Gerizim
Gair´uh-zim
The bulky mountain (summit 2,800 feet above sea level) opposite Mt. Ebal in the central Samaritan highlands; in the pass between Ebal and Gerizim lies Shechem, at the intersection of main north-south and east-west roads. Some texts portray a ceremony of blessings shouted from Gerizim and curses from Ebal, the consequences of covenantal loyalty or disloyalty (