In John 4:20, what is this place of worship on Gerizim?
The Samaritans built their own temple as a rival worship center to the Lord's temple in Jerusalem. This was destroyed in 129 BC by John Hyrcanus, though it is clear from the Samaritan woman's question that memory of it was still strong a century and a half later.
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