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Gerizim
Mountain mentioned in 5 verses of the Bible, most often in Deuteronomy.
Where it appears
Deuteronomy (2), Joshua (1), Judges (1), John (1)
Key verses
- Deuteronomy 11:29 first mention — And 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 27:12 — These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin:
- Joshua 8:33 — And 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.
- Judges 9:7 — And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.
- John 4:20 — Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
Nearby places
- Shechem 2 km
- Millo 2 km
- Tower of Shechem 2 km
- Moreh 2 km
- Michmethah 3 km
- Ebal 4 km
- Arumah 7 km
- Janoah 10 km
Bible Geocoding Data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/geo/), CC BY 4.0. Map: Natural Earth (public domain). Verse text: King James Version.