Hethlon
חֶתְלֹן/HETH-lon/
“Hiding place or wrapped up”
Summary
Hethlon was a place on the northern border of the promised land in Ezekiel's vision, identified with the pass at the end of Lebanon leading to the plain of Hamath.
☩Northern Boundary
The "way of Hethlon" appears in Ezekiel's description of the ideal boundaries of the restored land, lying between the Mediterranean Sea and Zedad, in the direction of Hamath. It is generally identified with the pass at the northern end of Lebanon—the route from the Mediterranean coast to the great plain of Hamath—and thus equivalent to "the entrance of Hamath" mentioned elsewhere as the northern limit of the promised land.
Key verses:Ezekiel 47:15Ezekiel 48:1Numbers 34:8
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Hethlon," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IV (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.George Morrish, "Hethlon," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
- 3.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Hethlon," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).
- 4.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Hethlon," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).