How to Pronounce Ebal
EE-buhl
Ebal is pronounced EE-buhl (ˈiːbəl): two syllables, stress on the first.
What does Ebal mean?
Ebal means “ancient heaps”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Where was Ebal?
Ebal is a mountain in the land of Israel, the mountain of the curse set opposite mount Gerizim, the mountain of the blessing (Deuteronomy 11:29). On mount Ebal Joshua built an altar to the LORD (Joshua 8:30). The name Ebal also belongs to a man in the genealogies, a son of Shobal (Genesis 36:23).
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