JOHN—NOTE ON John 4:20 Our fathers worshiped on this mountain. From Mount Gerizim (Deuteronomy 11:29; Deuteronomy 27:12), the blessings for keeping the covenant were announced. The Samaritans’ version of Deuteronomy 27:4 (see note on John 4:4) named Mount Gerizim (rather than Ebal) as the place for the altar. “Fathers” may have included Abraham (Genesis 12:7) and Jacob (Genesis 33:18), who built altars in that region.

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