MOUNT OF BEATITUDES. A slope on the NW shore of the Sea of Galilee where Jesus delivered the Beatitudes.

The Beatitudes are a small part of the Sermon on the Mount or the plain (Matt 5:3-12; Luke 6:20-23). Apart from Matthew’s statements that Jesus was on a mountain (5:1; 8:1) and Luke’s account that the sermon was on a level place (6:17), the only other help in locating the site is the record that Jesus went from there directly to Capernaum. The older suggested location was the Horns of Hattim seven m. W of Tiberias. Now the more popular site is the slope up from the Sea of Galilee SW of Capernaum. There is a Catholic church in this place.