Abraham and Shechem. 7:28, has entirely disappeared. Just as Jacob chose between the Canaanite gods and the Lord, now the whole nation must choose who they would serve (Deuteronomy 30:15-20). Gerizim and Mt. by John J. Parsons. The echo-ritual “curses and blessings ceremony” of Deut 27-28 were spoken across the valley to each of the six tribes. An important city in central Palestine, in the valley between mounts Ebal and Gerizim, 34 miles north of Jerusalem and 7 miles southeast of Samaria. It was about 35 miles north of Jerusalem and about 7 miles to the south east of Samaria. Look, for example, at the manner in which he tells his dreams to his family. It was named (Heb. Its present name, Nablus , is a corruption of Neapolis, which succeeded the more ancient Shechem, and received its new name from Vespasian. Ebal approximately 65 km North of Jerusalem .It was strategically located controlling major North-South and East-West roads, but lacked natural defenses and for that reason required heavy fortification. 1 Name and Location. And the 24-mile stretch of the Wachau between the towns of Melk and Krems is as pretty as river valleys come. Its present name, Nablus, is a corruption of Neapolis, which succeeded the more ancient Shechem, and received its new name from Vespasian. The Valley of Decision. When I visited the valley between the hills, I envisioned the nation of Israel shouting the blessings and the curses. International Standard Version In addition to the Ridge Route leading south, the road also passed directly through Shechem, which lay on the northeastern side of Mount Gerizim and just south of Mount Ebal. An important city in central Palestine, in the valley between mounts Ebal and Gerizim, 34 miles north of Jerusalem and 7 miles southeast of Samaria. Its present name, Nablus, is a corruption of Neapolis, which succeeded the more ancient Shechem, and received its new name from Vespasian. The tell rests in a long, narrow, east-west valley with the two highest mountains in central Palestine towering over it, Mt. Shechem stood in the valley between. v'Anokhi u'veiti na'avod et-Adonai. Ebal to the north and Mt. Joseph arrived at Shechem Holman Christian Standard Bible Then Israel said to him, "Go and see how your brothers and the flocks are doing, and bring word back to me." Ebal on the north and Mt. + An important city in central Palestine, in the valley between mounts Ebal and Gerizim, 34 miles north of Jerusalem and 7 miles southeast of Samaria. The crossroads Shechem offered led in three directions. Ebal with half the tribes on each of the two mountain sides. The place of Shechem—modern day Nablus—is located in the valley between Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal about 30 miles north of Jerusalem. So his father sent him on his way from Hebron Valley. Its present name, Nablus , is a corruption of Neapolis, which succeeded the more ancient Shechem, and received its new name from Vespasian. Shechem is a city in northern Israel located in a valley between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerazim. Its present name, Nablus, is a corruption of Neapolis, which succeeded the more ancient Shechem, and received its new name from Vespasian. They travel to Shechem and built Joshua’s Altar. BEFORE HIS DEATH, Yehoshua bin Nun (Joshua son of Nun), the great successor of Moses, regathered the people of Israel at Shechem for his final speech. The site of Shechem is said to be of unrivalled beauty. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD – Joshua 24:15. The Wachau Valley, where the Danube River makes its way toward Vienna, is blanketed with vineyards and ornamented with cute villages.