17. Shekem

Inxuwa lamandulo leShekem. Kumhlaba ongaphambili yiNtaba iGerizim, kwaye ngaphaya kwayo, yiNtaba iEbhali. IShekem ime phakathi kwezi ntaba zombini.

Izehlo eziBalulekileyo: UAbraham wamisa iintente eShekem (Gen. 12:6–7). UYakobi wamisa iintente apha waza wathenga isahlulo somhlaba (Gen. 33:18–20). INtaba iGerizim yayiyintaba yentsikelelo, ngexesha iNtaba iEbhali yayiyintaba yesiqalekiso (Dut. 27–28). ENtabeni iEbhali, uYoshuwa wamisa ilitye lesikhumbuzo eliphethe umthetho kaMoses waza ngoko wafundela amaSirayeli umthetho (Yosh. 8:30–35). Amathambo kaYosefu angcwatyelwa eShekem (Yosh. 24:32).