Ebal (Easton)

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Stony. 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 (Deuteronomy 27:12,13 ) were appointed to take their stand and respond according to a prescribed form"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause! Click here to learn more! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter E Bible Dictionaries Ebal Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Eating Next Entry Ebed Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Ebal Thompson Chain Reference Ebal Treasury of Biblical Knowledge Ebal or Gerazim Dictionaries American Tract Society Ebal Bridgeway Bible Dictionary Ebal Easton's Bible Dictionary Ebal Fausset Bible Dictionary Ebal Holman Bible Dictionary Gerizim and Ebal Ebal Hitchcock Bible Names Ebal Hastings' BibleDictionary Ebal Morrish Bible Dictionary Ebal, Mount Ebal Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Mount Ebal Ebal People's Bible Dictionary Ebal Smith Bible Dictionary ebal (2) Ebal Mount Ebal Watson's Theological Dictionary Ebal Encyclopedias International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Ebal, Mount Ebal; Obal Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Ebal and Gerizim McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Ebal Ebal, Mount The Nuttall Encyclopedia Ebal, Mount The Jewish Encyclopedia Ebal Lexicons עֵיבָל עֵיבָל, , עֵיבָל Stony. 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 ( Deuteronomy 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 ( Deuteronomy 27:5-8 ; Joshua 8:30-35 ). After this the name of Ebal does not again occur in Jewish history. (See GERIZIM .) A descendant of Eber ( 1 Chronicles 1:22 ), called also Obal ( Genesis 10:28 ). A descendant of Seir the Horite ( Genesis 36:23 ).

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• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)