Metaphysical meaning of Hara (mbd)
Hara, ha'-ra (Heb.)--mountainous land; region of the mountain; the mountain; strong peace. The Chaldee Paraphrase renders Hara mountains of darkness, though darkness does not really enter into the meaning of the name.
One of the places to which Pul and Tilgath-pilneser, kings of Assyria, carried the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh captive (I Chron. 5:26).
Meta. Darkness piles up like mountains before the religious thoughts of man (Israelites) when he gives himself over to the rule of the intellect guided by selfishness and sense (Assyria). He may think that true spiritual knowing and peace are to be attained through intellectual understanding and reason, but he is mistaken. True light comes only from Spirit.
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Preceding Entry: Happizzez
Following Entry: Haradah
