Mount Atzmon
| Mount Atzmon | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 547 m (1,795 ft) |
| Coordinates | 32°49′27″N 35°15′58″E / 32.82417°N 35.26611°E |
| Naming | |
| Native name | הר עצמון (Hebrew) |
| Geography | |
  Mount Atzmon  Mount Atzmon | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern District |
Mount Atzmon is a mountain in the Northern District of Israel.[1]
At the foot of the mountain is the Arab town of Kafr Manda,[2][3] as well as the archaeological site of Jotapata (modern-day Yodfat), where Jewish forces led by Josephus made their last stand against the Romans.[4][5]
Name
[edit]Among the Arabs, the mountain was known as Jabal Didaba[6], which in Persian means "guardian" or "watcher"[7]. Scholars have identified the mountain as "Mount Atzmon" (Asamon), mentioned by Joseph ben Matityahu as a mountain in central Galilee, overlooking Tzipori, where several thousand Jews took refuge during the Great Revolt, and where they were eventually killed by the Romans[8]. However, during the British Mandate, Mount Meron was known as "Mount Atzmon" and was therefore referred to as the "historical Mount Atzmon". In 1953, the Government Names Committee determined that the name "Mount Atzmon" should not be used in reference to Mount Meron and that it should be reserved for Jebel Didbeh[9].
The identification of Josephus' "Mount Atzmon" as Mount Atzmon is not the only identification. In 1879, Gustav Boettger identified Mount Meron as the Mount Atzmon identified by Joseph ben Matityahu in his lexicon[10]. Gustav Dallman identified Atzmon as "Ras Kroman" from the western part of Eilabun[11].
See also
[edit]- The nearby Beit Netofa Valley
References
[edit]- ^ Man, Nadav (2008-08-24). "From the memoirs of the fighting Pearl family". Ynetnews. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ^ "Israel's smartest student is an Arab - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East". www.al-monitor.com. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ^ "Kafr Manda (Israel) | The National Library of Israel". www.nli.org.il. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ^ "History Crash Course #34: War For Jerusalem". aish.com. 2009-05-09. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ^ "Salvation from the cows". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ^ "Tenth Conference on the Knowledge of the Land Dedicated to the Northern Lower Galilee". Davar. November 1, 1951.
- ^ Stern, Abraham Isaac (June 20, 1959). "The Jarmak Mountain is not Mout Atzmon". HaTzofeh.
- ^ The Jewish War. p. Volume 2, page 511.
- ^ Ashni, Isaiah (July 18, 1960). "Mount Meron and not Mount Atzmon". Davar.
- ^ Boettger, Gustav (1879). Lexicon zu den schriften des flavius Josepus. Leipzig. p. 39.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Barsalvi, Yosef (May 15, 1956). "To the Descent of Atzmon from the Upper Galilee to the Lower Galiliee". LaMerhav.
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