Encyclopedia entry
Hill
Disambiguation
The source enumerates 4 distinct subjects under Hill. Jump to one below, or read in order.
Hill (1)
#Heb. gib’eah, a curved or rounded hill, such as are common to Palestine (Ps. 65:12; 72:3; 114:4, 6).
Hill (2)
#Heb. har, properly a mountain range rather than an individual eminence (Ex. 24:4, 12, 13, 18; Num. 14:40, 44, 45). In Deut. 1:7, Josh. 9:1; 10:40; 11:16, it denotes the elevated district of Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim, which forms the watershed between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea.
Hill (3)
#Heb. ma’aleh in 1 Sam. 9:11. Authorized Version “hill” is correctly rendered in the Revised Version “ascent.”
Hill (4)
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In the Bible
157
Verses where Hill is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 6:67
They were given Shechem (a city of refuge) with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, and Gezer,
- 1 Kings 4:8
and these were their names: Ben-hur in the hill country of Ephraim;
- 1 Kings 11:7
At that time on a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites.
- 1 Kings 12:25
Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. And from there he went out and built Penuel.
- 1 Kings 14:23
They also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.
- 1 Kings 16:24
He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver and built a city there, calling it Samaria after the name of Shemer, who had owned the hill.
+151 more verses naming Hill.
Scripture on Hill
110
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- Joshua 11Joshua 15Joshua 17Judges 1Judges 191 Samuel 91 Samuel 26Exodus 17Exodus 24Numbers 13Deuteronomy 2Deuteronomy 3Joshua 9Joshua 10Joshua 13Joshua 21Joshua 24Judges 7Judges 17Judges 181 Samuel 101 Samuel 232 Samuel 22 Samuel 162 Kings 52 Chronicles 27Psalms 68Isaiah 30Ezekiel 34Luke 1Luke 9Genesis 10Genesis 12Genesis 14Joshua 5Joshua 12Joshua 14Joshua 16Joshua 19Joshua 20Judges 2Judges 3Judges 4Judges 10Judges 12Judges 161 Samuel 11 Samuel 71 Samuel 131 Samuel 141 Samuel 171 Samuel 221 Samuel 252 Samuel 62 Samuel 132 Samuel 202 Samuel 211 Kings 41 Kings 111 Kings 121 Kings 141 Kings 162 Kings 12 Kings 42 Kings 171 Chronicles 62 Chronicles 132 Chronicles 152 Chronicles 192 Chronicles 262 Chronicles 33Nehemiah 3Nehemiah 8Nehemiah 11Psalms 2Psalms 3Psalms 15Psalms 24Psalms 42Psalms 43Psalms 65Psalms 99Song of Solomon 4Isaiah 5Isaiah 10Isaiah 31Isaiah 32Isaiah 40Isaiah 49Isaiah 57Jeremiah 2Jeremiah 3Jeremiah 16Jeremiah 17Jeremiah 31Jeremiah 32Jeremiah 33Jeremiah 49Jeremiah 50Ezekiel 6Ezekiel 20Matthew 5Luke 3Luke 4Acts 17
Voices on Hill
24
Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Public-domain text. Modernized only where archaic spelling impedes reading; original facts preserved. Verify against an authoritative modern reference before quoting.