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== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_52893" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_52893" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> | <p> <strong> MOUNT OF THE [[Congregation]] </strong> . See Congregation. </p> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_42485" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_42485" /> == | ||
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_52061" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_52061" /> == | ||
<p> (הִר מוֹעֵד, '' | <p> (הִר מוֹעֵד, ''Mountain Of The Assembly,'' namely, of the gods), a place mentioned in the words of the king of Babylon, Isaiah 14:13. called " mount of the congregation," is prob. the [[Persian]] mountain ''El-Burj'' (comp. Gr. πύργος, a town, Germ. ''Burg),'' called by the Hindius ''Meru,'' situated in the extreme north, and, like the Greek Olympus, regarded by the Orientals as the seat of the gods (see ''Asiat. Researches,'' 6:448; 8:350 sq.; Hyde, ''De Relig. Persar.'' page 102). (See Congregation). </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||