Reply To: Mt Ebal versus Mt Gerizem

Gerizim means “Mountain cut in 2”; Ebal means “Heap of Ruin” or “Bel/Baal is Ruin”; Ebal also has elements of Annul, Worthless, Calamity, Twist, Distort and Guilt. Samaritans celebrate Passover on Mt Gerizem believing it to be the site of the Temple Mount and binding of Isaac rather than Mt Moriah (Temple Mount)
The question of whether the priesthood is of Joseph (Ephraim) or Judah arises (Rev 11:1; Eze 37:19) “The head of Ephraim is Samaria” Is 7:9; (Mormons most often obtain blessings of descent from Ephraim) Jacob rescinded his sons Birthrights due Sin; first born Reuben slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah; #2 Simeon and #3 Levi destroyed and looted Shechem due vengeance for the rape of their sister Dinah. #4 Judah then became the most prominent of Jacob’s (Israel) sons. Jesus called the “Lion of Judah”; “Judge of Humanity” (2 Tim 4:1) and Shamash the Babylonian Sun Lion of Justice and Calf of the Sun worshipped in Jerusalem today then represent the 2 Mountains or Choices separated by Shechem (Is 28:1) the source of Drunkeness of Ephraim was renamed Sychar “Drunkard;Liar” (Jn 4:5). Since the head of Ephraim is Samaria, we now see why Jesus sent the 70 (Lk 10) into Samaria as Sheep among Wolves; specifically Wolves in Sheep’s Clothes”