Moses and the elders charge the people to build an altar to God, and to offer on it burnt offerings. Moses charges the people that half of the tribes are to stand on Mount Gerizim (pictured, left) when the blessings are spoken, and half the tribes stand on Mount Ebal (pictured, right) when the curses are spoken.
PEOPLE: Moses – Israelites – יהוה YHVH God
PLACES: Jordan River
RELATED ARTICLES: Ki Tavo – 613 mitzvot – Promised land – Rock (geology) – Plaster – Mount Ebal – Altar – Iron – Tool – Korban – Kohen – Levite – Mount Gerizim – Blessing – Tribe of Simeon – Tribe of Judah – Tribe of Issachar – Tribe of Joseph – Tribe of Benjamin – Curse – Tribe of Reuben – Tribe of Gad – Tribe of Asher – Tribe of Zebulun – Tribe of Dan – Tribe of Naphtali – Idolatry – Amen – Blindness – Zoophilia – Incest – Battery (crime) – Contract killing
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