Baˊal and_all (the)_mouth which not it_has_kissed to_him/it.
Show passage in OET: PSA 50:2

OET-RV PSA 50:2

2 ⇔God has shone out of Tsiyon (Zion)—
 ⇔ the perfection of beauty.

OET-LV PSA 50:2

2 From_Tsiyyōn/(Zion) perfection_of beauty god he_has_shone_forth.
Show passage in OET: ISA 2:2–4

OET-RV ISA 2:2

2 Near the end of time, the mountain where Yahweh’s house is
 ⇔ will be established as the most important mountain.
 ⇔ It will become more famous than any other hill,
 ⇔ and all the nations will flow to visit it.

OET-RV ISA 2:3

3 Many different peoples will come and say,
 ⇔ “Come on, let’s go up to Yahweh’s mountain—
 ⇔ to the temple of Ya’akov’s (Jacob) God,
 ⇔ so he can teach us his ways and we can walk in his paths.”
 ⇔ Because God’s instructions will emanate from Tsiyon (Zion),
 ⇔ ≈ and Yahweh’s message will spread out starting from Yerushalem (Jerusalem).

OET-RV ISA 2:4

4 He’ll judge between the nations,
 ⇔ ≈ and will settle cases for many different peoples.
 ⇔ They’ll hammer their swords into plough blades,
 ⇔ ≈ and their spears into pruning hooks.
 ⇔ The nations will stop attacking each other,
 ⇔ and they won’t go to war again.

OET-LV ISA 2:2

2 And_it_was in_end/latter the_days established it_will_be the_mountain_of the_house_of YHWH (in)_the_chief_of the_mountains and_lifted_up more_than_the_hills and_they_will_stream to_him/it all_of the_nations.

OET-LV ISA 2:3

3 And_ peoples many _they_will_come and_they_will_say come and_let_us_go_up to the_mountain_of YHWH to the_house_of the_god_of Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) so_that_he_may_teach_us from_ways_of_his and_so_that_we_may_walk in_paths_of_his if/because from_Tsiyyōn/(Zion) instruction it_will_go_forth and_the_message_of YHWH from_Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem).

OET-LV ISA 2:4

4 And_he_will_judge between the_nations and_he_will_decide for_peoples many and_they_will_beat swords_of_their into_plowshares and_spears_of_their into_pruning_knives not nation it_will_lift_up against nation a_sword and_not they_will_learn again warfare.

Jump to OET EXO 3:1–4 section.

Jump to OET KI1 19:8–18 section.

Jump to OET PSA 50:2 section.

Jump to OET ISA 2:2–4 section.

Whereas the Hebrews’ neighbors sometimes thought mountains were magical places where their gods actually lived, the Israelites knew that their God lived in heaven and only descended upon the mountain at significant times (Ex 19; cf. 1 Kgs 8:27).

Show passage in OET: KI1 8:27

OET-RV KI1 8:27

27 “But would God really reside on the earth? The sky and the heavens aren’t big enough for you so how could this building I’ve constructed contain you?

OET-LV KI1 8:27

27 If/because really god will_he_dwell on the_earth/land HERE the_heavens and_the_heavens_of the_heavens not they_contain_you indeed if/because the_house the_this which I_have_built.

Jump to OET KI1 8:27 section.

In the NT much of Jesus’ activity takes place on mountains. He preached there (Mt 5:1); he retired there to pray (Lk 6:12); and he was transfigured on a mountain (9:28-36).

Show passage in OET: MAT 5:1

OET-RV MAT 5:1

5 After seeing the crowds of people, Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) climbed up a hill, and when he sat down, his followers drew in close to him

OET-LV MAT 5:1

5 And having_seen the crowds, he_went_up on the mountain, and him having_sat_down, the apprentices/followers of_him approached to_him.
Show passage in OET: LUK 6:12

OET-RV LUK 6:12

12 One day Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) climbed a hill to pray, and then he spent the night there praying to God.

OET-LV LUK 6:12

12 And it_became in the these days, him to_come_out on the mountain to_pray, and he_was spending_the_night in the prayer the to_god.
Show passage in OET: LUK 9:28–36

OET-RV LUK 9:28

28 It was about eight days later that Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) took Kefa (Peter; Grk. Petros) and Yohan (John; Grk. Yoannes) and Ya’akov (James; Grk. Yakobos), and climbed a hill to pray.

OET-RV LUK 9:29

29 While he was praying, the appearance of his face changed and his clothes turned brilliant white.

OET-RV LUK 9:30

30 Then, look, there were two men talking with him—Mosheh (Moses) and Eliyah (Elijah)!

OET-RV LUK 9:31

31 Those two who’d been in heaven were talking about the end of his time here which was about to be actioned in Yerushalem (Jerusalem).

OET-RV LUK 9:32

32 Kefa and the others had been exhausted and fallen asleep, but when they woke up they saw the radiance of Yeshua and the other two standing there with him,

OET-RV LUK 9:33

33 but when it was time for the two to leave, Kefa said to Yeshua, “Master, it’s good that we’re here. We could make three shelters: one for you, one for Mosheh, and one for Eliyah.” (But he didn’t really know what he was saying.)

OET-RV LUK 9:34

34 While he was still speaking, a cloud appeared and enveloped them and they were afraid as they entered the fog.

OET-RV LUK 9:35

35 Then a voice came out of the cloud that said, “This is my son, the one that has been chosen. Listen to him.”

OET-RV LUK 9:36

36 By the time that the voice had spoken, they could only see Yeshua in front of them. After this event, they kept what had happened to themselves and didn’t tell anyone else about what they’d seen.

OET-LV LUK 9:28

28 And it_became about eight days after the these sayings, having_taken Petros, and Yōannaʸs, and Yakōbos/(Yaˊₐqoⱱ), he_went_up on the mountain to_pray.

OET-LV LUK 9:29

29 And it_became at the time him to_be_praying, the appearance of_the face of_him different, and the clothing of_him gleaming white.

OET-LV LUK 9:30

30 And see, two men were_conversing_with with_him, who were Mōsaʸs/(Mosheh) and Aʸlias/(ʼĒliyyāh),

OET-LV LUK 9:31

31 who having_been_seen in glory, were_spoken the departure of_him, which he_was_going to_be_fulfilling in Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim).

OET-LV LUK 9:32

32 And the Petros and the ones with him were having_been_weighed_down with_sleep, but having_fully_awoken they_saw the glory of_him, and the two men which having_stood_with with_him.

OET-LV LUK 9:33

33 And it_became at the time them to_be_being_departed from him, the Petros said to the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa):
Master, it_is good for_us here to_be, and we_may_make three tents:
one for_you, and one for_Mōsaʸs, and one for_Aʸlias, not having_known what he_is_saying.

OET-LV LUK 9:34

34 And of_him saying these things, a_cloud became and overshadowed them, and they_were_afraid at the time to_come_in them into the cloud.

OET-LV LUK 9:35

35 And a_voice became out_of the cloud saying:
This is the son of_me, the one having_been_chosen, be_hearing from_him.

OET-LV LUK 9:36

36 And at the time the voice to_become, only Yaʸsous was_found.
And they kept_silent, and they_reported to_no_one in those the days nothing of_what things they_have_seen.

Jump to OET MAT 5:1 section.

Jump to OET LUK 6:12 section.

Jump to OET LUK 9:28–36 section.