And it shall come to pass, when the LORD thy God hath brought thee in unto the land whither thou goest to possess it, that thou shalt put the blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the curse upon mount Ebal.
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Interpretation
Moses sums up all the arguments for obedience in two words, the blessing and the curse. He charged the people to choose which they would have.
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This thought runs through Deuteronomy 11:26-29.
Glossary
- Mount Ebal Place
- 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 Gerizim Place
- A mountain of Samaria, about 3,000 feet above the Mediterranean. It was on the left of the valley containing the ancient town of Shechem (q. v. ), on the way to Jerusalem. Modern identification: Mount Gerizim.