The promised land was a place of hills
The high ground to the east of Jordan
Deuteronomy 3:12 See also Genesis 31:21
So at that time we took possession of this land. To the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the land beyond Aroer along the Arnon Valley, and half the hill country of Gilead, along with its cities.
The high ground of Judah in the south
Joshua 11:21 See also Joshua 12:8; Luke 1:39
At that time Joshua proceeded to eliminate the Anakim from the hill country of Hebron, Debir, and Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah and of Israel. Joshua devoted them to destruction, along with their cities.
The high ground of Judah includes Jerusalem
Joel 3:17 See also Psalm 2:6; Isaiah 10:32; Daniel 9:16
Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who dwells in Zion, My holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy, never again to be overrun by foreigners.
The high ground to the north
Judges 3:27 See also Joshua 20:7; 2 Kings 5:22
On arriving in Seirah, he blew the ram’s horn throughout the hill country of Ephraim. The Israelites came down with him from the hills, and he became their leader.
Topics associated with hills
Plenty
Joel 3:18 See also Deuteronomy 8:7–9; Psalm 50:10, Psalm 72:3, Psalm 72:16; Isaiah 7:25; Amos 9:13
And in that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine, and the hills will flow with milk. All the streams of Judah will run with water, and a spring will flow from the house of the LORD to water the Valley of Acacias.
Age
Job 15:7 See also Genesis 49:26; Deuteronomy 33:15; Proverbs 8:25; Habakkuk 3:6
Were you the first man ever born? Were you brought forth before the hills?
Hiding
Grazing
1 Kings 22:17; Jeremiah 33:13; Ezekiel 34:6; Matthew 18:12
Idolatrous worship
Deuteronomy 12:2 See also 1 Kings 11:7, 1 Kings 14:23; 2 Kings 17:10, 2 Kings 23:13; Jeremiah 13:27; Hosea 4:13
Destroy completely all the places where the nations you are dispossessing have served their gods— atop the high mountains, on the hills, and under every green tree.
Hills used metaphorically
Matthew 5:14 See also Psalm 114:4; Isaiah 40:12, Isaiah 55:12
You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.
Related themes
Dictionary of Bible Themes © 1999 Martin Manser, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Bible Aquifer. Formatted for this site, with Scripture from the Berean Standard Bible.