Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. VI, 1951 Sacred Scripture Biblical geography

Hebal

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Mount Ebal redirects here.

Also known as: Jabal Ebal; Ebal

HEBAL. - A mountain (938 m.) north of the valley of Shechem, where Joshua, after the entry into the Promised Land, erected steles inscribing on them a copy of the Law; there he also raised an altar, renewed the covenant among the tribes and pronounced the Blessings (Josh. 8:30-32). In the Samaritan Pentateuch the name H. is tendentiously replaced by "Gerizim," so as to draw upon this mountain all the sacred memories and to have the place authenticated by Moses himself (Deut. 27:2-8). For the Samaritans Mount H. is the mountain of curses (v. GARIZIM).

The present-day Arabic name (Jebel es-Slemijjeh) comes from a much venerated cave where, it is said, the body of es-Slemijjeh was laid after being transported there through the air from Cairo.

Donato Baldi

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI (1951), col. 1381.

More by Donato Baldi: Heusden, Giovanni Vos van · Hevites (Hebrew: Hā-hīwāš always with the article and in the singular; Septuagint: Ὁ Εὐαῖος, sometimes Οἱ Εὐαῖοι) · Hevila (Hebrew: Ḥāwīlāh probably from ḥōl «sand»; Septuagint: Εὐαία) · Hai (Heb. Ha-'Aj, always with the article 'the ruin'; Septuagint Ia) · Horma (Hebrew Hormāh)

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Baldi, Donato. “Hebal.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI, col. 1381. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/hebal.

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Baldi, Donato. “Hebal.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, col. 1381. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/hebal.

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@incollection{ec6_hebal,
  author    = {Baldi, Donato},
  title     = {Hebal},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {VI},
  pages     = {1381},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1951},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/hebal}
}

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