Ebal
Mount Ebal rises above Nablus / Shechem in the West Bank, the taller of the twin peaks named in Joshua and a proposed site of an early Israelite altar. Discussed here as part of a post weighing whether the hilltop installation is the altar of Joshua. Also tagged as Eval (alternate transliteration).
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Mount Ebal – the altar of Joshua?
A visit to Mount Ebal in the Samaria area of the West Bank: Adam Zertal's archaeological survey, an altar matching the biblical description, and the question of whether Joshua himself built it.
Benjamin and Samaria
A field trip into the West Bank: the archaeological site at Shiloh (briefly home to the tabernacle), a fog-bound viewpoint from Mt Kabir, and Mt Gerizim — holy site of the Samaritans.
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