Mountains & Valleys
The high places and the valleys between them: Sinai, Zion, Carmel, Hermon, Elah, Jezreel.
The mountain of the law: the burning bush country, the thunder and the cloud, the covenant, and the golden calf.
The hill of David's fortress and of the temple's God; the name that grows to mean Jerusalem, the people, and finally the city above.
The green headland above the sea where Elijah faced the prophets of Baal and the fire fell.
The ridge east of Jerusalem across the Kidron: David's flight, Jesus' prayers and tears, the ascension, and the promised return.
The mountain of Abraham's offering and, by the chronicler's record, the hill of Solomon's temple.
The mountains of Ararat where the ark came to rest as the flood receded.
The snow-capped giant at the land's northern edge, source of the Jordan, whose dew the psalm sings and whose heights many link to the transfiguration.
The broad valley with the dry brook bed where David met Goliath with five smooth stones.
The deep valley between Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives that David crossed in flight and Jesus crossed on the last night.
The great triangular plain across the north: Gideon's victory, Ahab's palace road, Jehu's fury, and the armies' highway of every age.