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). There are two accounts of the origin of the name. Three times in the Old Testament, it is stated that seventy people from the house of Jacob went down into Egypt. While Jacob was in Haran he married Leah and Rachel and the Lord was with him and blessed him with great riches (Gen. 29:1-30: 43). 8:30-35). The kingdom of the ten tribes extended from Beersheba to Mount Ephraim (2 Chr. And he called it Shibah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day." Eusebius, Onomasticon places it 12 Roman miles from Jerusalem, on the road to Neapolis. The other five further off. 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. He was presented to Pharaoh, and dwelt for seventeen years in Rameses and Goshen, and died in his 147th year. These have come so that your faith. 21:2; 2 Sam. This geographical information is inaccurate. 8:17-19); and (4) the promise of the Seed in which all nations of the earth were to be blessed (Gen. 22:18). An unnamed stranger directs Joseph to Dothan, about 15 . Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: but why should we serve him? 8:17; 12:16).Bethel in Fausset's Bible Dictionary ("house of God".) The family of Hebronites sprang from him. The Sanctuary: The town was originally called Luz (Gen 28:19, etc.). Location and Physical Features:There is no doubt as to the situation of ancient Shechem. 3. The road was thus forced to pass through the city located in the valley between these two mountains. 1Ch 15:9; 23:19 2. Was the cave of Abraham in Shechem or Hebron? Shechem (Nablus) - Jewish Virtual Library The Bible says that Shechem was a Hivite city and Hamor was chief. The survival rate of the newborn calves was 50%. Years later, Jacob sent his 17 year-old son, Joseph, from Hebron to check on his brothers as they kept the flocks in Shechem (Gen 37:12-14). Read the same article here on BiblicalStudies.org.. Shechem: Its Archaeological and Contextual Significance (Bible Archaeology) A nice discussion of the archaeology around Shechem, from . He then set out with his family and property "to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan" (Gen. 31). And his mother's name [was] Zibiah of Beersheba.Genesis 21:32 - Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.2 Samuel 17:11 - Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that [is] by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.2 Samuel 24:15 - So the LORD sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to the time appointed: and there died of the people from Dan even to Beersheba seventy thousand men.2 Chronicles 19:4 - And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again through the people from Beersheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them back unto the LORD God of their fathers.Judges 20:1 - Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh.2 Samuel 3:10 - To translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beersheba.2 Samuel 24:7 - And came to the strong hold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites: and they went out to the south of Judah, [even] to Beersheba.1 Kings 4:25 - And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.Genesis 21:33 - And [Abraham] planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.Genesis 46:1 - And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.1 Samuel 3:20 - And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel [was] established [to be] a prophet of the LORD.1 Kings 19:3 - And when he saw [that], he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which [belongeth] to Judah, and left his servant there.Genesis 21:31 - Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them.1 Samuel 8:2 - Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: [they were] judges in Beersheba.Genesis 26:33 - And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city [is] Beersheba unto this day.Joshua 19:2 - And they had in their inheritance Beersheba, or Sheba, and Moladah,1 Chronicles 4:28 - And they dwelt at Beersheba, and Moladah, and Hazarshual,Nehemiah 11:27 - And at Hazarshual, and at Beersheba, and [in] the villages thereof,Genesis 28:10 - And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran. All of Egypt mourned with Joseph over the passing of Jacob, who, in the time of his stay in Goshen, had gained the esteem and love of all the people. "Seven wells" is improbable on etymological grounds; the numeral should in that case be first. It was David's first capital. of God, a favorite name for Abraham; compare Jas 2:23). [2][3] Before the birth of Benjamin, Jacob is renamed "Israel" by an angel, the name after which the modern nation of Israel is named. Ritter makes Medinet Gai answer to Ai. 24:27). 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. HEBRON is one of the most ancient cities in the world still existing, and it is in this respect the rival of Damascus. The valley runs from north to south; and the main quarter of the town, surmounted by the lofty walls of the venerable Haram, lies partly on the eastern slope. Hebron was called for a time also Mamre, from Abram's ally (Genesis 23:19; Genesis 35:27). Against God's directive to settle in Bethel (28:21; 31:3, 13), Jacob settles near the city of Shechem instead. Hosea 6:9 As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man, so the company of priests murder in the way toward Shechem, committing shameful crimes. 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. After the Assyrians dragged the Northern Kingdom into exile in 722 BC, the Assyrians repopulated the area with a mixed breedpartly Jewish, partly Assyrian. Mizpah. Judges 9:31 He sent messengers to Abimelech craftily, saying, "Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brothers are come to Shechem; and behold, they constrain the city to take part against you. It lay in the pass which cuts through Mts. God called Abram from Haran to Canaan (Genesis 12:1). Identification and Description: It lay West of Ai (Gen 12:8). How long did it take for Jacob to travel from Canaan to Egypt? God confirmed the covenant he had first made with Abraham in Harran, regarding the possession of the land of Canaan. That very night the Angel of the Lord wrestled with him in a dream (Gen. 32:24-32) and because Jacob strove with God and prevailed the Lord changed his name to Israel. And here God promised him the land was to be his. 19:28).Hebron in Fausset's Bible Dictionary 1. Hence the prophet Hosea (Hos. Located in the Hill Country of Ephraim, the city of Shechem played a vital role in the history of Israel. First Joshua says: the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River. You can choose to follow the perhaps bad example of your parents and make the same mistakes they have made by being loyal to the things they were loyal to. Ed, Issue 46, Winter 2023. 2. Jacob arrives at Shechem in c.1691BC (see Genesis 12:6-7) where he buys some land for a tomb from the sons of Hamor and sets up an altar called El Elohe Yisrael (Hebrew, meaning 'God, the God of Israel' or 'God, the God of Jacob'). The copious springs which supply abundance of water rise at the base of Gerizim. Still there is an oak bearing Abraham's name, 23 ft. in girth, and covering 90 ft. space in diameter. Beersheba. A city of the tribe of Judah, south of Jerusalem When built Nu 13:22 Fortified 2Ch 11:10 Called KIRJATH-ARBA Ge 23:2 ARBA Ge 35:27; Jos 15:13 Abraham lived there and Sarah died at Ge 23:2 Hoham, king of, confederated with other kings of the Canaanites against Joshua Jos 10:3-39 Descendants of the Anakim live at Nu 13:22; Jos 11:21 Conquest of, by Caleb Jos 14:6-15; Jud 1:10,20 A city of refuge Jos 20:7; 21:11,13 David crowned king of Judah at 2Sa 2:1-11; 3 David crowned king of Israel at 2Sa 5:1-5 The burial place of Sarah Ge 23:2 The burial place of Abner 2Sa 3:32 The burial place of Ish-bosheth 2Sa 4:12 The conspirators against Ish-bosheth hanged at 2Sa 4:12 Absalom made king at 2Sa 15:9,10 Jews of the Babylonian captivity lived at Ne 11:25 Pool of 2Sa 4:12 -3. One of the towns in the territory of Asher, Jos 19:28 probably Ebdon or Abdom.Hebron in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE he'-brun (chebhron, "league" or "confederacy"; Chebron): One of the most ancient and important cities in Southern Israel, now known to the Moslems as el Khalil (i.e. 3. After the return from the Captivity the phrase is narrowed into "from Beersheba unto the valley of Hinnom" (Neh. 3. It should be noted that the personal names `Aqqubh and Ya`aqobhah (accent on the penult) also occur in the Old Testament, the former borne by no less than 4 different persons; also that in the Palmyrene inscriptions we find a person named `ath`aqobh, a name in which this same verb `aqabh is preceded by the name of the god `Ate, just as in `Aqabhyah it is followed by the name YahuJacob in Wikipedia (pronounced /dekb/; Hebrew: , Standard Yaakov; Septuagint Greek: ; "heel" or "leg-puller", Arabic: Yaqb), also known as Israel (Hebrew: , Standard Yisrael, Isrl; Septuagint Greek: ; "persevere with God"[1]), as described in the Bible, was the third patriarch of the Jewish people, and ancestor of the tribes of Israel, named after his descendants. Gods grace. [See MOUNT MORIAH] 2. This distance and driving directions will also be displayed on an interactive map labeled as Distance Map and Driving Directions Egypt. The town has no walls; but the main streets opening on the principal roads have gates. Later History: Probably during the captivity Hebron came into the hands of Edom, though it appears to have been colonized by returning Jews (Neh 11:25); it was recovered from Edom by Simon Maccabeus (1 Macc 5:65; Josephus, Ant, XII, viii, 6). 5:5); and here he was anointed as king over all Israel (2 Sam. Soap is manufactured in large quantities, oil for this purpose being plentifully supplied by the olive groves. In Judges 20:26 translate for "the house of God" Bethel. Shiloh: Tabernacle Location, Joshua, Hannah's Prayer, Samuel Biblical City of Ai Located and Matches Joshua's Story. Jacob (Heb. Shechem (BiblePlaces.com) Shechem. Jacob had other daughters, whose names are not mentioned. A city of the territory of the tribe of Asher Jos 19:28 -2. Ge 35:1-8 The original name was Luz. It lay South of Shiloh (Jdg 21:19). On the slope of the mountain beyond is the village of `Askar; see SYCHAR. Terah dies in Haran five years later. b. prophecy through dreams. Abraham came first to Shechem when he entered Canaan (Genesis 12:6), and God confirmed the promise to give the land to him. A city in the south of territory of the tribe of Judah 1Sa 30:27 -3. Here Solomon's temple was built, on the spot that had been the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite (2 Sam. This was "the land of Moriah" to which Abraham went to offer up his son Isaac (Gen. 22:2). As mentioned before, it was here that Abram, the father of the Jewish nation, first came when he came to the land. 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). 3. Jeroboam shouted: To your tents, O Israel and separated the ten northern tribes from the southern kingdom of Judah (1 Kings 12:1,16). And the LORD drove out from before us all the peoples, even the Amorites who lived in the land. Here the name is ascribed to the Hebrew root shabha`, "to swear," but this same root is connected with the idea of seven, seven victims being offered and to take an oath, meaning "to come under the influence of seven." Bethel, the place, is expressly distinguished from Luz, the old Canaanite city. The best way to get from Hebron to Shechem costs only $14 and takes just 3 hours. Mutton was preferred to camel meat, which came second in popularity, costing US$2/kg. At about the center point of the land of Canaan was the place called Shechem. Shechem first steps on the pages of Scripture as Abram enters the land of Canaan. DeVries, LaMoine F. Cities of the Biblical World. Abram pitched his tent on a mountain E. of Bethel, abounding in pasture (Genesis 12:8; Genesis 13:3). Weekly Theme. This is where Jacob builds his first altar, (just as Grandpa Abraham had done when entering Canaan). The average milk yield was 2.5 L per day; the price of camel's milk was higher than that of cow's milk at US$0.5. There the prophet from Judah foretold the overthrow of the calf altar by Josiah. Shechem, a son of Hamor the Hivite. "Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of Yahweh, the Everlasting God" Gen (21:33). 11. Ewing. From Mount Ebal, they shouted the curses if they disobeyed the law, and from Mount Gerizim, they shouted the blessings if they obeyed. There he met with Rachel (29). Geography affects history. Who and what is SHECHEM? - WebBible Encyclopedia - ChristianAnswers.Net He was born probably at Lahai-roi, when his father was fifty-nine and Abraham one hundred and fifty- nine years old. It was then the seat of Canaanite idolatry, the temple of Baal-berith being here (Judges 9:4, 46). 2Ki 17:27,28 In later times Bethel is named only once under the scarcely-altered name of Beitin. And Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, on his way from Paddan-aram, and he camped before the city. with angels going up and down. 20 There he erected an altar and called it El-Elohe . 6. In this city Absalom found a center for his disaffection, and repairing there under pretense of performing a vow to Yahweh, he raised the standard of revolt (2 Sam 15:7 f). Joshua 17:7 The border of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethath, which is before Shechem. Where the easiest ground to travel lies, there also a wayfarer walksand so a highway begins. The traditional site of Jacob's well cannot be located by finding Sychar, as that city is no longer in existence. (1.) Moreover, a Pharaoh of the Hyksos period bears a name that looks like ya`aqobh-'el (Spiegelberg, Orientalische Literaturzeitung, VII, 130). Tanning and the manufacture of leather goods are also carried on. 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. And he said, Unto Hebron.1 Chronicles 3:4 - [These] six were born unto him in Hebron; and there he reigned seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years.Joshua 10:5 - Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.Joshua 10:3 - Wherefore Adonizedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,Joshua 12:10 - The king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one;2 Samuel 3:32 - And they buried Abner in Hebron: and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.Exodus 6:18 - And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath [were] an hundred thirty and three years.1 Chronicles 2:42 - Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel [were], Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.Joshua 15:13 - And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, [even] the city of Arba the father of Anak, which [city is] Hebron.Joshua 21:11 - And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which [city is] Hebron, in the hill [country] of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.Judges 16:3 - And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put [them] upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that [is] before Hebron.2 Samuel 3:22 - And, behold, the servants of David and Joab came from [pursuing] a troop, and brought in a great spoil with them: but Abner [was] not with David in Hebron; for he had sent him away, and he was gone in peace.1 Chronicles 6:57 - And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, [namely], Hebron, [the city] of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,Joshua 20:7 - And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjatharba, which [is] Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.Joshua 21:13 - Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs,Genesis 23:2 - And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same [is] Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.Genesis 35:27 - And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which [is] Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.2 Samuel 15:10 - But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say, Absalom reigneth in Hebron.2 Samuel 5:13 - And David took [him] more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.2 Samuel 3:27 - And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth [rib], that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.
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