Mount Ebal (Joshua Alter) is a mountain in the West Bank
Mount Ebal is a mountain located in the West Bank, near the modern-day city of Nablus (Shechem in biblical times). In the early 1980s, a stone artifact known as the “Ebal Inscription” was discovered on the mountain. The inscription contains several lines of text in ancient Hebrew script, and is believed to be centuries older than any other known Hebrew inscription from Israel.
The text of the Ebal Inscription is significant because it parallels several scriptures in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) that describe the Israelites’ entry into the land of Canaan. Specifically, it describes a covenant ceremony that was performed by the Israelites on Mount Ebal, in which they pledged to obey God’s commandments.
The discovery of the Ebal Inscription has been hailed as a major archaeological find, and it has provided important insights into the ancient history of Israel and the development of the Hebrew language. The artifact is now housed in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.
It is an area under Israeli military control
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