It happened, when Jabin king of Hazor heard of it, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,
"Hermon in the land of Mizpah ..."  (Joshua 11:3).  "The word Mizpah has about the same meaning that Belle View has in English, namely, "`Beautiful View.' There were several other names by which Hermon was identified, such as Shenir (as the Amorites called it), and Sirion (the name preferred by the Sidonians).[10]  All of these names were similar to a name that the Indians of North America used, Shenan, meaning stars or shining, and from which our word Shenandoah (daughter of the stars) is derived.  These names have been said to mean "glorious one," or "shining coat of mail," all such names being descriptions of the beautiful snow-covered Hermon with the sun shining upon it!