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    Ebal Mount

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    Mount Ebal, also known as Mount Zalmon or Mount Ephraim, was a mountain in Canaan where the Israelites held a ceremony of curses and blessings (Deu.11.29; 27:4, 13; Joshua 8:30, 33; Judges 9:48; Psalm 68:14; Jeremiah 4:15).

    Where the story of Ebal Mount happensWhere the gazetteer locates Ebal Mount, framed to them: Ebal_Mount. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Ebal_Mount
    Where the gazetteer locates Ebal Mount
    verses
    8
    first named
    Deuteronomy 11:29
    last named
    Jeremiah 4:15
    feature
    mountain
    coordinates
    32.23°N · 35.27°E
    mountain32.23°N · 35.27°E

    Mount Ebal (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 4 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Ebal Mount in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Mount Ebal, also referred to as Mount Zalmon or Mount Ephraim, was a mountain located in the land of Canaan, north of Shechem. It stood opposite Mount Gerizim, forming the valley where the city of Shechem was situated. Mount Ebal held significant religious and historical importance for the Israelites. Prior to entering the Promised Land, Moses instructed the Israelites to conduct a ceremony on Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, pronouncing curses from Mount Ebal and blessings from Mount Gerizim (Deu.11.29; 27:4, 13). After the conquest of Canaan, Joshua led the Israelites in fulfilling this command, building an altar on Mount Ebal and conducting the ceremony as prescribed (Joshua 8:30, 33). In the time of Abimelech, Mount Zalmon (another name for Mount Ebal) was the site where he and his men cut down branches to set fire to the tower of Shechem (Judges 9:48). The mountain is also mentioned in poetic and prophetic texts, such as Psalm 68:14 and Jeremiah 4:15, which refer to Mount Zalmon and Mount Ephraim respectively, likely alluding to the same location as Mount Ebal.

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 8, across 5 books.

    1. Deuteronomy3 verses

      11:2927:427:13

    2. Joshua2 verses

      8:308:33

    3. Judges1 verse

      9:48

    4. Psalms1 verse

      68:14

    5. Jeremiah1 verse

      4:15

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    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Israel’s building of Altar and Israel’s setting up of Large StonesIsraelPatriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribesvia Joshua Build AltarJoshuaMoses' assistant who led Israel into Canaanvia Israel’s building of AltarBuildingBuilding is a concept gathering 124 labelled instances in the text.via Israel’s setting up of Large StonesJordanA river and region, significant in Israel's historyvia Israel’s setting up of Large StonesSetting UpSetting Up is a concept gathering 43 labelled instances in the text.

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