Shenir(senir)
Summary
The Amorite name for Mount Hermon, the prominent peak on the northern boundary of Israel, also spelled Senir in some passages.
☩Identification
Shenir (or Senir) was the Amorite name for the mountain that the Hebrews called Hermon and the Phoenicians called Sirion. In some passages, Hermon and Shenir appear to be mentioned as distinct peaks, leading scholars to suggest Shenir may have designated only a portion of the mountain range rather than the whole. The mountain was famous for its fir trees, which were exported to Tyre for shipbuilding.
☩Geography
The mountain rose impressively on Israel's northeastern frontier, serving as a landmark visible for great distances. In the geographical description of the half-tribe of Manasseh's territory east of the Jordan, it marks the northern extent alongside Baal-hermon and Lebanon. The Song of Solomon poetically refers to lions' dens and leopards' mountains being on Shenir, suggesting wild, untamed terrain.
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References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Shenir," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IX (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Shenir," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).
- 3.George Morrish, "Shenir," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).