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The Nahal Hermon Reserve (Banias). Jewish Encyclopedia: Cæsarea Philippi; Caesarea Philippi entry in historical sourcebook by Mahlon H. Smith; Banias Travel Guide Archived 2010-09-29 at the Wayback Machine; Banyas Archived 2014-11-27 at the Wayback Machine; Photo of fortifications, from 1862; Macalister, R. A. Stewart (1911). "Caesarea Philippi" .
Mount Hermon (2,814 metres or 9,232 feet high) was suggested by J. Lightfoot (1602–1675) and R. H. Fuller (1915–2007) [2] for two reasons: It is the highest site in the area [given that the Transfiguration took place on "a high mountain" (Matthew 17:1)], and it is located near Caesarea Philippi (Matthew 16:13), where the previous events reportedly took place.
Jesus begins a journey to Jerusalem from the vicinity of Caesarea Philippi, near the southwestern base of Mount Hermon. Verse 24 speaks of his disciples "following him". The narrative can be divided into the following subsections: No sign except the Sign of Jonah (16:1–4) The yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees (16:5–12) [1]
France (1987) notes that Mount Hermon is closest to Caesarea Philippi, mentioned in the previous chapter of Matthew. Likewise, Meyboom (1861) identified "Djebel-Ejeik", [b] but this may be a confusion with Jabal el-Sheikh, the Arabic name for Mount Hermon.
Mount Hermon’s summit is a tremendous asset under Israel’s control. At 9,232 feet (2,814 meters), it is higher than any point in Syria or Israel, and second to only one peak in Lebanon.
The Banias (Arabic: نهر بانياس, romanized: Nahr Baniyas; Hebrew: נחל חרמון, romanized: Nahal Hermon) [3] is a river flowing from the Golan Heights to Israel. It is the easternmost of the three main northern tributaries of the Jordan River ; together with the Dan River and the Hasbani River , it forms the Jordan River's upper ...
The Hermon Stream Nature Reserve for instance covers a stretch of forested land, but also the vast remains of the ancient city of Banias/Caesarea Philippi. Sometimes an administrative separation is made, as for instance at the Judean desert oasis of Ein Gedi , home to both the Ein Gedi Antiquities National Park and Ein Gedi Nature Reserve.
James Burton Coffman suggests that the location of the transfiguration would have been either Mount Hermon, closer to Caesarea Philippi, "or one of its adjacent peaks": "Mount Tabor, in the days of Christ and the apostles was populated and had a fortress on top of it; and Christ's taking his apostles there would not have been taking them 'apart ...