Ge 12:8; 13:3,4 Bethel was the scene of Jacob's vision. Abram doubtless built the altar, and afterwards stood with Lot when giving him his choice of the land (Genesis 12:7; Genesis 13:10). The population is about 8000, of which about 600 are Jews; the remainder Turks and Arabs. This arguing between our herdsmen has got to stop, he said. [Was] not Esau Jacob's brother? Modern knowledge of Canaan's history and culture is derived from both archeological excavations and from literary sources. of God, a favorite name for Abraham; compare Jas 2:23). Joseph arrives in Shechem, a distance of about 50 miles from Hebron, but his brothers are nowhere to be found. It was one of Samuel's towns of circuit for judging (1 Samuel 7:16). Then Jacob came to Peniel where he wrestled with God (Genesis 31:22-32:31). The total distance between Hebron and Egypt is 402 KM (kilometers) and 72.87 meters. Map Store - Download High-Res Maps and Images, 2023, Bible History | All rights reserved, Beersheba in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE, Mount Moriah in Easton's Bible Dictionary, Mount Moriah in Fausset's Bible Dictionary, Mount Moriah Scripture - 2 Chronicles 3:1. Beersheba. It is at this point Joshua stops speaking for the Lord and begins speaking for himself, giving the implications and applications from looking at the past. ABRAHAM'S EARLY LIFE. Bible Reference & Map Description. Again Jacob journeyed southward, and at Bethlehem Rachel gave birth to Benjamin, but she died in giving childbirth and was buried there (Gen. 35:16-20). Though Noah was an obedient man to God, it seems Ham wasn't always a nice guy, and his typical teenager shenanigans sealed the fate of millions of people for centuries. 7:8). 3 Even after the conquest, the wadi functioned as the border between Benjamin and Ephraim (Jos 18:12-13). Now Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Paddan-aram and camped before the city. The total straight line distance between Ur and Canaan is 5570 KM (kilometers) and 217.72 meters. The two principal wells are on or close to the northern bank of the Wady es-Seba. A considerable trade is done in cotton and wool. Joshua 24:25 So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem. It was also visited by the Marquis of Bute in 1866, and by the late Emperor Frederick of Germany (then Crown-Prince of Prussia) in 1869. The name Bethel was at first apparently given to the sanctuary in the neighbourhood of Luz, and was not given to the city itself till after its conquest by the tribe of Ephraim. Joshua 24:32 They buried the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, in Shechem, in the parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for a hundred pieces of money. Judges 9:7 When they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said to them, "Listen to me, you men of Shechem, that God may listen to you. By the time Jesus spoke to the Samaritan woman at Jacobs well, near Shechem, the racial hatred between Jews and Samaritans was paramount. You could translate it faithfulness or even reliability. `Emet is a word that describes God; He is a God of truth, so our relationship to God must be according to truth. Wilderness of, Hagar miraculously sees a well in Ge 21:14-19 An angel fed Elijah in 1Ki 19:5,7Beersheba in Smith's Bible Dictionary (well of the oath), the name of one of the old places in Israel which formed the southern limit of the country. A town in the north border of Asher (Josh. (See OAK ?T0002758.) God revealed to Jacob His plan of redemption through offering His only son as a substitute for the sins of the whole world. Then Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel and for their heads and their judges and their officers; and they presented themselves before God (Josh. Joshua called the nation to Shechem because significant things occurred there before. Here Solomon's temple was built, on the spot that had been the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite (2 Sam. He was presented to Pharaoh, and dwelt for seventeen years in Rameses and Goshen, and died in his 147th year. Under Jehu, who restored the calf worship, and Jeroboam II his great grandson, Bethel comes again into prominence (2 Kings 10:29). In the 40th year of David's reign 2,700 of them, at Jazer in Gilead, "mighty men of valor," superintended for the king the two and a half tribes "in matters pertaining to God and the king" (1 Chronicles 26:30- 32); Jerijah was their chief. Then he says: or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. You can choose to follow the culture you live in and be loyal to their priorities. In Gen 21:31 Abraham and Abimelech took an oath of witness that the former had dug the well and seven ewe lambs were offered in sacrifice, "Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware both of them." Twenty Roman miles S. of Jerusalem, and twenty N. of Beersheba. However Zerubbabel refused, and the Samaritans developed almost a cultdevoted only to the Pentateuch. From Ur, Abraham traveled 700 miles to the borders of present-day Iraq, another 700 miles into Syria, another 800 down to Egypt by the inland road, and then back into Canaan - what is now Israel. Now El Khalil, the house of "the friend" of God. Genesis 35:26 The sons of Zilpah (Leah's handmaid): Gad and Asher. 2. Genesis 33:18 Jacob came in peace to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Paddan Aram; and encamped before the city. That was Joshuas challenge to Israel at Shechem, and it is a good one for us to heed as well. (1.) Times of Joshua and Judges: The spies visited Hebron and near there cut the cluster of grapes (Nu 13:22 f). Paddan Aram in Aramaic means the field of Aram, a name that distinguishes the flatland from the mountainous regions to the north and east. From Ur, across the Fertile Crescent and down into Canaan, the Bible mentions Shechem as the first city to which Abram came (Gen. 12:6). Then I sent the hornet before you and it drove out the two kings of the Amorites from before you, but not by your sword or your bow. Judges 9:1 Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother's brothers, and spoke with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying, Judges 9:2 "Please speak in the ears of all the men of Shechem,'Is it better for you that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are seventy persons, rule over you, or that one rule over you?' Jacobs two sons, Levi and Simeon, made a deceptive pact with the males of the city and slaughtered them all in revenge of Dinah. Judges 9:25 The men of Shechem set an ambush for him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed all who came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech. Ge 35:1-8 The original name was Luz. On the slope of the mountain beyond is the village of `Askar; see SYCHAR. 21:17); (3) the priestly office in the family (Num. It was the extreme border of the cultivated land. He gave birth to twelve sons who became the fathers of the twelve tribes of Israel. Rivaling Damascus in antiquity. Then Joshua built an altar Namely, after the taking of Ai. Jacob stayed at the brook Jabbok, near Peniel, the night. The rains run through immovable ravines, and beside that river people cultivate their fields and water their livestock. They were therefore removed by authority, and their place taken by the prickly pears mentioned above.W. Abraham camped there after leaving Ilaran. As discussed earlier, in addition to this crucial north-south road, another road also went northwest to the International Highway, and still another went east towards the Transjordanian Highway. The other five further off. 16:1; 1 Sam. The distance between Hebron and Shechem is 78 km. 4. More details . 03) In a straight line from Shechem, to Bethel, to Egypt it is about 254 miles (409 Km). To the rich pasture land near Shechem Joseph came to seek his brethren (Genesis 37:12). and Zebul his officer? After Moses brought the nation of Israel out of Egypt, God commanded Israel to enter the Promised land and go to Shechem to pronounce the blessings and the curses of the Mosaic Covenant on the nation (Deut. When Terah is 145 years old, God makes 3 promises (nation, land, seed) to Abram at age 75 years old in Haran and tells him to move to Canaan. There the prophet from Judah foretold the overthrow of the calf altar by Josiah. Picture Study Bible - StudyBible with Pictures and Maps. According to Acts they were all buried at Shechem in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor. Hebron was fortified by Rehoboam (2 Ch 11:10). "Summer and winter houses" too, and "great houses" and "houses of ivory." It is still called by the Arabs Bir es- Seba, i.e., "well of the seven", where there are to the present day two principal wells and five smaller ones. After the return from the Captivity the phrase is narrowed into "from Beersheba unto the valley of Hinnom" (Neh. may be proved genuine. It appears in the New Testament only in the speech of Stephen (Acts 7:16, King James Version "Sychem"). Interestingly, Jesus said the same thing in this same spot when He told the woman at Jacobs well that the worshippers God seeks are those who worship Him in spirit and in truth (John 4:23-24)worship with ones inside, the spirit, not just the outside. 3. This is a straight line distance and so most of the time the actual travel distance between Ur and Canaan may be higher or vary due to curvature of the road . The Samaritans do not total more than 200. This, say some, is the very tree beneath which Abraham pitched his tent, and it still bears the name of the patriarch. Also from Mahanaim Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to request peace from his brother Esau (Gen. 32:1-5). Then Ornan saw David, and made over to him the threshing floor (1 Chronicles 21:15-16; 1 Chronicles 21:18-26). This curse proved true, for the citizens of Shechem formed a conspiracy against Abimelech, and he completely destroyed the city. 2Ki 10:29 After the desolation of the northern kingdom by the king of Assyria, Bethel still remained an abode of priests. Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: but why should we serve him? That is a pretty humble beginning. Jeroboam chose Shechem as the capital for the Northern Kingdom, perhaps because of the significant history there for Ephraim. Form and Distribution: ya`aqobh (5 times ya`aqowbh); Iakob, is in form a verb in the Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular. Bethel in Joshua 19:4 answers to Chesil in Joshua 15:30. It was in the city of Beersheba where Jacob deceived his brother Esau and the strife developed, Jacob departed from Beersheba to go to his family in PadanAram, to the city of Haran (Gen. 25:28-34; 27:1-46). But Joshuas point is choose for yourselves; in fact, those are his very words. In process of time the name Luz disappeared, giving place to that of the adjoining sanctuary, town and sanctuary being identified. Samuel visited Bethel on circuit, judging Israel (1 Sam 7:16). 1 Chronicles 6:67 They gave to them the cities of refuge, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim with its suburbs; Gezer also with its suburbs. 1. Located in the Hill Country of Ephraim, the city of Shechem played a vital role in the history of Israel. It was built "seven years before Zoan in Egypt" (Gen. 13:18; Num. Oxford: Clarendon Press: 355-370 . "Shechem," D. Winton Thomas, ed. Joseph was the father of Ephraim and Manasseh, and so Joshua buried the bones of Joseph, which the sons of Israel brought up from Egypt, at Shechem, in the piece of ground which Jacob had bought from the sons of Hamor . And there on Mount Ebal, Joshua built an altar to God, and on a pillar of stones he wrote a copy of the law (Josh. Shechem first steps on the pages of Scripture as Abram enters the land of Canaan. Genesis 37:14 He said to him, "Go now, see whether it is well with your brothers, and well with the flock; and bring me word again." The distance between the above mentioned places is 500 miles approximately. Ramban (R. Moses Nahmanides, 1194-1270) takes a similar approach, but avoids ibn Ezra's geographical error: Notice all the capital Is the Lord mentions: Then I took your father Abraham from beyond the River, and led him through all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his descendants and gave him Isaac. Weekly Theme. Genesis 11:17-28 reads, "Terah Begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran, and Haran begot Lot. However, the site thought to be the biblical Shechem, called Tel Balata by archaeologists, is near a well. Abram pitches his tent between Bethel and Ai and builds an altar. Israel came to Bethel to consult the Divine oracle (Jdg 20:18), and it became an important center of worship (1 Sam 10:3). In Genesis 9:18-27 we read of Noah's curse. The ruins, covering three or four acres, still bear a like name, Beitin, on a low bill, between two wadies, which unite in the main valley of es-Suweinit, toward the S.E. . Across the valley, musical with the sound of running water, the great bulk of Ebal rises on the North, its sides, shaggy with prickly pear, sliding down into grain fields and orchards. They built their own temple on Mount Gerizim, which was immediately by Shechem. Jacob, in his 78th year, was sent from the family home to avoid his brother, and to seek a wife among his kindred in Padan-aram. (3.) Joshua did this, and dividing the nation, Half of them stood in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal (Josh. Jud 1:22,23 After the conquest Bethel is frequently heard of. 24:2), became the usual way of designating the whole Promised Land, and passed into a proverb. Shechem in Israel's History. The larger of the two, which lies to the east, is, according to Dr. Robinson, 12 1/2 feet in diameter, and at the time of his visit (April 12) was 44 1/2 feet to the surface of the water. He was born with Esau, probably at the well of Lahai-roi, about B.C. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1975-1976. It is named as on the northern border of Benjamin (the southern of Ephraim, Josh 16:2), at the top of the ascent from the Jordan valley by way of Ai (Josh 18:13). When Joseph arrived at Shechem, New Living Translation "Go and see how your brothers and the flocks are getting along," Jacob said. This study will discuss the significance of Shechem, a city in central Israel. Other seven years of service had to be completed probably before he obtained the beloved Rachel. Some 50 years later Hadrian reportedly restored the Samaritan temple of . Andersen, H. G. Shechem, The Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible, Vol. (a) In Babylonian documents of the period of the Patriarchs, there occur such personal names as Ja-ku-bi, Ja-ku-ub-ilu (the former doubtless an abbreviation of the latter), and Aq-bu-u (compare Aq-bi-a-hu), according to Hilprecht a syncopated form for A-qu(? Genesis 37:13 Israel said to Joseph, "Aren't your brothers feeding the flock in Shechem? Apart from the trip distance, refer Directions from hebron israel to shechem Israel for road driving directions! Hebrew). But because Rehoboam followed the foolish and harsh advice of the youths with whom he grew up, the nation divided at Shechem. Mount Moriah in Easton's Bible Dictionary the chosen of Jehovah. It is located at the longitude of 35.077655 and latitude of 31.527655. 23). The third son of Kohath the Levite (Ex. Ephraim, Ebal and Gerizim, guarding it on the North and South respectively. Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel, and he sent and summoned Balaam the son of Beor to curse you. 4. The well of, belonged to Abraham and Isaac Ge 21:25,26 -3. Jacob (Heb. In the first great revolt 1 Chronicles 12:38 - All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel [were] of one heart to make David king.2 Samuel 4:8 - And they brought the head of Ishbosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ishbosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life; and the LORD hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.2 Samuel 3:19 - And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin.1 Chronicles 29:27 - And the time that he reigned over Israel [was] forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three [years] reigned he in Jerusalem.2 Samuel 5:5 - In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.1 Kings 2:11 - And the days that David reigned over Israel [were] forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.Joshua 10:39 - And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that [were] therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.2 Samuel 3:20 - So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. God would later tell King David: I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, that you should be ruler over My people Israel (2 Sam. Jacob purchased a parcel of a field which contained the well that he had dug there. Augustine once said: Idolatry is worshipping anything that ought to be used, or using anything that is meant to be worshiped., Jonathan Edwards resolved: that all men should live for the glory of God. The terraced slopes of the mountain rise steeply on the South. The valley runs from north to south, and the main quarter of the town, surmounted by the lofty walls of the great mosque, lies partly on the eastern slope. Bible Book: Genesis. I. The home of the prophetess Deborah was not far off (Jdg 4:5). Others would find it in a little village farther East with a fine spring, called BalaTa, a name which may be connected with balluT, "oak." Then I brought you into the land of the Amorites who lived beyond the Jordan, and they fought with you; and I gave them into your hand, and you took possession of their land when I destroyed them before you. Jacob arose and returned to Bethel where he would renew his vow to the Lord and he built an altar at Bethel and worshiped God (Gen. 35:1-15). It is picturesquely situated in a narrow valley, surrounded by rocky hills.
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