Description

Har Gerizim is the site where Joshua built an altar from the 12 stones taken from the Jordan river and blessed the Jewish people.​

 

At the mount Gerizim national park you can take a tour and discover these ancient sites, you can also watch a video all about ancient Samaritan tradition. the Samaritans are a group of people who live on the mountain since the first temple period they follow only the written torah and believe that this place is the temple mountain they have a temple here and bring a korban pesach!

 

You can also see the city of shechem that lies in the valley below including the kever of yosef.

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Mount Gerizim is an official national park and costs 22 NIS per adult and 10 NIS per kid unless you have a pass

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Getting there

 

Har Gerizim is situated right near Shechem. you get there by taking the 60 north until Har brakha 

 

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