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Mount Ebal in the Bible.

Mount Ebal is a mountain in the Bible, about 51 km (32 miles) north of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 5 verses, from Deuteronomy 11:29 to Joshua 8:33.

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About Mount Ebal.

A mountain 3,076 feet above the level of the sea, and 1,200 feet above the level of the valley, on the north side of which stood the city of Shechem (q.v.). On this mountain six of the tribes (Deut. 27:12, 13) were appointed to take their stand and respond according to a prescribed form to the imprecations uttered in the valley, where the law was read by the Levites (11:29; 29:4, 13). This mountain was also the site of the first great altar erected to Jehovah (Deut. 27:5-8; Josh. 8:30-35). After this the name of Ebal does not again occur in Jewish history.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Mount Ebal.

Asher 1Dan 1Gad 1Joshua 1Moses 1Naphtali 1Reuben 1Zebulun 1

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All 5 verses that name Mount Ebal.

Deuteronomy 3

  • Deuteronomy 11:29And it shall come to pass, when the LORD thy God hath brought thee in unto the land whither thou goest to possess it, that thou shalt put the blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the curse upon mount Ebal.
  • Deuteronomy 27:4Therefore it shall be when ye be gone over Jordan, that ye shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaister them with plaister.
  • Deuteronomy 27:13And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.

Joshua 2

  • Joshua 8:30Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal,
  • Joshua 8:33And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.

Questions about Mount Ebal.

Where is Mount Ebal in the Bible?

Mount Ebal is a mountain about 51 km (32 miles) north of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Mount Ebal named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Mount Ebal in 5 verses, in 2 books, from Deuteronomy 11:29 to Joshua 8:33.

Which people are named with Mount Ebal in the Bible?

The verses that name Mount Ebal also name Asher, Dan, Gad, Joshua, Moses and Naphtali, among others.

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