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There are several important mountains in the area that we today call the Holy Land.

Mount Hermon is one of these mountains and has been considered sacred for all of recorded history.

This is where the fallen watchers made their descent, not only from the

heavenly realm, but a descent into sin that would land them in chains in Tartarus. The River

Jordan's headwaters launched from here. Elle lived here with his 70 cents, and the grotto of Pan

stands at its base. This mountain is not discussed in mainline churches, but it should be because the ultimate battle started here.

Welcome to the Ghost and You podcast, a podcast about the weird, the wonderful, and the terrifying in the Bible.

I'm Diane Student, your guide and host on this strange journey through the Bible.

Episode 8, Mount Hermon and The Watchers.

Music Mount Shasta is a volcano that is the second highest peak at the southern end of the Cascade Range in California.

On first glance, it's a beautiful, usually snow-capped mountain, but this is a mountain of legend,

with Native Americans claiming that the spirit of the above world, Skel, came down onto the summit of Mount Shasta.

There are some who claim that people from the lost continent of Lumeria

sought refuge here and now live within the mountain.

Some new age believers think that Mount Shasta is a power center.

This is a mountain of mystique,

and it's interesting as a comparison to Mount Hermon.

These peaks share many things in common.

The first mention in the Bible of Mount Hermon comes when Israel is battling King Og of Bashan,

whose kingdom included the mountain.

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