Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
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Interpretation
This verse speaks in the wider setting of incarnation and life as John unfolds its message.
Glossary
- Jerusalem Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
- 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.