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Ebal
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Stony.
Ebal (1)
#A mountain 3,076 feet above the level of the sea, and 1,200 feet above the level of the valley, on the north side of which stood the city of Shechem (q.v.). On this mountain six of the tribes (Deut. 27:12, 13) were appointed to take their stand and respond according to a prescribed form to the imprecations uttered in the valley, where the law was read by the Levites (11:29; 29:4, 13). This mountain was also the site of the first great altar erected to Jehovah (Deut. 27:5-8; Josh. 8:30-35). After this the name of Ebal does not again occur in Jewish history. (See GERIZIM.)
Ebal (2)
#A descendant of Eber (1 Chr. 1:22), called also Obal (Gen. 10:28).
Ebal (3)
#A descendant of Seir the Horite (Gen. 36:23).
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(stone, bare mountain).
One of the sons of Shobal the son of Seir. (Genesis 36:23; 1 Chronicles 1:40) Obal the son of Joktan. (1 Chronicles 1:22) comp. Genesis 10:28
In the Bible
8
Verses where Ebal is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 1:22
Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
- 1 Chronicles 1:40
The sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.
- Deuteronomy 11:29
When the LORD your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess, you are to proclaim the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.
- Deuteronomy 27:4
And when you have crossed the Jordan, you are to set up these stones on Mount Ebal, as I am commanding you today, and you are to coat them with plaster.
- Deuteronomy 27:13
And these tribes shall stand on Mount Ebal to deliver the curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
- Genesis 36:23
These are the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
+2 more verses naming Ebal.
Scripture on Ebal
6
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Entries that reference Ebal
12
Ebal references
12
Voices on Ebal
14
Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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