- fathers:
- "And Abramª passed throughª° the landª unto¹ the placeª of Sichem,ª unto¹ the plainª of Moreh.ª And the Canaaniteª [was] thenª in the land.ª ... And the LORDª appearedª° unto¹ Abram,ª and said,ª° Unto thy seedª will I giveª°¹ thisª land:ª and there¹ buildedª° he an altarª unto the LORD,ª who appearedª° unto¹ him." {Gen 12:6-7} + "And Jacobª cameª° to Shalem,²¹ a cityª of Shechem,ª which¹ [is] in the landª of Canaan,ª when he cameª° from Padanaram;ª¹ and pitched his tentª°¹ beforeª the city.ª ... And he erectedª° there¹ an altar,ª and called¹ it²° Elelohe-Israel.ª" {Gen 33:18-20} + "These¹ shall standª° upon¹ mountª Gerizimª to blessª°¹ the people,ª when ye are come overª°¹ Jordan;ª Simeon,ª and Levi,ª and Judah,ª and Issachar,ª and Joseph,ª and Benjamin:ª" {Deu 27:12} + "And all¹ Israel,ª and their elders,ª and officers,ª° and their judges,ª° stoodª° on this side¹¹ the arkª and on that side¹¹ before¹ the priestsª the Levites,ª which bareª° the arkª of the covenantª of the LORD,ª as well the stranger,ª as he that was born² among them;¹ halfª of them overª againstª mountª Gerizim,ª and halfª of them over¹ againstª mountª Ebal;ª as¹ Mosesª the servantª of the LORDª had commandedª° before,ª that they should blessª°¹ the peopleª of Israel.ª ... There was¹ not¹ a wordª of all¹¹ that¹ Mosesª commanded,ª° which¹ Joshuaª readª° not¹ before¹ all¹ the congregationª of Israel,ª with the women,ª and the little¹ ones,² and the strangersª that were conversantª° amongª them." {Jsh 8:33-35} + "And all¹ the menª of Shechemª gathered together,ª° and all¹ the house² of Millo,ª²° and went,²°¹ and madeª°¹ Abimelechª king,ª by¹ the plainª of the pillarª° that¹ [was] in Shechem.ª ... And when they toldª° [it] to Jotham,ª he went²°¹ and stoodª° in the topª of mountª Gerizim,ª and lifted upª° his voice,ª and cried,ª° and saidª° unto them, Hearkenª° unto¹ me, ye menª of Shechem,ª that Godª may hearkenª° unto¹ you." {Jdg 9:6-7} + "Wherefore they spakeª° to the kingª of Assyria,ª saying,ª° The nationsª which¹ thou hast removed,ª° and placedª° in the citiesª of Samaria,ª knowª° not¹¹ the mannerª of the Godª of the land:ª therefore he hath sentª°¹ lionsª among them, and, behold,¹ they slayª° them, because¹ they knowª° not¹¹ the mannerª of the Godª of the land.ª ... They feared²¹¹¹ the LORD,ª and servedª°¹ their own gods,ª after the mannerª of the nationsª whom¹¹ they carried awayª° from thence.¹¹" {2Kg 17:26-33}
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