Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Mount Ebal?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Mount Ebal.

First appears in Deuteronomy 11:29 · 2 books · 3 chapters

Overview

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.

Mount Ebal is represented in the local geography layer as Mount Ebal. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Deuteronomy 11:29 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 5 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Samaria

About 9 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 43 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 51 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 51 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Nazareth

About 52 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Mount Ebal today

Find the traditionally identified site on a modern map.

Mount Ebal is a landmark rather than a city center, so the map is meant to place you in the right mountain zone before you continue into more specific route planning.

Mount Ebal is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Borders, permits, local access, and the exact identification of biblical landscapes can change.

Modern orientation

Mount Ebal

32.234°N · 35.273°E

Key passages

Appears in

Deuteronomy

2 chapters · 3 verse mentions

Joshua

1 chapter · 2 verse mentions