Mount (Little) Hermon
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Mountain near Nazareth, on the slopes of which are located Nain and Endor.
Description[edit | edit source]
The Apostle John marvels at the splendors of Galilee:"But the world is beautiful from here. There is the Tabor over there, and the Hermon, and to the north the mountains of Arbela, and over there, in the back, the great Hermon."[1]And Maria Valtorta does not fail to mention this mountain, whenever the opportunity arises.
"the little Hermon, completely green, watching over the Plain of Esdraelon"[2]It is on the slopes of this mountain that the cave of the Pythoness is located, at Endor. And it is also toward these slopes that the Sanhedrist Hananiah rushes one Sabbath day, when Jesus informs him that his wood is prey to flames.
"Hananiah, do you know that your most beautiful wood is on fire this very moment and the whole slope of the Hermon is bright in the purple flames?"[3]
Its name[edit | edit source]
Little Hermon, Mount Moreh, Mount Hermon, (Djebel Dahy). The etymology of the place comes from the fact that on this mount the Sages used to teach (Mount Moreh, mount of the "Master").
According to the testimony of an English researcher from 1882, the inhabitants of Nazareth call Mount Moreh "Mount Hermon" thus confirming what is said in Maria Valtorta.[4]
Where is it mentioned in the work?[edit | edit source]
GRM 244. GRM 470.
Learn more about this place[edit | edit source]
Located about ten kilometers southeast of Nazareth, the “Little Hermon” is less spectacular than its namesake located 100 km further north. Named in the Bible[5] Mount Moreh (Moreh), the current Djebel Dahy is situated south of the Esdraelon Plain, between Tabor and Mount Gilboa, having Nain and Endor on its slopes.
Explore[edit | edit source]
- 32° 37’ 07’’ N / 35° 21’ 30’’ E /
- +515m.
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
Article partially based on the Geographical Dictionary of the Gospel by Jean-François Lavère.