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OLIVES, MOUNT OF (PLACE) [Heb maʿălē hazzêtı̂m (מַעֲלֵ הַזֵּיתִים); har hazzêtı̂m (הַר הַזֵּיתִים); Gk to oros tōn elaiōn (το ὀρος των ἐλαιων); to oros kaloumenon elaiōn (το ὀρος καλουμενον ἐλαιων); tou elaiōnos (του ἐλαιωνος)]. A small ridge of three summits, about two miles long, the highest of which is not quite 3,000 feet above sea

HIGH PLACE, CRITICAL ISSUES (בָּמָה, bamah; בָּמוֹת, bamoth). Offers an overview of the structure, forms, and functions of high places—a type of man-made religious installation in ancient Israel. The Term “High Place” in Scripture The Hebrew word translated “high place” (בָּמָה, bamah) has no known verbal root. It does have cognates in almost all other

SHECHEM (PLACE) [Heb šĕkem (שְׁכֶם)]. A city and its environs in the central highlands of Israel. A. Modern and Ancient Name B. Topography C. Archaeological Excavations 1. German Expeditions 2. American Excavations D. Archaeological History 1. Earliest Settlement 2. Middle Bronze Age 3. Late Bronze Age 4. Iron Age 5. Persian and Hellenistic Periods A.

A NOTE ON THE “SEAT OF MOSES” (Matthew 23:2) KENNETH G. C. NEWPORT Hong Kong Adventist College Kowloon, Hong Kong Scholarly opinion is divided as to whether the “seat of Moses” mentioned in Matt 23:2 is to be understood literally or figuratively. F. W. Beare, for example, thinks that the saying is metaphorical and serves