Song of Songs - Bible Map Collection
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Jerusalem and the Judean Hills: The Geography of Song of Songs
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From the Mountains to the Hills
Song of Songs paints a picture of someone rushing across the rugged hills toward his beloved. This map brings that romantic image to life, showing just how dramatic the landscape around Jerusalem, the Judean hills, and the Dead Sea really is.
Description
The Mountains and Hills of Song of Songs
In Song of Songs, the beloved hears her lover coming and describes him as leaping across the mountains and bounding over the hills. The words are poetic, but the landscape behind them is real. The land around Jerusalem is filled with steep hills, deep valleys, and dramatic changes in elevation.
Jerusalem sits high in the Judean hills, far above the Dead Sea. From there, the land drops sharply through the Jordan River Valley to the Dead Sea, the lowest spot on the Earth's surface. The map also shows the coastal plains, Galilee, Samaria, and the eastern plateau, giving a larger picture of the rugged geography of biblical Israel.
Seeing the elevations helps explain the imagery in Song of Songs. Traveling across this country meant climbing and descending through a landscape of mountains, foothills, valleys, and rocky slopes. What sounds like a simple romantic picture becomes much more vivid when you understand the terrain.
This map connects the poetry of Song of Songs with the physical land of the Bible. From Jerusalem's high hills to the deep Dead Sea basin, the dramatic geography gives new depth to the words: “Look! He’s coming, climbing on the mountains and jumping through the hills.”
