Abram (A)passed through the land to the place at Shechem, to (B)the oak[a] of (C)Moreh. At that time (D)the Canaanites were in the land. Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, (E)“To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built there an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him.

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  1. Genesis 12:6 Or terebinth

18 And Jacob came safely[a] to the city of (A)Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, on his way from Paddan-aram, and he camped before the city.

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  1. Genesis 33:18 Or peacefully

18 After Jacob came from Paddan Aram,[a](A) he arrived safely at the city of Shechem(B) in Canaan and camped within sight of the city.

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  1. Genesis 33:18 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia

20 There he erected an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.[a]

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  1. Genesis 33:20 El-Elohe-Israel means God, the God of Israel

20 There he set up an altar(A) and called it El Elohe Israel.[a]

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  1. Genesis 33:20 El Elohe Israel can mean El is the God of Israel or mighty is the God of Israel.

29 And when the Lord your God brings you into the land that you are entering to take possession of it, you shall set (A)the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.

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29 When the Lord your God has brought you into the land you are entering to possess, you are to proclaim on Mount Gerizim(A) the blessings, and on Mount Ebal(B) the curses.(C)

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12 “When you have crossed over the Jordan, (A)these shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.

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12 When you have crossed the Jordan, these tribes shall stand on Mount Gerizim(A) to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar,(B) Joseph and Benjamin.(C)

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33 And all Israel, (A)sojourner as well as native born, with their elders and officers and their judges, stood on opposite sides of the ark before the Levitical priests (B)who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, half of them in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, (C)just as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded at the first, to bless the people of Israel.

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33 All the Israelites, with their elders, officials and judges, were standing on both sides of the ark of the covenant of the Lord, facing the Levitical(A) priests who carried it. Both the foreigners living among them and the native-born(B) were there. Half of the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal,(C) as Moses the servant of the Lord had formerly commanded when he gave instructions to bless the people of Israel.

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