Bible Dictionary
Zalmon, Mount
Mount Zalmon was a wooded height near Shechem. Abimelech and his followers gathered branches there to burn the stronghold of the house of El-berith.
Definition
Mount Zalmon was a wooded height in the immediate neighborhood of Shechem.
Biblical Usage
Abimelech and his followers cut branches on Mount Zalmon and used them to set the stronghold of Shechem on fire.
Historical Background
The mountain’s exact identification is uncertain. The name of Dalmanutha has been suggested as a possible corruption of Zalmon.
Scripture References
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Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
a wooded eminence in the immediate neighborhood of Shechem. (Judges 9:48) The name of Dalmanutha has been supposed to be a corruption of that of Zalmon.