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Mount Gerizim is sacred to the Samaritans, who regard it, rather than Jerusalem's Temple Mount, as the location chosen by God for a holy temple. In Samaritan tradition , it is the oldest and most central mountain in the world, towering above the Great Flood and providing the first land for Noah ’s disembarkation. [ 7 ]
Archaeological excavations have revealed that the sanctuary on Mount Gerizim was constructed during the 5th century BCE, when the region was under Persian rule. [7] Built at the mountain's highest point, it was the first structure erected at this sacred site [7] [13] and was seemingly completed around 400 BCE.
For the Samaritan people, most of whom live around it, Mount Gerizim is considered the holiest place on Earth. The mountain is mentioned in the Bible as the place where, upon first entering the Promised Land after the Exodus , the Israelites performed ceremonies of blessings, as they had been instructed by Moses .
Located between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, the new city lay 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) west of the Biblical city of Shechem which was destroyed by the Romans that same year during the First Jewish–Roman War. [9] [10] Holy places at the site of the city's founding include Joseph's Tomb and Jacob's Well.
Kiryat Luza (Arabic: قرية لوزة, Hebrew: קרית לוזה) is a village situated on Mount Gerizim near the city of Nablus in the West Bank.It is within Area B of the West Bank, and as a result is under the joint control of Israel and the Palestinian National Authority, [1] and is the only remaining site populated wholly by Samaritans.
On 5 July near Mount Gerizim armed militants opened fire at an Israeli police vehicle, damaging the vehicle and also a local store. The attack reportedly left no Israelis or militants injured. [ 31 ] The PFLP's armed wing, the Abu Ali Mustapha Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack. [ 32 ]
Mount Gerizim: In Samaritanism, Mount Gerizim is the holiest site on earth, and the location chosen by God to build a temple. In their tradition, it is the oldest and most central mountain in the world, towering above the Great Flood and providing the first land for Noah’s disembarkation. [68]
The Samaritan Passover is celebrated every spring with a pilgrimage to and sheep sacrifice atop Mount Gerizim, [1] [2] the holiest site in the Samaritan religion. This ritual is a direct observance of the commandments found in Exodus 12 , and it involves the slaughtering of sheep, dabbing the animals' blood on the participants' foreheads, and ...