Gerizim

Gerizim, a high mountain of Samaria at the W. of a fertile plain, and forming with Mount Ebal the valley of Sichem. The W. side is bold and rugged, but there are many springs, and the other slopes are green and fertile. Upon a plateau is said to have been the Samaritan temple, and on t he top are the remains of a fortress and a church. The two mountains are the supposed scenes of the blessings and curses spoken of in the Old Testament.