Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)/Mount of the valley

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244194Easton's Bible Dictionary — Mount of the valleyMatthew George Easton

Mount of the valley (Josh. 13:19), a district in the east of Jordan, in the territory of Reuben. The "valley" here was probably the Ghor or valley of the Jordan, and hence the "mount" would be the hilly region in the north end of the Dead Sea. (See [423]ZARETH-SHAHAR.)