Horns of Hattin
| Horns of Hattin | |
|---|---|
 View of the Horns of Hattin from the west. Sea of Galilee is in the background. | |
| Highest point | |
| Coordinates | 32°48′00″N 35°27′34″E / 32.80000°N 35.45944°E |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | from Hebrew חִטִּ֨ים (ḥiṭṭîm) 'wheat' |
| Native name | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Lower Galilee, Israel |
The Horns of Hattin (
extinct volcano with twin peaks overlooking the plains of Hattin in the Lower Galilee, Israel. It is most famous as the site of the Battle of Hattin
(1187).
History and archaeology
Excavations were carried out on the hill in 1976 and 1981.Tiglath Pileser III in 733/32 BCE, based on geography, archaeology, text analysis, and logical assumptions.[2] Some scholars have identified the hill with the Mount of Beatitudes, where Jesus delivered his Sermon on the Mount.[3][4] Writing in 1864, Fergus Ferguson describes it as the "supposed" site, because although "its position corresponds with the particulars of the narrative", no one can declare with any certainty that He gave a sermon at that exact spot."[5]
Kurûn Hattîn is believed to be the site of the
References
- Benjamin Kedar "The Battle of Hattin Revisited". Archived from the originalon 2010-03-27. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
- JSTOR 1356788. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Livingston, p. 340.
- ^ Tischendorf and Shuckard, 1847, p. 240.
- ^ a b c Ferguson (1864), p. 297.
- ^ https://archive.triblive.com/news/region-lived-through-centuries-of-warfare/ [bare URL]
Bibliography
- Ferguson, Fergus (1864), Sacred Scenes, Or, Notes of Travel in Egypt and the Holy Land: Or, Notes of Travel in Egypt and the Holy Land, Thomas Adamson; Jackson, Walford, and Hodder; W.P. Nimmo
- Wilson, Edward Livingston, In Scripture Lands: New Views of Sacred Places, Adamant Media Corporation, ISBN 978-1-4021-5515-4
- Tischendorf, Lobegott Friedrich Constantin; Shuckard, W.E. (1847), Travels in the East, tr. from [Reise in den Orient], Oxford University
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