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'''LEBANON''' is the name of a mountainous region north of Israel mentioned four times in the Isaiah section of the Book of Mormon but not mentioned as a separate PN or GN in the Book of Mormon. The name Lebanon contains an ''-ôn'' ending indicating a "place of whiteness" (perhaps of snow in the mountains). The German scholar, Wilhelm Borée, in his outstanding study, ''Die alten OrtsnamenPalästinas (The Ancient Place Names of Palastine)'', cites fully eighty-four ancient Canaanite place names with the ending ''-ôn'' in biblical and extrabiblical sources (Egyptian and Mesopotamian writings, the El-Amarna letters, ostraca), including Ayyalon (Elon) ([http://lds.org/scriptures/ot/josh/19.42-43?lang=eng#41 Joshua 19:42-43]), Eltekon (http://lds.org/scriptures/ot/josh/15.59?lang=eng#58 Joshua 15:59]), Ashkelon ([http://lds.org/scriptures/ot/judg/1.18?lang=eng#17 Judges 1:18]), Gibeon (Joshua 9:3), Gibbethon (Joshua 19:44), Dishon (Genesis 36:21), Ziphron (Numbers 34:9), Helbon (Ezekiel 27:18), Holon (Joshua 21:15), Hammon (Joshua 19:28), Hebron (Joshua 10:36), Hannnathon (Joshua 19:14), Dibon (Numbers 21:30), and Heshbon (Numbers 21:30).<ref>Wilhelm Borée, 'Die alten OrtsnamenPalästinas (The Ancient Place Names of Palastine)'' 2nd ed. (Leipzig, 1930); Anson F. Rainey, "Toponymics od Erets-Israel," ''Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research'' 231(1978):5, calls ''-ôn'' an "appellative" suffix that describes "some feature or aspect of the site."</ref> | '''LEBANON''' is the name of a mountainous region north of Israel mentioned four times in the Isaiah section of the Book of Mormon but not mentioned as a separate PN or GN in the Book of Mormon. The name Lebanon contains an ''-ôn'' ending indicating a "place of whiteness" (perhaps of snow in the mountains). The German scholar, Wilhelm Borée, in his outstanding study, ''Die alten OrtsnamenPalästinas (The Ancient Place Names of Palastine)'', cites fully eighty-four ancient Canaanite place names with the ending ''-ôn'' in biblical and extrabiblical sources (Egyptian and Mesopotamian writings, the El-Amarna letters, ostraca), including '''[[AYYALON]]''' Ayyalon (Elon) ([http://lds.org/scriptures/ot/josh/19.42-43?lang=eng#41 Joshua 19:42-43]), '''[[ELTEKON]]''' Eltekon (http://lds.org/scriptures/ot/josh/15.59?lang=eng#58 Joshua 15:59]), '''[[ASHKELON]]''' Ashkelon ([http://lds.org/scriptures/ot/judg/1.18?lang=eng#17 Judges 1:18]), '''[[GIBEON]]''' Gibeon ([http://lds.org/scriptures/ot/josh/9.3?lang=eng#2 Joshua 9:3]), '''[[GIBBETHON]]''' Gibbethon ([http://lds.org/scriptures/ot/josh/19.44?lang=eng#43 Joshua 19:44]), '''[[DISHON]]''' Dishon ([http://lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/36.21?lang=eng#20 Genesis 36:21]), '''[[ZIPHRON]]''' Ziphron ([http://lds.org/scriptures/ot/num/34.9?lang=eng#8 Numbers 34:9]), '''[[HELBON]]''' Helbon ([http://lds.org/scriptures/ot/ezek/27.18?lang=eng#17 Ezekiel 27:18]), '''[[HOLON]]''' Holon ([http://lds.org/scriptures/ot/josh/21.15?lang=eng#14 Joshua 21:15]), '''[[HAMMON]]''' Hammon ([http://lds.org/scriptures/ot/josh/19.28?lang=eng#27 Joshua 19:28]), '''[[HEBRON]]''' Hebron ([http://lds.org/scriptures/ot/josh/10.36?lang=eng#35 Joshua 10:36]), '''[[HANNATHON]]''' Hannnathon ([http://lds.org/scriptures/ot/josh/19.14?lang=eng#13 Joshua 19:14]), '''[[DIBON]]''' Dibon ([http://lds.org/scriptures/ot/num/21.30?lang=eng#29 Numbers 21:30]), and '''[[HESHBON]]''' Heshbon ([http://lds.org/scriptures/ot/num/21.30?lang=eng#29 Numbers 21:30]).<ref>Wilhelm Borée, 'Die alten OrtsnamenPalästinas (The Ancient Place Names of Palastine)'' 2nd ed. (Leipzig, 1930); Anson F. Rainey, "Toponymics od Erets-Israel," ''Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research'' 231(1978):5, calls ''-ôn'' an "appellative" suffix that describes "some feature or aspect of the site."</ref> | ||
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| Biblical GN | 1. | An ancient Near Eastern region (2 Nephi 12:13; 27:28) |
LEBANON is the name of a mountainous region north of Israel mentioned four times in the Isaiah section of the Book of Mormon but not mentioned as a separate PN or GN in the Book of Mormon. The name Lebanon contains an -ôn ending indicating a "place of whiteness" (perhaps of snow in the mountains). The German scholar, Wilhelm Borée, in his outstanding study, Die alten OrtsnamenPalästinas (The Ancient Place Names of Palastine), cites fully eighty-four ancient Canaanite place names with the ending -ôn in biblical and extrabiblical sources (Egyptian and Mesopotamian writings, the El-Amarna letters, ostraca), including AYYALON Ayyalon (Elon) (Joshua 19:42-43), ELTEKON Eltekon (http://lds.org/scriptures/ot/josh/15.59?lang=eng#58 Joshua 15:59]), ASHKELON Ashkelon (Judges 1:18), GIBEON Gibeon (Joshua 9:3), GIBBETHON Gibbethon (Joshua 19:44), DISHON Dishon (Genesis 36:21), ZIPHRON Ziphron (Numbers 34:9), HELBON Helbon (Ezekiel 27:18), HOLON Holon (Joshua 21:15), HAMMON Hammon (Joshua 19:28), HEBRON Hebron (Joshua 10:36), HANNATHON Hannnathon (Joshua 19:14), DIBON Dibon (Numbers 21:30), and HESHBON Heshbon (Numbers 21:30).[1]
Notes
- ↑ Wilhelm Borée, 'Die alten OrtsnamenPalästinas (The Ancient Place Names of Palastine) 2nd ed. (Leipzig, 1930); Anson F. Rainey, "Toponymics od Erets-Israel," Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 231(1978):5, calls -ôn an "appellative" suffix that describes "some feature or aspect of the site."
