Joshua’s Altar on Mt. Ebal
After the nation’s victory over Jericho and Ai, they move north to Gerizim and Mount Ebal, where Joshua built an altar.
The Bible relates the events:
Joshua 8:30-31
At that time Joshua built an altar to the LORD, the God of Israel, on Mount Ebal, as Moses, the servant of the LORD, had commanded the Israelites—as is written in the Book of the Teaching of Moses—an altar of unhewn stone upon which no iron had been wielded. They offered on it burnt offerings to the LORD and brought sacrifices of well-being.
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In the Bible
At that time Joshua built an altar to the L-RD, the G-d of Israel, on Mount Ebal, as Moses, the servant of the L-RD, had commanded the Israelites—as is written in the Book of the Teaching of Moses—an altar of unhewn stone upon which no iron had been wielded. They offered on it burnt offerings to the L-RD and brought sacrifices of well-being.
אָ֣ז יִבְנֶ֤ה יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ מִזְבֵּ֔חַ לה' אֱלֹקי יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל בְּהַ֖ר עֵיבָֽל: כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוָּה֩ מֹשֶׁ֨ה עֶֽבֶד-ה' אֶת-בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כַּכָּתוּב֙ בְּסֵ֙פֶר֙ תּוֹרַ֣ת מֹשֶׁ֔ה מִזְבַּח֙ אֲבָנִ֣ים שְׁלֵמ֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹֽא-הֵנִ֥יף עֲלֵיהֶ֖ן בַּרְזֶ֑ל וַיַּעֲל֨וּ עָלָ֤יו עֹלוֹת֙ לה' וַֽיִּזְבְּח֖וּ שְׁלָמִֽים:
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