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Mount Gerizim

Mount Gerizim, a mountain in Samaria, was designated as the site for pronouncing blessings and was the location of Jotham's parable to the men of Shechem.
PlaceOld Testament3 books4 verses

Summary

A location first mentioned at Deuteronomy 11:29; only referred to as Gerizim Mount (גְּרִזִים).

Location

Certainty
Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
Coordinates
32.199° N, 35.273° E
Mount Gerizim
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Glossary entries

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Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Deuteronomy 11:29
    When the LORD your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess, you are to proclaim the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.
  2. Deuteronomy 27:12
    “When you have crossed the Jordan, these tribes shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.
  3. Joshua 8:33
    All Israel, foreigners and citizens alike, with their elders, officers, and judges, stood on both sides of the ark of the covenant of the LORD facing the Levitical priests who carried it. Half of the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded earlier, to bless the people of Israel.
  4. Judges 9:7
    When this was reported to Jotham, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim, raised his voice, and cried out: “Listen to me, O leaders of Shechem, and may God listen to you.