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| From 090707 Gerizim, Ebal, Fatahland |
A narrow winding road ascends to an IDF Army lookout post which gives you a bird's eye-view of Elon Moreh to the East, and MT. Ebal and Mt. Gerizim to the West. Continuing the climb on foot visitors arrive at the lookout over a valley where the Tirtza River runs through. Local Jewish residents refer to this valley as 'Fatahland', the place where terrorists are launched from. Only this lone mountain separates hostile Arab territory from Elon Moreh and Itamar.
WRITTEN ON THE SIGN 'JOSHUA'S ALTAR AT MT. EBAL':
On the mountainside of Mount Ebal, which you are now viewing, is an altar made of uncut stones that was discovered by the archeologist, Professor Adam Zartal from Haifa University. Along with the altar, dated to the time of Joshua son of Nun, ashes and bones of ritually clean animals were also found on the site.
Joshua built an altar unto the LORD, the God of Israel, in Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the Law of Moses, an altar of unhewn stones, upon which no man had lifted up any iron; and they offered thereon burnt-offerings unto the LORD, and sacrificed peace-offerings. And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the Law of Moses, which he wrote before the children of Israel. And all Israel, and their elders and officers, and their judges, stood on this side of the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, that bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger as the home-born; half of them in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded at the first, that they should bless the people of Israel. Joshua 8:30-33
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| From 090707 Gerizim, Ebal, Fatahland |
