Deuteronomy 27:12

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

After you cross the River Jordan, you will go to Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal. The tribes of Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Ephraim, Manasseh, and Benjamin will go up on Mount Gerizim, where they will bless the people of Israel. The tribes of Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali will go up on Mount Ebal where they will agree to the curses.

Cross References

Genesis 30:18

Leah shouted, “God has rewarded me for letting Jacob marry my servant,” and she named the boy Issachar.

Genesis 30:24

“I'll name the boy Joseph, and I'll pray that the LORD will give me another son.”

Genesis 35:18

Rachel was at the point of death, and just before dying, she said, “I'll name him Benoni.” But Jacob called him Benjamin.

Genesis 35:22

During their time there, Jacob's eldest son Reuben slept with Bilhah, who was one of Jacob's other wives. And Jacob found out about it.

Deuteronomy 27:11

That same day, Moses gave them the following instructions:

Judges 9:7

Jotham heard what they were doing. So he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim and shouted down to the people who were there at the meeting: Leaders of Shechem, listen to me, and perhaps God will listen to you.