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<p> '''Gerizim''' (''gĕr'a-zĭm'' ), Mount. [[A]] mountain near Shechem, from which the blessings were pronounced, as the curses were from Mount Ebal, &nbsp;Deuteronomy 11:29; &nbsp;Deuteronomy 27:1-13; &nbsp;Joshua 8:30-33. Gerizim is 2849 feet above the level of the sea, and about 800 feet above ''Nâblus'' (Shechem). It is separated from Ebal by a narrow valley. Six tribes were placed on Gerizim, and six on Ebal, &nbsp;Deuteronomy 27:12-13; the ark was probably in the valley between them, and Joshua read the blessings and cursings successively. &nbsp;Joshua 8:33-34; &nbsp;Deuteronomy 27:14-15. Gerizim was the scene of the first recorded parable—that of the trees and brambles. &nbsp;Judges 9:7-21. It was the site of the Samaritan temple, and referred to by the woman at the well. &nbsp;John 4:20. See Ebal. </p>