Deu 27:4 | TNotes | STEP | 27:4 The covenant ceremony was to take place at Mount Ebal , a mountain east of Shechem (see Josh 8:30-35 ). The Samaritan Pentateuch reads “Mount Gerizim” here, an obvious attempt to justify the existence of the Samaritan temple on that mountain (see Deut 11:29 ).

bJosh 8:30-35►

cDeut 11:29►

‏ Deuteronomy 27:4

27:4 ^a The covenant ceremony was to take place at Mount Ebal, a mountain east of Shechem (see Josh 8:30-35 ^b). The Samaritan Pentateuch reads “Mount Gerizim” here, an obvious attempt to justify the existence of the Samaritan temple on that mountain (see Deut 11:29 ^c).