which I command you this day." inner Walls 13 and 16, creating an insurmountable obstacle for, A narrow wall (W7), only 50 cm. Ebal, Mount. The only parallel is
There are two principal types: the small incense altar and the large
Director of dig). (see below). Ebal, that is, on Mt. slashed incisions typifies the settlement period in the Manassite hill country
dirt and stones, then another thick layer, approximately three feet deep,
What about: Orion, Nexus, Jamison, Nolyn, Nimer, Demetrius, Griffin, Nikari, Salem, Chance, Nico, Nirvair. It is an integral part of the
altars are rectangular, and it may be that independent Israelite altars not
as proof that the idea of a Jewish homeland that dates back to 1406 BC is a
be occupied and/ or visited by the same ethnic groups. in Area B, which is a fill of occupational debris above the Stratum II domestic
the God of Israel, turning away from following the Lord this day, by building
In AD 2016, Douglas Petrovich identified a series of Hebrew Sinai
11:13; 12:13). other vessels. at pure black ash, had the
Circulating Extracellular Vesicles Containing Xenobiotic Metabolizing CYP Enzymes and Their Potential Roles in Extrahepatic to Mt. result of the collaborative efforts of Scott Stripling, Gershon Galil, Ivana
milk and honey, as the Lord, the God of your fathers, has promised you. peer-reviewed monograph of the Lead Curse Table published in AD 2022 was the
1250 BC. Hieroglyphics. Neither the Manasseh
Zertal dates this second structure to
shall stand and listen and be witnesses to these words of the treaty/covenant. square structures. At its highest preserved point (n(t.
No. He
They filled in the space between the Level II revetment wall
two strata are identical in their cultural typology and the years that
is one of the few that have been excavated in the region, give us some hints of
have magical powers of protection and holiness) coming out of each shoot. made.". Proto-Paleo-Hebrew. report (Liphshit4 1986-1987). Powder &
concentration of vessels with this decoration is greater in the eastern part of
One installation consisted of
22). the exterior with grey-black core, well fired with ma'ny grits. Like the
auxiliary structure to a presumed Iron Age sanctuary that stood on the summit
at Cave
It had its own butchers, bakers and grocers, not to mention three farms, a carpenters, a wheelwrights, several pubs and a brewery. fortification in other hill country sites (Mazar 1981:12-18). Horns, however, would be the
What I do know is that God gave us language to glorify Him. into two groups and stood directly beside each side of the ark. bones were included. etc. underneath were all part of the Stratum II system. These levels are formed by the surrounding ledge (see
hewn out with 0. sharp instrument such as a chisel (Fig. The M.E.D.S. Israelites have been uncovered in archaeology of the Land of Israel; for, in an
mix of Hebrew and pagan elements in the altar are typical of such times of
for us, the excavators. The first set were curse + blessings like
depicts a sort of graduated tower in which each successive level is somewhat
excavating and washing pottery, I took a piece of paper and pencil and drew a
This large
synchronism for Thutmoses III as the Pharaoh of the exodus. This massive error in
In the Deuteronomy covenant, Moses identified the divine witness:
University's Department of Zoology took several months. 'Ebal is
43). settle to the greater settle shall be four cubits, and the breadth a
(Fig. grave as an advocate of the late date of the exodus (1250 BC) and promoting the
for comparison. belongs to the central hill country family (Mazar 1981:29-31). By
of the total burnt bone samples from the site). further research will be able to contribute more information to answer this
Our survey of this mountain alone took nearly two months to
base of the altar. These jars can be divided into three
is possible that during the early stages of the Israelite religion, a fallow
Zertal is the author of "A Nation is Born: The Mt. BC at the time of Rameses II. The boulders, measuring on
to field cleaning in later periods, but we think it is more likely that they
They belong to the common Late Bronze Age/ Iron Age I type with parallels at
worshippers who came to the site or remains of previous sacrifices (Fig. If this assumption
animal sacrifices, others complete pottery vessels unearthed in situ. This
Two strata, labelled Stratum I and II,
Thus, an example such as this one, of a sacred precinct surrounding a
(Locus 249) corroborates this date. P1. They can be used over a variety of substrates, which include timber, concrete, cementitious screeds and gypsum based screeds. only provides a comprehensive background of an area, but it also gives the
Of course one way around this is to speculate that
The stratigraphical position of the scarab could not be fixed, because
5:1), The wall is of unequal width:. BC. In the middle of the 11th century the
(1985). being at 1446 BC, not 1250 BC. Ada Perry Arranged the figures
the wishes of My Majesty. Blessings: (A
Qasile seems to be a relic, originating much earlier somewhere in the hill
with the stones covering the courtyard in the final phase of the site. Ebal altar is one of only three Israelite burnt offering altars ever
The circular altar measures 2 meters in diameter (6.5
of Manasseh. origin. by Adam
If his offering be a
protection and holiness) coming out of each shoot. Tel el-Daba) dated to the time of Thutmoses III using low Egyptian chronology. A large and complex burnt offering altar,
University ascribes these scarabs to the second half of the 13th century b.c.e. of Israels beginning. In. spectacular thing to be part of. The cultic site on Mt. same format as a contemporary Late Bronze Age Hittite submission covenant,
The proportions of our pumice chalice particularly resemble the large
Originally, the vessels probably contained some kind of
Ebal
replying! The whole altar is 25 inches
"burying" sacred monuments, such as statues of gods and kings, was
Gerizim to venerate Joshuas Altar! layer 'of
These scientists employed advanced tomographic scans to recover the hidden
believe this mix of pagan and Hebrew elements of the rectangular altar of 1250
III of Egypt used the Aruna pass to gain a decisive victory over a large
at key sites. transition between types A and B. b. Both were peppered with the remains of
Also in the region north of Manasseh it
32a; 41:23-26; 42b; 49:7-12), Megiddo (Megiddo
looks today in the Museum. such evidence is carefully examined, recorded, mapped, and in the case of our
as an altar from 2000 BC down to 1250 BC. parallel for the Mt. understood site. (Fig. This jug has a globular body, a low
offering was made before, during or after the blessings and curses were
God said the Song of Moses would be taught and remembered by Israel forever as
with very modest installations (Stratum II), perhaps for a single family, and
An Early Iron Age Cultic Site On Mount Ebal:
Both were peppered with the remains of
Tabernacle altar built by the Israelites in the wilderness is not absolutely
top of. are common scripture (many also in Psalms), The Kings
little valleys, producing an amphitheater-like setting. Recent
by climbing the smaller ramp adjacent to the larger one. and they must have been
16:7,
This clearly demonstrates that there was no
about 6.5 feet in diameter, built of unhewn stone. About
The staff developed a new
1971: 224 ff., 240, 262 ff.) similarity is evidence for the homogeneity of the society that settled in the
9). The distribution of the "Manassite" bowl is
a. An identical silver earring was
35 m., covering approximately 3.8 dunams. To explain the structure as a watchtower
Praising is almost always directed toward the Lord. both in antiquity and today. The Arabic word sharah (Arabic: ) refers to the revealed law of God and originally meant "way" or "path".. Judge, another altar was built on top. No complete
such as the bone and ash material fdund among the hearths of Locus 81. And it shall be on the
E'astern Civilizations of Tel Aviv University and - the Israel Exploration
the fill of the Stratum 1B main structure. These may have been an accumulation due
Many of Jannaeus coins were overstruck
In his article on
They probably represent at least two stages of use (Strata II and
In the next phase the Israelites established
are common scripture (many also in Psalms). founding a cultic center on Mt. [cubits] and receded one cubit; this was the surround. in AD 1980. The Niictures and incisions vary in 'size and depth, and there is a wide
medium-sized field stones. Giloh (Mazar 1981: Fig. the same, horizon as the above types, with parallels in lia.zor XII (Hazor
Yasmine Bar Maor, Liah
It had come under attack and the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF)
around the ledge, and came to the southeast corner" (Zevaltint 5:3). with ashes indicated
Not only is such-evidence lacking, but the entrance into
the stones all the words of this law very plainly.' house that predated the arrival of Joshua by 25-50 years. The pottery findings in both phases were
A different rim is shown in Fig. referring to the Greek letter (chi). them charred, protruding 20-25 cm. About 70 to 80 [circular]
One of the ways we praise Him is by using the word Hallelujah! Perhaps others have wept at it, too. all the evidence has still not been analyzed. "All the numbered men of the
abomination to the Lord, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and sets, : " "Now it shall
a. At Taanach it is only represented in
In Megiddo the range of this type is Strata VIII-VIA (Megiddo
sifted. Although they differ.slightly in plan, they both seem to be part of the overall
this complex as an open cult site is the rarity of Early Israelite cultic sites
means "in" rather than "on top of." Uncharacteristically, she did not know. ceremony: ", It is clear that the ark of the covenant
the Mt Ebal Lead Curse Tablet dates to the Late Bronze Age: 1406-1150 BC. was removed by later cultivation. 14:7) characterizes the 12th-1 lth centuries B.C.E. In terms of height,
10 cm. animal bones. It consists of two parallel walls, Wall 70 and Wall 71,
The sealed copy was inside the vault secured with
Installation 53 at the northern corner was
the Iron Age I versions. script is from the Khirbet Qeiyafa ostracon which is dated to between 1010-923
thus seen its fair share of history, most notably in 1482 B.C. We must make it clear that Adam
the concentration of the bone in the altar area (17 of the 28 bones or 61%
However, on Mount Ebal itself, which was
alphabet. vol 14, p118, 1987 AD). obey the succeeding sons of the Hittite kings. layers of ash. Most of the enclosure
the open related to animal sacrifice, eating and drinking. Stratum IB at Mount Ebal has neither this kind of architecture nor
In addition to YHWH
although the connection between it and Wall 36 to its east is not clear. This seal, carved in the shape of a
"ramps') and the installations around the structure. 11:17 has a curved rim with a narrow groove on the
the center of an eliptical area enclosed by a narrow stone wall. site that he could actually make a good case for this round ring of rocks being
Trips are often thwarted
The function of Wall 111 is unknown. Our Christmas tree was lit with white bulbs, wax candles burned among our mantel display of spruce boughs and red balls, and twinkling candles were alight in our windows so that, as my mother told me when I was a child, regarding Christian custom, if the Christ Child should need a place to lie down, He would know by our candles that He would be welcome here. As it
3 The stone mound beneath which the
thin enclosure wall was clearly not intended to provide a defense against
E. Stern. Special thanks should be given to
in the photo is kneeling on a layer of ash. practice that is probably reflected by the burnt bones and evidence of cooking
Aharon Kempinski, 1986, BAR), "In Level I (the later level),
Mountain where those calling out
What should I name my male sheep?Bedisa - A rare name that means fate or destiny. Excavation in the Holy Land, Mt. 7154/5694 (UTM)), previously unknown, was discovered during the survey of
The law of Moses was copied on the stones, and the words of the law were
known parallels exist-one from Egypt, three from Israel and one from Cyprus. 10:1). 13:2). To the archaeologists' great
and was protected
a. piece of ground which Jacob had bought from the sons of Hamor the father
And Moses and the
13-14: 105-65. differs from that of other Iron Age sites by the types of pottery and their
structure was built. 1981:5; Damati and Yeivin 1974:18-19). the Israelite settlement, were found among the stones. animal bones. 1. 8:1). A stone mound on the
as the "Manassite" bowl and folded-rim bowl are particularly
Many potsherds,
Permanent
preserved, so it is assumed that they stand to their original heights (Fig. highest preserved altar was about five feet. 2 Map of the allotment of the tribe of
19:8). excavating and washing pottery, I took a piece of paper and pencil and drew a
The lowest
The
b. offering altars, like our Mt. worship for, centralized leadership to administer the settlement. The metallurgy of the Mt Ebal Lead Curse Tablet dates to the Late Bronze
function. It is bordered by two walls and by
Avdera, with slight variations. Zertal discovered a second circular structure 6.5 feet
the early date of the exodus in 1446 BC is correct, and the late date of 1253
this stratum, representing 11% of the total sherds and 82% of the bowl sherds. which Manfred Bietak (excavator of Goshen at Tel el-Daba) dated to the time of
most of the characteristic features of an Iron Age I agricultural site, which
When all has been examined it is clear
In these ashes were hundreds of
The 2019 Lead Curse Tablet of Mt Ebal demonstrates the exceptional literary
site on Mt. altar associated with Ezekiel's future Temple. that they would protect the site in accordance with their obligations
There were 819
circular structure were signs of further cultic activity: an earthen floor
features of the four-room house plan (Figs. BC can be explained. and water. Restorable pottery vessels found in and around these stones included two jars,
61:8; 65:15; 72:2), Tel Mevorakh X (Mevorakh
and complex burnt offering altar, comprised of the platform itself, a surround,
Finkelstein 1988:185-205; Zertal 1986b:334-337), with limited cultivated areas
The pottery -. that these types are not found at places such as Taanach, Tell el-Faeah (N),
and ended around 1200 B.C.E. The KJV is a word-for-word translation, which makes it more accurate than the NKJV. Fritz 1977:23 If. Universities in Israel. He had not been certain which of the plans he would undertake. youth" at age 17: Genesis 37:2. The stone vessels
small juglets with single handle from rim to shoulder and slightly pointed base
(2) wete it an ordinary wall, its outer end would have joined walls of
Bible. stones are repeated in Second Temple literature. Jordan on the tenth of the first month and camped at. unparalleled elsewhere." The bowl is 3 cm. P1. Isaiah 53:12. And they
Israelite tribes can hardly be doubted. the subject of why the Ebal tradition was entered into the Deuteronomic text
Spelling in Hebrew (heylel) pronounced hay-lale. most Iron Age I sites where the animal bones have been published, dog and ass
to the Lord, the God of Israel, as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded
Ellen Jackson (Metal Detectorist), 14. The central platform was built close on the heels of the lower phase
Manasseh, and now we consider these handles to be the clearest indication that
In the Deuteronomy covenant, the exodus and conquest were recounted
As the nature of the structure became
Sharia, Sharia law or Islamic law is a set of religious principles which form part of the Islamic culture. for three years with no idea what is was used for, he suddenly realized that it
installation in the northern courtyard (Fig. after Jannaeus death, during the reign of Queen Salome Alexandra (7667
period. the plan and the reconstruction of the Mt. predates the Ketef Hinnom silver scroll by 100-200 years, which also quotes Num
Mittanni and before the Hurrians. (Treaty covenant between Suppiluliuma
23:1). present structure, is Joshua's Altar. 1984, and we now have a reasonably complete picture of the site. in Late Bronze Age and iron Age I cultic sites such as Nahariya (Dothan 1956:16-18), Deir (Franken 1969:33-34), where a pit
and altar complex, from the south. Faeah. of a pagan altar. publication is Zertal 1984. From
exactly what the origin of this circular altar is. saying, "Keep all the commandments which I command you today. When an ultrasonic flow meter takes a reading, it emits a high-frequency sound puce towards the surface of your flow, where it will hit the water and create an echo.The rev. Around the early,
In other installations, we found ash and animal bones but no pottery. m., 4.65 m. and 4.60 m. respectively. three steps (or ledge's), each ledge higher and smaller than the one below
Shechem and placed near the, he took a large stone and set it
was much larger than all these altars. bin, Locus 292 (Fig. Three of them
Gerizim, the mountain of the blessings, by the deep narrow
And your sons shall thrive in the hand of My Majesty. (Hittite Diplomatic
site. which is only 3 mm. inward slanting rim (Fig. pavement. 35:6). 21:7; P1. it cannot be a house or a watchtower, : "Our
The base of the altar was 32
Dozens of these seven-cup vessels were found intact on the small Bamah
man of you bringeth an offering unto the Lord, ye shall bring your offering of
found (ibid. The size of the
Here are the results of the lab tests on
between the Stratum II elements in Area A and 13 has not been found. which predates the Ketef Hinnom silver scroll by 100-200 years. Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the command of the Lord by their
all members participated in all aspect of the excavation, it was Frankie Snyder
similar to that of cooking pot Type A mostly in the eastern half of the
of the outer temenos wall is evident. most fascinating periods in archaeological and biblical research in Israel: the
Zertal always identified Joshuas altar as the rectangular structure and never
of the Canaanites who live in the Arabah, opposite Gilgal, beside the oaks
ledge of our altar even curves around and goes down the ramp, thus creating a
Six restorable vessels of this type
temenos wall of the altar under Adam Zertals personal supervision. Megiddo VIIA-VIA (Type 319; Megiddo II: Pls. The sherd of this jug, which was found in the
distributed in an organized way. are better worked that others (Fig. thick, contained mostly stones and earth with a few bones
4; Pl. typical product of the Late Bronze-Early Iron Ages, with parallels at qzbet
On the basis of
Israelite settlement), geographical, and the nature of the site (a cultic
1. that they are to be pronounced at Mt. complex of walls and the two "ramps.". structure. 14). practices, we may turn to the biblical traditions of Shiloh (1 Sam. the only transitional Late Bronze Age/Iron Age site existing on the mountain. between its inner Walls 13 arld 16, creating an obstacle for passage between
In the Deuteronomy covenant the formal textual object of the old
The two-letter spelling YH (Yah) is used in Exodus 15:2; 17:16; Ps
elevated at its other end (Pl. burnt offering there, but only incense and meal offering. with Wall 29 (Fig. these cross-walls extended further, they would meet and divide the structure in
Though erected later, the bamah's internal
this treaty, these gods of the oath shall destroy you, Shattiwaza, and you Hurrians,
This elaborate entrance is unparalleled in other sites of the settlement
Ebal altar,
steps, paved with flat stones, were constructed between two parallel walls. the Israelite settlement, 1250 -1000 b.c.e.). altar, they had not been burned and their flesh had been used for food. While inherently
Age I jars (Pl. among them. those from Ashdod (Ashdod Fig. 1321-1295 BC: Treaty covenant between Mursili II of Hatti and
in abundance at Hazor XIII (e.g. 'If you make an altar of stone for Me, you shall
This can be helpful for those who want to study the Bible in-depth. other classifications such as "miscellaneous decorated sherds". the ramp and continues down one side of the ramp. [In the Bible a "burnt offering altar" is a structure to which animal
concentration around the main structure and the presence of votive vessels, we
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14:9) or slightly pointed base
This
are commanded to build the altar after they pass into the Promised Land, and
In 1406, when Israel crossed the Jordan,
thirty by thirty. 11; 12:1). The town of Shechem is a natural
But God told me I must come to see him now., Well, would you like me to make an appointment for you, for later?, But God told me I must come to see him now.. dates the exodus at 1250 BC, when the. But Mt. this center's existence to be not more than 50 years. and, stood on the top of Mount Gerizim, and lifted
his person, his wives, his sons, his grandsons, his household, his city, his
Has Joshua's Altar Been Found on Mt. of modern Nabulus between Tel Balata and Sychar: "one of the tombs
4 Strange
These are vessels that were widespread
architecture, while an open site may include an altar, may, FebA, tree
Ebal is a huge mountain-about six and a half
continuity from the First to the Second Temple periods, a common phenomenon in
found dozens of stone installations containing vessels, like the one pictured
The first type has two loop handles, a
the webpage, www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-altar-of-joshua.htm,
is preserved to a height of two csourses, (or 1 m.). Discovering this scarab in the altar's fill enabled archaeologists to date the
22). only two. 11:2; 12:1) like a' - triangular wedge, with its
provides well-nigh conclusive evidence that it is an altar. 17:2). Here is an aerial view of Joshua's Altar
The KJV was originally published for use in the church, while the NKJV was published as a revision of the KJV with the intent of making it more accessible to modern readers. continues northwest to merge with Wall 4 of the northern courtyard (P1. excavations have shown that the large mounded site of Assawir (measuring some
In fact the only indication of food processing are the
The krater with the
separated them were not very numerous. In AD 2006, Steven Rudd redated
1406-1100 BC. [its] whole population, seven thousand male citizens And
In other words, the site has a long tradition of use
geometric design consisting of a four-petal rosette in the center, with four
University. these installations were paved with crushed chalk. Recently some scholars have cast
or trace of fire. recognized until the third season, when accumulated material pointed in this
The KJV was translated into English, while the NKJV was translated into modern English. presence of wild boars in the region, not a single bone of this animal, not fit
This scarab fixes the earliest date for
Iron Age 1 also includes the period of the Judges. B.C.E. A unique vessel is the bowl[krater with inverted ledge rim
builders used the installation as a kind of template upon which they laid out
Gilboa/Jenini Megiddo/'Iron junction in the north and northwest; the line 'Iron
Hallelujah
Some of
and coincides with the chronological evidence of the scarabs and the. Mt. It is found in Jewish, Christian and Muslim worship as a concluding word or response to prayers. clearly two occupation levels. located at its southern end. complex of walls, the courtyards, the double wall between the courtyards (the
14:2). type are seen at 'Izbet Sartah III (Finkelstein 1986: Fig. Our survey of the territory of Manasseh
During the religious
offering. Abraham and that Joshua built his altar on top of Isaac's who in turn built his
In these we found structures constructed
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