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From the Blue Letter Bible
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Deu 11:29 — 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.
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put the blessing
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Deu 27:12-26; Jos 8:30-35 |
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Gerizim
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"Gerizim and Ebal, mountains west of Jordan, and in the tribe of Ephraim, are opposite, or parallel to each other, extending from east to west; mount Gerizim being on the south, and mount Ebal on the north. They are separated by the beautiful valley in which Shechem or Nablous is situated, which is only about 200 paces in width. Both mountains are much alike in length, height, and figure; being about a league in length, in the form of a semicircle, and so steep, on the side of Shechem, that there is scarcely any shelving: their altitude appeared to Mr. Buckingham nearly equal, not exceeding 700 or 800 feet from the level of the valley, which is itself elevated. But though they resemble each other in these particulars, yet in another they are very dissimilar; for, says Maundrell, ""though neither of the mountains has much to boast of as to its pleasantness, yet, as one passes between them, Gerizim seems to discover a somewhat more verdant, fruitful aspect then Ebal: the reason of which may be, because fronting t" |
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Deu 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: |
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Deu 27:13 |
And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali. |
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Deu 27:14 |
And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice, |
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Deu 27:15 |
Cursed [be] the man that maketh [any] graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth [it] in [a] secret [place]. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen. |
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Deu 27:16 |
Cursed [be] he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen. |
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Jos 8:30 |
Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal, |
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Jos 8:31 |
As Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lift up [any] iron: and they offered thereon burnt offerings unto the LORD, and sacrificed peace offerings. |
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Jos 8:32 |
And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel. |
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Jos 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. |
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Jos 8:34 |
And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and cursings, according to all that is written in the book of the law. |
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Jos 8:35 |
There was not a word of all that Moses commanded, which Joshua read not before all the congregation of Israel, with the women, and the little ones, and the strangers that were conversant among them. |
Cite This Page: (explanation of citations)
Scott, Thomas. "Deuteronomy 11:29," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Deu/11/29.html>.
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