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    Shepher Mount

    שֶׁ֫פֶר

    Mount Shepher was a place where the Israelites camped during their wilderness wanderings between Kehelathah and Haradah (Num. 33:23-24).

    Where the story of Shepher Mount happens Where the gazetteer locates Shepher Mount, framed to them: Shepher_Mount. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Shepher_Mount
    Where the gazetteer locates Shepher Mount
    verses
    2
    first named
    Numbers 33:23
    last named
    Numbers 33:24
    feature
    mountain
    coordinates
    30.36°N · 34.44°E
    mountain30.36°N · 34.44°E

    Jebel Araif en Nakah (OpenBible)

    The gazetteer records one identification, and no competing one.

    Description

    Shepher Mount in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Mount Shepher is mentioned in the list of Israel's campsites during their wilderness wanderings (Num. 33:23-24). It was located between Kehelathah and Haradah, although the exact location is unknown. The name "Shepher" means "beauty" or "goodness" in Hebrew, possibly indicating a pleasant or attractive feature of the mountain or its surroundings. No other details about Mount Shepher are provided in the biblical text, and its significance lies primarily in its role as a waypoint in Israel's journey from Egypt to the Promised Land. The recording of the campsites in Numbers 33 serves as a summary of the nation's forty-year wilderness experience, highlighting God's guidance and provision throughout their travels. The mention of Mount Shepher in this list contributes to the overall narrative of Israel's journey and the challenges they faced in the wilderness before entering the land of Canaan.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends of an edge always agree. Neither end of one reaches this entity.

    Not stated

    Nothing stands in a stated relation with this entity.

    The pattern

    Where Shepher Mount is named

    Every book of the corpus in the order it is read, each as wide as the chapters it holds. A bar is the verses of that book which write the name, and the flat stretches are as much of the answer as the bars.

    Where the name is written across the corpus. 2 verses across 1 of 66 books; 65 write the name nowhere. OLD TESTAMENT · 39 BOOKSNEW TESTAMENT · 27 BOOKSNUMBERS2 VERSES62 books and 1,036 chapters with no mentionBOOK WIDTH = CHAPTER COUNT Where the name is written across the corpus. 2 verses across 1 of 66 books; 65 write the name nowhere. OT · 39 BOOKSNT · 27 BOOKSNUMBERS2 VERSES62 books with no mentionBOOK WIDTH = CHAPTER COUNT
    Shepher Mount is named in 2 verses — occurrences of the name in the Hebrew or Greek, counted in the versification of the Berean Standard Bible (v5.7). Every book of the corpus is drawn, its width its share of the 1,189 chapters. 65 of the 66 books never write it. A verse that tells of this subject without writing the name is not counted here.

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 2, across 1 book.

    1. Numbers2 verses

      33:2333:24

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Nothing in the graph stands one hop from this entity yet. These are the best-connected entities of the same type, so the page still ends somewhere. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    ElsewhereTerritory of JudahOne of the most connected entities of this type.ElsewhereJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsElsewhereBashanRegion east of the Jordan, known for its fertility.

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