Thematic Bible: Gerizim


Thematic Bible



Then all Israel, {foreigner as well as native}, with the elders, officials, and judges stood {on either side} of the ark before the priests and the Levites, who carried the ark of the covenant of Yahweh. Half of them [stood] in front of Mount Gerizim, and the other half in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses Yahweh's servant had commanded before to bless the people of Israel. Verse ConceptsArk Of The Covenant, EventsJudgesFractions, One HalfHalf Of GroupsPriests In Action

"And it will happen [that] when Yahweh your God has brought you to {the land that you are going to}, to take possession of it, then you shall pronounce the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal. Verse ConceptsMountainsThe Curse Of The LawBlessing And Cursecurses

"These [tribes] shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people {when you cross} the Jordan: Simeon and Levi and Judah and Issachar and Joseph and Benjamin. Verse ConceptsTribes Of IsraelCrossing Into The Promised Land

Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you [people] say that in Jerusalem is the place where it is necessary to worship." Verse ConceptsSamaritansWorship, Places OfAncestorsHow To Worship God

And they told Jotham, and he went up and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim, and {he cried out loud} and said to them, "Listen to me, lords of Shechem, so that God may listen to you. Verse ConceptsPay Attention To People!Will God Pay Attention?

"And it will happen [that] when Yahweh your God has brought you to {the land that you are going to}, to take possession of it, then you shall pronounce the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal. Verse ConceptsMountainsThe Curse Of The LawBlessing And Cursecurses

And they told Jotham, and he went up and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim, and {he cried out loud} and said to them, "Listen to me, lords of Shechem, so that God may listen to you. Verse ConceptsPay Attention To People!Will God Pay Attention?