In the biblical narrative, summits and high places hold significant spiritual and symbolic meaning. They often serve as locations for divine encounters, pivotal events, and places of worship. The Bible frequently references mountains and high places, underscoring their importance in the unfolding of God's plan and the lives of His people.

Mount Sinai

One of the most prominent summits in the Bible is Mount Sinai, where Moses received the Ten Commandments. This mountain is a place of divine revelation and covenant. In Exodus 19:20 , it is written, "The LORD descended to the top of Mount Sinai and called Moses to the summit, so Moses went up." This event marks a foundational moment in the establishment of the Mosaic Law and the covenant between God and Israel.

Mount Moriah

Mount Moriah is another significant summit, known as the location where Abraham was tested by God to sacrifice his son Isaac. Genesis 22:2 states, "Then God said, 'Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.'" This event is pivotal in demonstrating Abraham's faith and obedience, and it foreshadows the sacrificial system that would later be established.

Mount Carmel

Mount Carmel is the site of Elijah's confrontation with the prophets of Baal. This summit is a place of divine intervention and the demonstration of God's power. In 1 Kings 18:19-20 , Elijah challenges the prophets of Baal to a contest to prove the true God. The subsequent victory on Mount Carmel reaffirms the sovereignty of the God of Israel.

Mount Zion

Mount Zion holds a special place in biblical theology as the symbolic dwelling place of God and the center of His kingdom. It is often associated with Jerusalem and the temple. Psalm 48:2 describes it as "beautiful in loftiness, the joy of the whole earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the Great King." Zion represents God's presence among His people and the ultimate fulfillment of His promises.

The Mount of Olives

The Mount of Olives is significant in both the Old and New Testaments. It is the location of Jesus' ascension into heaven, as recorded in Acts 1:9-12 . This summit is also associated with Jesus' teachings and prophecies, including the Olivet Discourse, where He spoke about the end times (Matthew 24-25).

Symbolism of Summits

Summits in the Bible often symbolize closeness to God, spiritual elevation, and revelation. They are places where heaven and earth meet, where God reveals His will, and where significant spiritual events occur. The physical ascent to a summit can also represent a spiritual journey or pilgrimage, reflecting the believer's pursuit of a closer relationship with God.

High Places

While summits are often associated with divine encounters, the Bible also warns against the misuse of high places. These were often sites of idolatrous worship, as seen in 2 Kings 17:11 : "They burned incense on all the high places like the nations that the LORD had driven out before them." The prophets frequently condemned the worship at these high places, calling the people back to the true worship of Yahweh.

In summary, summits in the Bible are multifaceted, serving as places of divine encounter, revelation, and worship, while also warning against idolatry and false worship. They are integral to the biblical narrative, illustrating the profound connection between the physical and spiritual realms.7406. rekes -- perhaps roughness
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Rome had Passed the Summits and Stood Looking into the Dark Valley ...
... CHAPTER 1 Rome had passed the summits and stood looking into the dark
valley of fourteen hundred? Rome had passed the summits ...
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Scenes in the Lives of the Patriarchs.
... resisted"the earnest communion with each other"the glorious aspirations and soarings
of imagination, when morning broke upon the summits, and evening came ...
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What is the Divine Gloom?
... without veil and in truth, to those alone who pass through both all things consecrated
and pure, and ascend above every ascent of all holy summits, and leave ...
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Elijah Standing Before the Lord
... art but a shadow and a noise.' Just as we may have looked upon some mountain scene,
where all the highest summits were wrapt in mist, and the lower hills ...
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Egypt and Greece.
... They accordingly built beautiful temples, whose white and symmetrical colonnades
adorned the declivities, or crowned the summits of the hills. ...
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Looking to the Hills
... 'I will lift up my eyes unto the hills'; away out yonder westwards, across the sands,
lie the lofty summits of my fatherland that draws me to itself. ...
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The Nile and Egypt
... During the earlier ages, the river filled all this intermediate space, and the sides
of the hills, polished, worn, blackened to their very summits, still bear ...
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A view of God's Glory
... His request surpasses that of any other man: "I beseech thee, show me thy glory."
Among the lofty peaks and summits of man's prayers that rise like mountains ...
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The Memphite Empire
... The summits of the hills remain always naked, and no vegetation softens the
ruggedness of their outlines, or the glare of their colouring. ...
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The Eighteenth Theban Dynasty
... products of cultivation; mountains of different altitudes irregularly distributed,
clothed with forests, furrowed with torrents, their summits often crowned ...
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Summits (1 Occurrence)
...Summits (1 Occurrence). Proverbs 9:3 she hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth
upon the summits of the high places of the city, (DBY). ...
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Hermon (16 Occurrences)
... There is every probability that one of its three summits was the scene of the
transfiguration (qv). The "dew of Hermon" is referred to (Psalm 89:12). ...
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Olives (30 Occurrences)
... The range presents, from such a point of view particularly, a succession of summits. ...
This mass consists of two principal summits and two subsidiary spurs. ...
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Lebanon (66 Occurrences)
... Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 AD) Libanus): 1. Name: Derived from the root labhen,
"to be white," probably from the snow which covers its summits the greater ...
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Malchiel (3 Occurrences)
... The range presents, from such a point of view particularly, a succession of summits. ...
This mass consists of two principal summits and two subsidiary spurs. ...
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Bashan (54 Occurrences)
... "A mountain of summits," or "protuberances" (Psalm 68:15, 16: Hebrew), might describe
the highlands of the Jaulan, with its many volcanic hills as seen from ...
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Summit (7 Occurrences)

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Summon (25 Occurrences)

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Olves
... This mount, or rather mountain range, has four summits or peaks: (1) the "Galilee"
peak, so called from a tradition that the angels stood here when they spoke ...
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Gerizim (4 Occurrences)
... It stood over against Mount Ebal, the summits of these mountains being distant
from each other about 2 miles (Deuteronomy 27; Joshua 8:30-35). ...
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