Jebel Musa

American

[jeb-uhl moo-sah] / ˈdʒɛb əl ˈmu sɑ /

noun

a mountain in northwestern Morocco, opposite Gibraltar: one of the Pillars of Hercules. 2,775 feet (846 meters).

Jebel Musa British

/ ˈdʒɛbəl ˈmuːsə /

noun

a mountain in NW Morocco, near the Strait of Gibraltar: one of the Pillars of Hercules. Height: 850 m (2790 ft)

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Sailing towards Africa’s mighty Jebel Musa – the Pillars of Hercules, marking the continents of Africa and Europe.

From The Guardian • Nov. 4, 2018

Ancient accounts place these columns at Gibraltar and Jebel Musa, a peak across the straits in Morocco, or Monte Hacho, a smaller mountain slightly farther east.

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2015

But to get to Jebel Musa, Moses would have had to lead his people through the Egyptian copper and turquoise mines in the area.

From Time Magazine Archive

The final camping-ground, at which took place the giving of the Law, is supposed to be the Raha plain at the foot of the peak of Jebel Musa.

From The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela by Benjamin of Tudela

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