Mount of the Valley

The Mount of the Valley is mentioned in the territorial description of Reuben's inheritance east of the Jordan (Josh. 13:19), appearing as one of the cities or districts in the plain. The phrase designates hilly terrain adjacent to the valley of the Jordan — most likely the elevated ground at the northern end of the Dead Sea where the Jordan plain rises into the tableland of Moab. The specific reference in Joshua 13:19 names it among cities including Kirjathaim and Sibmah. The region corresponds to the fertile Ghor, the Jordan valley depression, where the mount would refer to the escarpment or highland overlooking the valley floor. The passage is part of the systematic allotment of territory that Moses had distributed to the two and a half tribes east of the Jordan before his death (Josh. 13:8–12).