In Deuteronomy 27:2-8, we read of how Moses instructed Joshua to build an altar on Mt. Ebal after the Israelites had entered the Promised Land. There, the people were to sacrifice and give thanks to the Lord.

Ref: Machlin, Milt. "Joshua and the Archaeologist." Reader's Digest, Sept. p. 135-138. Image: Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal map. (PD)

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