Biblical Persons & Places
Ebal
Edomite living at the time of the Patriarchs
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.23;
only referred to as Ebal (עֵיבָל);
son of Shobal;
a brother of Alvan, Manahath, Shepho and Onam.
Ebal_Mount
Mount Ebal
A location first mentioned at Deu.11.29;
referred to as Ebal Mount (עֵיבָל), or (Mount) Zalmon (צַלְמוֹן), or (Mount )Ephraim (אֶפְרַ֫יִם).
Strong's Definition
Ebal, a mountain of Palestine
Derivation: perhaps from an unused root probably meaning to be bald; bare;
KJV Usage: Ebal.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Ebal = "stone" or "bare mountain"
n pr m
1) a son of Shobal
n pr loc
2) mountain of cursing, north of Shechem and opposite Mount Gerizim
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עֵיבָל
‛êybâl
BDB Definition:
Ebal = stone or bare mountain
1) a son of Shobal (noun proper masculine)
2) mountain of cursing, north of Shechem and opposite Mount Gerizim (noun proper locative)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
Total KJV Occurrences: 8