Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal,
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- Joshua Tribe
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Jehovah is his help, or Jehovah the Saviour. The son of Nun, of the tribe of Ephraim, the successor of Moses as the leader of Israel. He is called Jehoshua in Num. 13:16 (A. V. ), and Jesus in Acts 7:45 and Heb. 4:8 .
- Mount Ebal Place
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Stony. (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. Modern identification: Mount Ebal.