Are they not beyond the Jordan, behind the way of the going down of the sun, in the land of the Canaanite who dwells in the Arabah, opposite Gilgal, beside the terebinths of Moreh?
English: “Beside the terebinths of Moreh” — And further on it says (Parashas Lech Lecha), “And Avram passed through the land until the place of Shechem, until Elon Moreh.” Just as Elon Moreh there is Shechem, so Elon Moreh here is Shechem.
On the daf / in context: The parallel language identifies the location of the two mountains with the region of Shechem.
Type of Learning
Gezeirah shavah / linguistic parallel (Sifrei) — equating the two occurrences of Elon Moreh.
What Is Learned
The site of Mount Gerizim and Mount Eival is in the region of Shechem, as identified by the parallel to Avraham’s journey.