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| == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_65901" /> ==
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| <p> [[Mountain]] in [[Ephraim]] from which were proclaimed the curses that would fall upon [[Israel]] if they disobeyed the Lord. Great stones covered with plaster, on which the law was written, were set up on this mount. Thus the law and the curse were associated with the same mountain, Deuteronomy 11:29; Deuteronomy 27:4,13; but along with these Joshua also erected an altar unto the Lord [[God]] of Israel, before the blessings on [[Gerizim]] and the curses on [[Ebal]] were rehearsed. Joshua 8:30 , 33. Parties of travellers often separate themselves, some going up mount Ebal, and others on mount Gerizim, and prove that the congregation in the valley could hear the voice from both mountains. Mount Ebal is now called <i> Jebel Eslamiyeh, </i> 32 14' N, 35 16' E . Its highest point is 3077 feet. </p> | | Mount Ebal <ref name="term_48274" /> |
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| | <p> So called from Balah, old age. Probably an ancient heap mouldering to decay, and unfruitful. It was situated in Ephraim, near Shechem, over against Gerizim. (See Deuteronomy 11:29-30.) See Gerizim. </p> |
| == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_3286" /> ==
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| <p> '''''ē´bal''''' , (הי עיבל , <i> '''''har ‛ēbhāl''''' </i> ; Γαιβάλ , <i> '''''Gaibál''''' </i> ): Rises North of the vale of Shechem, over against Mt. [[Gerizim]] on the South. The mountain (Arabic <i> '''''el''''' </i> - <i> '''''Iṣlamı̄yeh''''' </i> ) reaches a height of 1,402 ft. above the floor of the valley, and 3,077 ft. above the level of the Mediterranean. The [[Samaritans]] feign that Gerizim is the higher; but it is more than 200 ft. lower than Ebal. These two mountains overhang the pass through which runs the main artery of intercourse between East and West, the city of Nablus lying in the throat of the valley to the West. The ancient [[Shechem]] probably stood farther to the East. The lower slopes of [[Ebal]] as one ascends from '''''Nāblus''''' are covered with gardens and orchards, the copious streams from the fountains under Gerizim washing its foot, and spreading fertility and beauty. The vine, the fig and the olive grow luxuriantly. [[Higher]] up we scramble over rough rocky terraces, where grow only the ubiquitous thistles and prickly shrubs. </p> <p> From the broad summit a view of surpassing interest and beauty rewards the climber's toil. [[Westward]] beyond the hills and the plain of [[Sharon]] with its coast line of yellow sand running from Jaffa to Carmel, stretch the blue waters of the Mediterranean. From [[Carmel]] to Gilboa, Little [[Hermon]] and Tabor, roll the fruitful breadths of Esdraelon: the uplands of Galilee, with [[Nazareth]] showing on the brow above the plain, rise away to the buttresses of [[Lebanon]] in the North. From the snowy peak of Hermon the eye ranges over the Jaulan and Mount [[Gilead]] to the [[Mountain]] of [[Bashan]] in the East, with the steep eastern wall of the [[Jordan]] valley in the foreground. The land of [[Moab]] is visible beyond the [[Dead]] Sea; and the heights around [[Jerusalem]] close the view on the South. </p> <p> [[Round]] this splendid mountain, seen from afar on all sides, religious associations have gathered from old time. The Moslem Weley on the top - the usual white-domed sanctuary - where it is said the head of the [[Baptist]] is buried, is doubtless the modern representative of some ancient seat of worship. The ruins of a church show that [[Christians]] also came under the spell of the hill. </p> <p> The slopes of Ebal toward Gerizim played their part in that memorable scene, when, having conquered the central region of Palestine, Joshua led the people hither, erected an altar of unhewn stones, wrote upon the stones - either engraving on the stone itself, or impressing on plaster placed there for the purpose - a copy of the law, and then, as [[Moses]] the servant of the Lord had commanded, placed half the tribes on the slope of Gerizim, and half on those of Ebal, and the ark with the priests and [[Levites]] in the center. Then with dramatic responses from the two divisions of the people, the blessings and the cursings of the law were read (Joshua 8:30; compare Deuteronomy 27:11 ). In all the future, therefore, this mountain, towering aloft in the very heart of the land, would remind beholders far and near of their people's covenant with God. It has sometimes been questioned if the reading of the law could be heard by the people in the way described. The formation of the sides of the valley at the narrowest part, and the acoustics, which have been tested more than once, leave no reasonable doubt as to the possibility. </p> <p> The importance of the mountain from a military point of view is illustrated by the ruins of a massive fortress found on the summit. </p>
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| == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_38554" /> ==
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| <p> Bibliography InformationMcClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Ebal, Mount'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and [[Ecclesiastical]] Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/e/ebal-mount.html. [[Harper]] & Brothers. New York. 1870. </p>
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| == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_72620" /> ==
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| <p> A mountain with a level summit, which rises to the height of 3077 ft. on the N. side of the narrow [[Vale]] of Shechem, in Palestine, and from the slopes of which the people of [[Israel]] responded to the curses which were pronounced by the [[Levites]] in the valley. </p>
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| | | <ref name="term_48274"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hawker-s-poor-man-s-concordance-and-dictionary/mount+ebal Mount Ebal from Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary]</ref> |
| <ref name="term_65901"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/ebal,+mount Mount Ebal from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |
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| <ref name="term_3286"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/ebal,+mount Mount Ebal from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_38554"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/ebal,+mount Mount Ebal from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_72620"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/ebal,+mount Mount Ebal from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref>
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