Wednesday, June 22, 2011

'Horns of Hittim or Hattin' ("Karnei Khittin", or the "Horns of the Wheat")-the hill has two peaks that looks like bull's horns. It is here the crucial 'Battle at the Horns of Hattin' happened on the 4th of July 1187, between the Muslim forces of Saladin and the Christian army of the Crusaders. The Muslim victory ended the reign of Crusaders in the Holy Land.

For some it is the venue where Jesus had his famous 'Sermon on the Mountain'  (Mount of Beatitudes'-Mathew 5:1-2, Luke 6:17-21; 7:1). The site has also been identified with various biblical cities like Madon (Joshua 11:1), Adamah (Joshua 19:32-36) and the 'Waters of Merom' (Joshua 11:5-9). For the Druze community, at the base of the hill is the traditional tomb of their revered prophet Jethro (Nebi Shuaib), and the father-in-law of Moses (Exodus 3:1).







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2 comments:

  1. LaythJuly 1, 2011 at 4:36 AM

    I didn't know that the sermon of the mountain and this battle happened almost on in the same place!
    so is the sermon of the mountain happened on the other side of the photo?
    Great job

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  2. Laju Paul K4July 4, 2011 at 10:30 PM

    Traditional ‘Mount of the Sermon’- i.e. the ‘Mount of beatitudes’ is near the northern shore of the ‘Sea of Galilee’. ‘Horns of Hattin’ are an alternate view for the historic venue, though not popularly accepted. You can click the following link from my blog archive to have an idea. The green pastures at the foreground are the traditional ‘Mount of Beatitudes’. Arbel Cliffs are at the background near center and the ‘Horns of Hattin’ are at the extreme right corner of the background.
    http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Z5P1CjCDib4/SjoOkdzI_RI/AAAAAAAAEek/jFgksbYJ9QM/s1600-h/Galilee+and+Golan+526.JPG

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