Mount Heres
Mount Heres is a settlement mentioned in 1 verse. Its most likely location is another name for Ir-shemesh.
Where is Mount Heres?
Approx. 31.7506, 34.9747 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Ir-shemesh | settlement | Medium |
| Khirbet Harsis | settlement | Low |
| Khirbet Hirsha | settlement | Low |
| Batn Harasheh | settlement | Low |
| another name for Beth-shemesh 1 | settlement | Medium |
Mount Heres in the Bible dictionary
“Mount Heres” (Judg. 1:35), Heb. Har-heres, i.e., “sun-mountain;” probably identical with Irshemesh in Josh. 19:41.
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
Verses that mention Mount Heres
- Judges 1:35
But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries.