English: Rebbi says: Both groups stood below; they turned their faces toward Mount Gerizim and opened with blessing, toward Mount Eival and opened with curse. What does “upon” mean? Adjacent to.
On the daf: “Al” need not mean standing on the summit. The tribes stood in the valley and oriented themselves toward the mountain associated with blessing or curse.
Type of Learning
Custom (clarification of “al” = adjacent).
What Is Learned
The six tribes of blessing faced Gerizim and the six of curse faced Eival while standing in the valley between.