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Mountain in the West Bank
support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. Mount Gerizim (/ˈɡɛrɪzɪm/ GHERR-iz-im; Samaritan Hebrew: ࠄࠟࠓࠬࠂࠟࠓࠩࠆࠝࠉࠌ, romanized: ʾĀ̊rgā̊rīzem;
Mount_Gerizim
Samaritan temple (5th century–c. 110 BCE)
The Mount Gerizim Temple was an ancient Samaritan center of worship located on Mount Gerizim originally constructed in the mid-5th century BCE, reconstructed
Mount_Gerizim_Temple
Ethnoreligious group native to the Levant
theological distinction from Judaism is the belief that Mount Gerizim, not the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, is God's chosen sanctuary. Their religion is
Samaritans
Abrahamic monotheistic ethnic religion
Samaritan belief also holds that the Israelites' original holy site was Mount Gerizim, and that Jerusalem only attained importance under Israelite dissenters
Samaritanism
Mountain in the West Bank
935 m (3,068 ft) above sea level, some 60 m (200 ft) higher than Mount Gerizim. Mount Ebal is approximately 17 km2 (6.6 sq mi) in area, and is composed
Mount_Ebal
Samaritan version of the Torah
such as the uniquely Samaritan commandment to construct an altar on Mount Gerizim. Nearly 2,000 of these textual variations agree with the Koine Greek
Samaritan_Pentateuch
Biblical city in the West Bank
below Mount Gerizim (Judges 9:6–7). These indications are substantiated by Josephus, who says that the city lay between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, and
Shechem
Palestinian city in the northern West Bank
approximately 49 kilometres (30 mi) north of Jerusalem, between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim with a population of 156,906. The city is a commercial and cultural
Nablus
High priest of Shiloh in ancient Israel
challenging what they regard as the original Israelite sacred site, Mount Gerizim. Eli was a priest (kohen) of Shiloh, the second-to-last Israelite judge
Eli_(biblical_figure)
Location in the Book of Genesis
believed by the Samaritans that the near-sacrifice actually took place on Mount Gerizim, near Nablus in the West Bank. Many Muslims, in turn, believe the place
Moriah
Region of ancient Israel
(south). It includes Mount Carmel, Mount Gilboa, Mount Ebal, and Mount Gerizim. The highest peak of the Samarian hills is Mount Ebal at 935 m (3,068 ft)
Samaria
Part of the history of ancient Israel and Judah
north towards Shechem and Mount Gerizim. The city of Shechem was reduced to a village and the Samaritan Temple on Mount Gerizim was destroyed. This military
List of Israelite civil conflicts
List_of_Israelite_civil_conflicts
Region east of the Mediterranean Sea
referred to as the third holiest city in Islam... Anderson, Robert T., "Mount Gerizim: Navel of the World", Biblical Archaeologist Vol. 43, No. 4 (Autumn
Syria_(region)
Eastern Roman emperor (474–475; 476–491)
and converted the synagogue to a church. Zeno then took for himself Mount Gerizim, where the Samaritans worshipped God, and built several edifices, among
Zeno_(emperor)
Mountain in northern Israel
is "Mount Tabur" (جبل طابور, Jebel Ṭābūr) or "Mount Tur" (جبل الطور, Jebel eṭ-Ṭūr). The name Jabal aṭ-Ṭūr is shared with Sinai and Mount Gerizim.[citation
Mount_Tabor
Samaritan religious holiday
celebrated every spring with a pilgrimage to and sheep sacrifice atop Mount Gerizim, the holiest site in the Samaritan religion. This ritual is a direct
Passover_(Samaritan_holiday)
5th/6th-century CE revolts by Samaritans against the Byzantine Empire
Macedonica, to confront a large group of Samaritans who had gathered on Mount Gerizim; 11,600 Samaritans were reportedly killed. In 132 CE, the Jews of Judaea
Samaritan_revolts
Place of worship for Jews or Samaritans
representation of Mount Gerizim is a clear indication of Samaritan identity. On the other hand, although the existence of a Samaritan temple on Mount Gerizim is both
Synagogue
Israelite Samaritan village in West Bank
لوزة, Hebrew: קרית לוזה) is an Israelite Samaritan village situated on Mount Gerizim near the city of Nablus in the West Bank. It is within Area B of the
Kiryat_Luza
Religious site in Jerusalem
appropriate place to worship, Jerusalem (as it was for the Jews) or Mount Gerizim (as it was for the Samaritans), to which Jesus replies: Woman, believe
Temple_Mount
King of Shechem
claim sanctity for Mount Gerizim, on account of the blessing pronounced from it upon the tribe. For this reason he chose Gerizim from which to hurl his
Abimelech_(Judges)
Biblical story featuring Isaac and Abraham
taken to mean "in the mountain the Lord was seen"—the mountain being Mount Gerizim. In The Guide for the Perplexed, Maimonides argues that the story of
Binding_of_Isaac
First five books of the Hebrew Bible
such as the uniquely Samaritan commandment to construct an altar on Mount Gerizim. Nearly 2,000 textual variations are found to be consistent with the
Torah
Hasmonean ruler
the regions of Samaria and Idumaea, destroyed the Samaritan temple at Mount Gerizim, and incorporated the Idumaean population, requiring conversion to Judaism
John_Hyrcanus
Samarian official (5th century BCE)
Mount Gerizim, over which his own descendants, born into priestly blood, could minister. Josephus describes his construction of the Temple on Gerizim
Sanballat_the_Horonite
Torah portion
into the land, they were to pronounce the blessings at Mount Gerizim and the curses at Mount Ebal. Moses instructed the Israelites in the laws that they
Re'eh
Palestinian militant and fighter
and Israel. Nader Sadaqa was born on 12 June 1977 on the slopes of Mount Gerizim, near the city of Nablus, northern West Bank, to a Samaritan family
Nader_Sadaqa
Roman governor of Judea and condemner of Jesus
Pilate was dismissed after violently quelling a Samaritan uprising at Mount Gerizim. He was ordered to Rome by the Syrian legate to face Emperor Tiberius
Pontius_Pilate
Chest containing the Ten Commandments
before the Ark. When Joshua read the Law to the people between Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal, they stood on each side of the Ark. The Ark was then kept
Ark_of_the_Covenant
Writing system used by the Samaritans for religious writings
Samaritan alphabet was created in the 4th century CE. Inscriptions from Mount Gerizim provide important early evidence for the history of Samaritan writing
Samaritan_script
Texts regarded as part of the Bible
that Moses received the Ten Commandments on Mount Gerizim—not Mount Sinai—and that it is upon Mount Gerizim that sacrifices to God should be made—not in
Biblical_canon
Israelite kingdom in the Southern Levant
following the Assyrian conquest mainly concentrated themselves around Mount Gerizim and eventually came to be known as the Samaritans. The Assyrians, as
Kingdom_of_Israel_(Samaria)
Samaritans. The community lives almost exclusively in Kiryat Luza on Mount Gerizim and in Holon, which has a Samaritan neighborhood called Neve Pinchas
Religion_in_Israel
Biblical figure
Samaritan tradition identified a "Salem" as a place on the slopes of Mount Gerizim which served as a blessing place of the children of Israel upon their
Melchizedek
133rd Samaritan High Priest (2013–present)
becoming the High Priest, Aabed-El ran a company that produces Tahini on Mount Gerizim, named "Har Bracha Tahini". High Priest Aabed-El is the grandson of
Aabed-El ben Asher ben Matzliach
Aabed-El_ben_Asher_ben_Matzliach
Archaeological site in the West Bank
mountain, and not the south side facing Mount Gerizim, making a curse and blessing ritual held there and on Gerizim somewhat difficult to hold antiphonally
Mount_Ebal_site
Biblical principles relating to ethics and worship
count as ten. The Samaritan tenth commandment is on the sanctity of Mount Gerizim. The text of the Samaritan tenth commandment follows: And it shall come
Ten_Commandments
Roman legion
peacefully to the Roman army, and later the V Macedonica conquered Mount Gerizim, the chief sanctuary of the Samaritans. In the Year of the Four Emperors
Legio_V_Macedonica
1st century AD Samaritan religious leader and founder of a gnostic Samaritan sect
Philometor against Andronicus, the advocate of the Jews, the sanctity of Mount Gerizim. The Samaritan chronicles (the Book of Joshua and Abu al-Fath's Annales)
Dositheos_(Samaritan)
Funerary monument in Nablus, West Bank
Balata village at the eastern entrance to the valley that separates Mounts Gerizim and Ebal, 300 m (980 ft) northwest of Jacob's Well, on the outskirts
Joseph's_Tomb
Historical rejection of Jesus
Jews and their temple in Jerusalem and Samaritans and their temple on Mount Gerizim). Jesus' disciples James and his brother John wanted to call down fire
Rejection_of_Jesus
Piece of parchment in a decorative case
Samaritan Mezuzah on Mount Gerizim, written exposed, in Samaritan Hebrew. This one reads, "Blessed is the One who said: I will look with favor upon you
Mezuzah
Reading tradition used liturgically by the Samaritans
Samaritan Mezuzah, Mount Gerizim
Samaritan_Hebrew
main difference is the position of Mount Gerizim in their belief system. In their views not Jerusalem, but Mount Gerizim is regarded as the utmost sacred
Middle_Eastern_religions
Character in the biblical Book of Judges
claim sanctity for Mount Gerizim, on account of the blessing pronounced from it upon the tribe. For this reason he chose Gerizim from which to hurl his
Gideon
Topics referred to by the same term
the Palestinian rebel group active during the Syrian Civil War. Mount Gerizim Temple Mount This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title
Bayt al-Maqdis (disambiguation)
Bayt_al-Maqdis_(disambiguation)
Jewish religion between 516 BCE and 70 CE
Samaritans than Judeans living in the Levant. They had their own temple on Mount Gerizim near Shechem and regarded themselves as the true Israel, who remained
Second_Temple_Judaism
Jewish kingdom in the southern Levant (140–37 BC)
area. He then turned to the region of Samaria, capturing Shechem and Mount Gerizim, where he destroyed the Samaritan temple—archaeological evidence supports
Hasmonean_Judea
Hebrew ethno-religious group in Canaan during the Iron Age
Judah, while those that remained in Samaria, concentrated mainly around Mount Gerizim, developed a new ethnic identity as Samaritans. Foreign groups were
Israelites
Three major festivals in Judaism
ancient pilgrimages in some small fashion. Samaritans make pilgrimages to Mount Gerizim three times a year to this day. Book of Exodus Three times a year you
Three_Pilgrimage_Festivals
Bank, the holiest place on Earth. Mount Gerizim therefore has to Samaritans a role comparable to that the Temple Mount of Jerusalem has to Judaism. Lumbini
List_of_religious_sites
Ancient Israelites relocated by the Neo-Assyrian Empire
ISSN 3041-3648. Eshel, Hanan (2012), "The Growth of Belief in the Sanctity of Mount Gerizim", A Teacher for All Generations (2 vols.), Brill, pp. 509–510, ISBN 978-90-04-21520-7
Assyrian_captivity
One of the twelve Tribes of Israel
A Samaritan mural on Mount Gerizim representing the Tribe of Benjamin, showing the wolf symbol. The word "Benjamin" or "Benyamim" in Samaritan Hebrew
Tribe_of_Benjamin
Samaritan temple cult, centered around Mount Gerizim, competed with the Judean temple cult centered around Mount Moriah in Jerusalem and led to long-lasting
History_of_Palestine
Island in Greece
Delos who make offerings to hallowed Argarizein," a clear reference to Mount Gerizim, site of the Samaritan sanctuary. There is also evidence for Jewish
Delos
Retrieved 2024-02-14.[dead link] Sauter, Megan (2023-09-17). "The Temple on Mount Gerizim—In the Bible and Archaeology". Biblical Archaeology Society. Retrieved
List_of_Jewish_temples
Province of the Roman Empire (6–135 AD)
birth of Christianity. In 36 CE another messianic revolt erupted near Mount Gerizim, under the lead of a Samaritan, and was quickly crushed by Pilate; the
Judaea_(Roman_province)
Prophet in the Abrahamic faiths
who followed Eli and those who followed High Priest Uzzi ben Bukki at Mount Gerizim Bethel. (A third group followed neither.) Ironically, and likewise according
Aaron
Site of an ancient Canaanite/Israelite city in the West Bank
and early Iron Ages. Tell Balata lies in a mountain pass between Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal, a location that fits well with the geographical description
Tell_Balata
and accused the KAMAT of using antiquities "protection" to take over Mount Gerizim near the Israeli settlement of Har Brakha. In 2025, the KAMAT issued
Archaeological Staff Officer of Judea and Samaria
Archaeological_Staff_Officer_of_Judea_and_Samaria
Deuterocanonical (apocryphal) book of the Old Testament
"House of God": the Samaritans built their own schismatic Temple on Mount Gerizim. 4:6 – Betomesthaim or Betomasthem. Some translations refer to "the
Book_of_Judith
Holon, Israel and half at Mount Gerizim in the West Bank. The Holon community holds Israeli citizenship, while the Gerizim community resides at an Israeli-controlled
Demographics_of_Israel
Enoch 26:1, which describes Mount Zion as "The center of the navel of the earth". Samaritan tradition sees Mount Gerizim as the navel of the earth, the
Cultural views on the midriff and navel
Cultural_views_on_the_midriff_and_navel
Period in Jewish history, c. 516 BCE–70 CE
Galilee. Shechem was reduced to a village and the Samaritan Temple on Mount Gerizim was destroyed. Archaeological evidence places these events between 111
Second_Temple_period
Country in West Asia
population of 350 people, Samaritans are highly concentrated around the Mount Gerizim. Due to similarities between Samaritanism and Judaism, Samaritans are
Palestine
Tractate of the Mishnah and the Talmud
septa-annual public Torah reading; and the Blessings and Curses of Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal. The Tosefta of Sotah is divided into fifteen chapters and
Sotah_(Talmud)
Archaeological site in the West Bank
alongside the Second Temple in Jerusalem and the Samaritan Temple on Mount Gerizim. A burial cave in El-Qom contained three Hebrew funerary inscriptions
Khirbet_el-Qom
Israeli settlement in the West Bank
(Hebrew: הַר בְּרָכָה, lit. 'Mount [of] Blessing') is an Israeli settlement located on the southern ridge of Mount Gerizim at an elevation of 870 metres
Har_Brakha
Hypothetical rebuilt Jewish holy temple in Jerusalem
response to a Samaritan asking whether it is right to worship on Mount Gerizim or Mount Zion, that "a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither
Third_Temple
Hebrew term referring to household idols
to the point of demanding caution. Di Penates Household deity Lares Mount Gerizim Plastered human skulls Ushabti Hekataion Smith, William Robertson; Box
Teraphim
Rock at centre of the Dome of the Rock shrine
rocks Axis mundi Black Stone Jerusalem in Islam Jerusalem in Judaism Mount Gerizim Baetylus t. Yoma 2:12; y. Yoma 5:3; b. Yoma 54b; PdRK 26:4; Lev. R.
Foundation_Stone
Third Order of the Mishnah and Talmud
King's Septennial public Torah reading, the Blessings and Curses of Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal, etc...). It consists of nine chapters. Gittin: (גיטין "Documents")
Nashim
Book of Joshua in the Samaritan religion
throughout a belief in the sanctity of Mount Gerizim, the site of the Samaritan temple; for example, Joshua 9:27 calls Gerizim "the chosen place" and describes
Book_of_Joshua_(Samaritan)
King of Judaea (11 BCE–CE 44) (r. 41–44)
36, Pontius Pilate quickly suppressed a gathering of Samaritans on Mount Gerizim. The gathering had a messianic connotation whose leader—whom Josephus
Herod_Agrippa
Figure in the Gospel of John
crucially the Samaritan Pentateuch locates the holy mountain at Mount Gerizim rather than at Mount Zion, as this incident acknowledges in verse 20, "Our ancestors
Samaritan_woman_at_the_well
Armed wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
(Arabic: نادر صدقة, romanized: Nadir Sadaqatan) is a Samaritan from Mount Gerizim who served as the commander of the brigade after joining the PFLP in
Abu_Ali_Mustafa_Brigades
High Priest of Israel; son of Aaron
who followed Eli and those who followed High Priest Uzzi ben Bukki at Mount Gerizim Bethel (a third group followed neither). The line of the sons of Phineas
Ithamar
Set of monotheistic religions
0601. ISSN 1534-6617. PMID 25079122. Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Mount Gerizim and the Samaritans". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 10 December
Abrahamic_religions
Hypothesized governor of Samaria
may have coincided with the construction of the Samaritan Temple on Mount Gerizim. Frank Moore Cross was involved in the purchase and excavation of ancient
Sanballat_II
Early 3rd century Judean rabbi
pilgrimage to Jerusalem, the Samaritans jeeringly invited him to pray on Mount Gerizim instead of on "the dung hill" (Jerusalem); Ishmael retorted that the
Ishmael_ben_Jose
proclaimed that Mount Gerizim at the city of Shechem was the real legitimate site of God's temple, not the temple in Jerusalem at Mount Zion. In effect
Judaization
History of Palestine from the time of Alexander the Great until the Romans
Fuks 2001, p. 31-36. On the destruction of the Samaritan temple on Mount Gerizim by John Hyrcanus, see for instance: Menahem Mor, "The Persian, Hellenistic
Hellenistic_Palestine
Dialect of Aramaic used by the Samaritans
v t e Samaritans Religion Samaritanism Mount Gerizim Samaritan Pentateuch Priesthood Passover Tomb of Joseph Hill of Phinehas Culture Samaritan Hebrew
Samaritan_Aramaic
Parable taught by Jesus according to the Gospel of Luke
dynasty, which involved the destruction of the Samaritan temple on Mount Gerizim in 128 BCE. In the early 1st century CE, Samaritans had desecrated the
Parable_of_the_Good_Samaritan
Renaissance villa just outside Vicenza in northern Italy
"House of Palestine" (Bayt al-Filastin), built at the top of biblical Mount Gerizim, which towers over the Palestinian city of Nablus, north of Jerusalem
Villa_La_Rotonda
City in Israel
Samaritan community, the other being the village of Kiryat Luza on Mount Gerizim above Nablus on the West Bank. Holon is the headquarters of the humanitarian
Holon
Historical overview of Palestine's demographics
Maritima. Samaritans, originally concentrated in communities around Mount Gerizim, had spread beyond Samaria proper in the second century and established
Demographic history of Palestine (region)
Demographic_history_of_Palestine_(region)
City important to the history or faith of a specific religion
Retrieved 12 July 2021. UNESCO World Heritage Centre (11 October 2017). "Mount Gerizim and the Samaritans". Retrieved 24 December 2020. Jeffrey, David L. (1992)
Holy_city
Inscribed boulder in New Mexico
The familiar Jewish mezuzah is a tiny scroll placed in a small container mounted by the entrance to a house. The ancient Samaritan mezuzah, on the other
Los_Lunas_Decalogue_Stone
claim descent from the followers of Uzzi, who in this account stayed at Mount Gerizim while Eli's followers moved to Shiloh. (Robert T. Anderson and Terry
List of high priests of Israel
List_of_high_priests_of_Israel
Name list
hid the tent sanctuary of the desert wandering (Mishkan) in a cave on Mount Gerizim when the Israelites introduced the cult in Shiloh, which was illegitimate
Uzzi
Moral laws in Judaism
of the nations by keeping their covenant and guarding the Torah on Mount Gerizim, the chosen and blessed place given by the God of Israel to them as
Seven_Laws_of_Noah
Temporary hut during the Jewish festival of Sukkot
A Samaritan sukkah at Kiryat Luza, Mount Gerizim
Sukkah
9th month of the Hebrew calendar
interfaith marriages. 21 Kislev (c. 128 BCE) – The Samaritan temple at Mount Gerizim was destroyed by John Hyrcanus I. 25 Kislev (164 BCE) – The Hanukkah
Kislev
5th-century Byzantine church in the Holy Land
noticed that the significant 5th-century octagonal churches built on Mount Gerizim and at Capernaum, as well as the late-7th-century Muslim Dome of the
Church_of_the_Seat_of_Mary
1977 book by Patricia Crone and Michael Cook
Samaritans had had their holy city in Shechem and a temple on the nearby Mount Gerizim; Mecca and its nearby mountain were contrived as parallel to these.
Hagarism
Overview of the early history of Judaism
had friendly relations but after John Hyrcanus's destruction of the Mount Gerizim temple in 120 BCE, they became rival competitors. The latter is infamously
Origins_of_Judaism
Levantine folk dance
Dabkeh band on Mount Gerizim in Nablus
Dabke
Ottoman administrative area in the Levant (1549–1918)
mountainous terrain and Nablus's strategic location between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim. The rulers of the district composed of several Arab families
Nablus_Sanjak
American financier (1925–2003)
East, including Knossos, Aphrodisias, Kition, Ras Shamra, Sarepta, Mount Gerizim, Ekron, Lachish, Megiddo, Jerusalem, Pella, Jerash, the Dead Sea Scrolls
Leon_Levy
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