Alternative Titles: Har ʿEval, Jabal ʿAybāl
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proximity to Mount Gerizim
...it became part of the West Bank (territory known within Israel by its biblical names, Judaea and Samaria) under Israeli occupation. Rising to 2,890 feet (881 metres) above sea level, it is a twin of Mount Ebal (Arabic Jabal ʿAybāl, Hebrew Har ʿEval; 3,084 feet [940 metres]) to the north. Separating the two is a valley some 700 feet (210 metres) deep, through which passes one of the...