Place:Mount Betarim
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| Mount Betarim | |
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| مشهد الطير الإبراهيمي הר הבתרים | |
  Mount Betarim Mount Hermon  Mount Betarim Mount Betarim (Syria) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,296 meters |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 33°17′32″N 35°42′31″E / 33.2922°N 35.7086°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Mount Hermon |
| Parent range | Anti-Lebanon Mountains |
Mount Betarim (Hebrew: הר הבתרים, Har haBetarim) is one of the peaks of Shebaa Farms (known also as "Jabal Ross"), in the Anti-Lebanon Mountains.
According to one Jewish tradition this is the site of the covenant of the pieces between Abraham and God, recounted in Genesis 15.[1]
According to Muslim tradition, this is the site in which an event occurred, which is described in the Quran, where God commanded Abraham to sacrifice four species of birds, and afterwards resurrected them. Therefore, it was called Mashhad A-Tir al-Ibrahim (Arabic: مشهد الطير الإبراهيمي), meaning "the sacred site of Abraham's birds" or Makam Ibrahim Al-Khalil (مقام إبراهيم الخليل) meaning "the sacred site of Abraham, God's friend".
Archaeology
The site contains remains of an ancient settlement, which includes the agricultural steps and pottery from the Hellenistic period and from the Byzantine period. The site also includes two water reservoirs and five grave structures.
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