astonishing desacralization of the landscape and the rejection of venerable traditions. From what we know of the premises of sacrifice, the demand for centralization seems puzzling. Why would the earthly “launch point” of sacrifice to a God located in heaven matter? Yet Deuteronomy does not really justify its radical demand, and ultimately Yahweh’s choice is simply a fait accompli. Even the apparently oldest part of this chapter (vv. 13–19) simply presumes Yahweh’s election of an exclusive place