John 4:20
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20 Our fathers worshiped on (A)this mountain, and you Jews say that in (B)Jerusalem is the place where one ought to worship.”
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John 4:20
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20 Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain,(A) but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.”(B)
Deuteronomy 27:12
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12 “These shall stand (A)on Mount Gerizim to bless the people, when you have crossed over the Jordan: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin;
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Deuteronomy 27:12
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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)
Deuteronomy 12:5-11
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5 “But you shall seek the (A)place where the Lord your God chooses, out of all your tribes, to put His name for His (B)dwelling[a] place; and there you shall go. 6 (C)There you shall take your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the heave offerings of your hand, your vowed offerings, your freewill offerings, and the (D)firstborn of your herds and flocks. 7 And (E)there you shall eat before the Lord your God, and (F)you shall rejoice in [b]all to which you have put your hand, you and your households, in which the Lord your God has blessed you.
8 “You shall not at all do as we are doing here today—(G)every man doing whatever is right in his own eyes— 9 for as yet you have not come to the (H)rest[c] and the inheritance which the Lord your God is giving you. 10 But when you cross over the Jordan and dwell in the land which the Lord your God is giving you to inherit, and He gives you (I)rest from all your enemies round about, so that you dwell in safety, 11 then there will be the place where the Lord your God chooses to make His name abide. There you shall bring all that I command you: your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the heave offerings of your hand, and all your choice offerings which you vow to the Lord.
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- Deuteronomy 12:5 home
- Deuteronomy 12:7 all that you undertake
- Deuteronomy 12:9 Or place of rest
Deuteronomy 12:5-11
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5 But you are to seek the place the Lord your God will choose from among all your tribes to put his Name(A) there for his dwelling.(B) To that place you must go; 6 there bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes(C) and special gifts, what you have vowed(D) to give and your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks.(E) 7 There, in the presence(F) of the Lord your God, you and your families shall eat and shall rejoice(G) in everything you have put your hand to, because the Lord your God has blessed you.
8 You are not to do as we do here today, everyone doing as they see fit,(H) 9 since you have not yet reached the resting place(I) and the inheritance(J) the Lord your God is giving you. 10 But you will cross the Jordan and settle in the land the Lord your God is giving(K) you as an inheritance, and he will give you rest(L) from all your enemies around you so that you will live in safety. 11 Then to the place the Lord your God will choose as a dwelling for his Name(M)—there you are to bring everything I command you: your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and special gifts, and all the choice possessions you have vowed to the Lord.(N)
Deuteronomy 11:29
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29 Now it shall be, when the Lord your God has brought you into the land which you go to possess, that you shall put the (A)blessing on Mount Gerizim and the (B)curse on Mount Ebal.
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Deuteronomy 11:29
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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)
Genesis 33:18-20
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Jacob Comes to Canaan
18 Then Jacob came [a]safely to (A)the city of (B)Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan Aram; and he pitched his tent before the city. 19 And (C)he bought the parcel of [b]land, where he had pitched his tent, from the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for one hundred pieces of money. 20 Then he erected an altar there and called it (D)El[c] Elohe Israel.
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- Genesis 33:18 Or to Shalem, a city of
- Genesis 33:19 Lit. the field
- Genesis 33:20 Lit. God, the God of Israel
Genesis 33:18-20
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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. 19 For a hundred pieces of silver,[b] he bought from the sons of Hamor,(C) the father of Shechem,(D) the plot of ground(E) where he pitched his tent.(F) 20 There he set up an altar(G) and called it El Elohe Israel.[c]
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- Genesis 33:18 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia
- Genesis 33:19 Hebrew hundred kesitahs; a kesitah was a unit of money of unknown weight and value.
- Genesis 33:20 El Elohe Israel can mean El is the God of Israel or mighty is the God of Israel.
Genesis 12:6-7
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6 Abram (A)passed through the land to the place of Shechem, (B)as far as [a]the terebinth tree of Moreh. (C)And the Canaanites were then in the land.
7 (D)Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, (E)“To your [b]descendants I will give this land.” And there he built an (F)altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him.
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- Genesis 12:6 Heb. Alon Moreh
- Genesis 12:7 Lit. seed
Genesis 12:6-7
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6 Abram traveled through the land(A) as far as the site of the great tree of Moreh(B) at Shechem.(C) At that time the Canaanites(D) were in the land. 7 The Lord appeared to Abram(E) and said, “To your offspring[a] I will give this land.(F)”(G) So he built an altar there to the Lord,(H) who had appeared to him.
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- Genesis 12:7 Or seed
2 Chronicles 7:12
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God’s Second Appearance to Solomon(A)
12 Then the Lord (B)appeared to Solomon by night, and said to him: “I have heard your prayer, (C)and have chosen this (D)place for Myself as a house of sacrifice.
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2 Chronicles 7:12
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12 the Lord appeared(A) to him at night and said:
Luke 9:53
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53 But (A)they did not receive Him, because His face was set for the journey to Jerusalem.
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Luke 9:53
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53 but the people there did not welcome him, because he was heading for Jerusalem.
Psalm 132:13
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- Psalm 132:13 home
Psalm 132:13
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Psalm 87:1-2
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The Glories of the City of God
A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A Song.
87 His foundation is in the holy mountains.
2 (A)The Lord loves the gates of Zion
More than all the dwellings of Jacob.
Psalm 87:1-2
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Psalm 87
Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm. A song.
Psalm 78:68
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68 But chose the tribe of Judah,
Mount Zion (A)which He loved.
Psalm 78:68
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2 Chronicles 7:16
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16 For now (A)I have chosen and [a]sanctified this house, that My name may be there forever; and [b]My eyes and [c]My heart will be there perpetually.
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- 2 Chronicles 7:16 set apart
- 2 Chronicles 7:16 My attention
- 2 Chronicles 7:16 My concern
2 Chronicles 7:16
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16 I have chosen(A) and consecrated this temple so that my Name may be there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.
2 Chronicles 6:6
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6 (A)Yet I have chosen Jerusalem, that My name may be there, and I (B)have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’
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2 Chronicles 6:6
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