Mount Ebal
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Mount Ebal is a prominent mountain in the West Bank historically significant in biblical tradition, particularly as the site associated with the curses in the covenant ceremony described in the Book of Deuteronomy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mount Ebal canonical | 5 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical site
ⓘ
mountain ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavationBy | Adam Zertal ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavationsStart | 1980s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
covenant ceremony of Deuteronomy 27
ⓘ
tribes pronouncing curses ⓘ |
| biblicalEvent |
offering of sacrifices on an altar
ⓘ
reading of the law by Joshua ⓘ |
| category |
Hebrew Bible mountains
ⓘ
Judean Mountains ⓘ
surface form:
Mountains of the West Bank
|
| coordinatesType | geographic coordinates ⓘ |
| country | State of Palestine ⓘ |
| disputedInterpretation | identification of structure as Joshua’s altar ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 3,080 feet
ⓘ
approximately 940 metres ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite | stone structure interpreted by some as altar ⓘ |
| hasType | natural geographic feature ⓘ |
| HebrewName | הר עיבל ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Palestine
ⓘ
West Bank ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Deuteronomy
ⓘ
Book of Joshua ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| near | Nablus ⓘ |
| notableFor |
archaeological debates about early Israelite cultic site
ⓘ
association with biblical curses ⓘ |
| oppositeOf |
Mount Gerizim area
ⓘ
surface form:
Mount Gerizim
|
| overlooks |
Nablus
ⓘ
surface form:
city of Nablus
|
| pairedWith | Mount Gerizim as mountain of blessings and curses ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gilboa Mountains
ⓘ
surface form:
Samarian Highlands
|
| proximityTo |
Mount Gerizim area
ⓘ
surface form:
Mount Gerizim
|
| range | central hill country of Samaria ⓘ |
| region |
West Bank
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern West Bank
|
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInBiblicalNarrative |
mountain of the curses in covenant ceremony
ⓘ
place where law was to be written on stones ⓘ site of altar commanded by Moses ⓘ |
| sacredTo |
many religious Jews
ⓘ
some Christians ⓘ |
| significance | important site in Israelite covenant theology ⓘ |
| terrain |
rocky
ⓘ
semi-arid ⓘ |
| usedFor | agriculture on terraced slopes ⓘ |
| viewOf | Nablus valley ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
שכם