Still there is an oak bearing Abraham's name, 23 ft. in girth, and covering 90 ft. space in diameter. Abram lived there until he was 75 years old before continuing on to Canaan, in response to the command of God. Traditional bee-hive shaped houses at Harran (Glumik), The Jezreel Valley from Megiddo (Joe Freeman). Genesis 21:33 Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and called there on the name of Yahweh, the Everlasting God. He was finally buried in the Cave of Machpelah. H]O0+e{QB1 ] Beer Lai-hai-roi. When David became king of Judah this was his royal residence, and he resided here for seven and a half years (2 Sam. 4. of God, a favorite name for Abraham; compare Jas 2:23). 7. Jacob calls the place Peniel (face of God) as he has seen God face to face. 2. 10. Jacob leaves Beersheba and flees to Haran in c.1703BC. Because of its strategic position, the Jezreel Valley was the site of many battles. 0000061406 00000 n The Vale of Jezreel (the Valley of Israel also known as the Plain of Esdraelon) was an important lowland corridor running from south east to north west, linking the Jordan Valley near Beth Sheanto the coastal plain north of Mount Carmel (near the modern city of Haifa). 2. it denoted the southernmost place of the land. 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. 3. 3. Story Oriented. century BC and which have been rebuilt in the same style many times during the intervening centuries. 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. In Genesis 46, Jacob took his family to Egypt to meet Joseph. it is the Eastern eminence of Jerusalem, separated from Mount Zion by the Tyropoeon valley. Haggai & Zechariah encourage re-building, Haggai urges the exiles to re-build the Temple, Prophesies about the coming of the Messiah, 47. He began working for Laban, without wages. In his dream, the LORD renewed his covenant promise to give the land ofCanaanto Jacob and his descendants. Over two hundred years later, in c.1208BC, Midianites and Amalekites crossed the River Jordanand headed north west along the Vale of Jezreel to plunder and ravage the lands along the fertile coastal plain. Rebekah advises Jacob to flee to his uncle Laban at Haran in Mesopotamia (see Genesis 24:10 & 29). Caleb drove out from Hebron the "three sons of Anak" (Josh 14:12; 15:14); it became one of the cities of Judah (Josh 15:54), but was set apart for the Kohathite Levites (Josh 21:10 f), and became a city of refuge (Josh 20:7). Travelling north, he rests for the night at Luz (Bethel) and has an amazing dream. Gene 23:19 About a mile from the town, up the valley, is one of the largest oak trees in Israel. Beersheba. 20:1; 1 Chr. John's Letters to the believers in Asia Minor, 20. By Amos (5:5) it is classed with Bethel and Gilgal as one of the rival shrines to the pure worship of Yahweh, and in another place (8:14) he writes "They shall fall, and never rise up again," who sware, "As the way (i.e. As far as we know, Jacob never had been very far from home. The vicinity was long the favorite camping-ground of the patriarchs. 0000004892 00000 n (HC,wN3@2 |f{onRHX{ra( He then works a further seven years for Rachel (the younger daughter). If You Like these maps please click the button to "Like" us on Facebook. Hebron now contains about 5000 inhabitants, of whom some fifty families are Jews. Genesis 46:3 He said, "I am God, the God of your father. Jos 15:13,14; 21:13 Sarah died at Hebron; and Abraham then bought from Ephron the Hittite the field and cave of Machpelah, to serve as a family tomb Ge 23:2-20 The cave is still there, and the massive walls of the Haram or mosque, within which it lies, form the most remarkable object in the whole city. Jacob was not someone who . So he agrees to settle up with Jacob. The Golden Age of Israel under King Solomon, Solomon builds a palace and furnishes the Temple, The Ark of the Covenant is installed in the Temple, Solomon builds a network of chariot cities, 32. The five lesser wells are in a group in the bed of the wady. The biblical placename is .mw-parser-output .script-hebrew,.mw-parser-output .script-Hebr{font-family:"SBL Hebrew","SBL BibLit","Taamey Ashkenaz","Taamey Frank CLM","Frank Ruehl CLM","Ezra SIL","Ezra SIL SR","Keter Aram Tsova","Taamey David CLM","Keter YG","Shofar","David CLM","Hadasim CLM","Simple CLM","Nachlieli",Cardo,Alef,"Noto Serif Hebrew","Noto Sans Hebrew","David Libre",David,"Times New Roman",Gisha,Arial,FreeSerif,FreeSans} (with a et) in Hebrew, pronounced [aran] and can mean "parched," but is more likely to mean "road" or "crossroad," cognate to Old Babylonian aranu (MSL 09, 124-137 r ii 54'). Gen 30:25-43 Jacob agrees with his uncle Laban that he will take the speckled sheep and goats as his wages for the next six years. It is nearly midway between the southern end of the Dead Sea and the Mediterranean.Beersheba in Fausset's Bible Dictionary Beersheba means "well of the oath". A city of the territory of the tribe of Asher Jos 19:28 -2. Jacob was awestruck and declared This place issurely the house of God (Genesis 28:17). 0000037166 00000 n He puts his wives and children on camels and crosses the river (the River Euphrates) then heads for the hill country of Gilead (see7 on Map 41). Robinson (BW, XVII, 247) has described how he found seven ancient wells there-probably still more will yet be found. 2 Arise, go to Padanaram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughers of Laban thy mother's brother. Or eternal life in God's kingdom? Genesis 26:26 Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath his friend, and Phicol the captain of his army. 761 0 obj<>stream (2.) And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran. But "Hebron would appear to have been the original name of the city, and it was not till after Abraham's stay there that it received the name Kirjath-arba, who [i.e., Arba] was not the founder but the conqueror of the city, having led thither the tribe of the Anakim, to which he belonged. Genesis 28:10 Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran. A tradition which first appears in a definite shape in Josephus, and is now almost universally accepted, asserts that the "Mount Moriah" of the Chronicles is identical with the "mountain" in "the land of Moriah" of Genesis, and that the spot on which Jehovah appeared to David, and on which the temple was built, was the very spot of the sacrifice of Isaac.Mount Moriah Scripture - 2 Chronicles 3:1 Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where [the LORD] appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. The third resting place of Abram; Shechem was the first, Bethel the second. The kingdom of the ten tribes extended from Beersheba to Mount Ephraim (2 Chr. Here also, one thousand years after Abraham, David built an altar and offered sacrifices to God.Mount Moriah in Fausset's Bible Dictionary Genesis 22:2; 2 Chronicles 3:1. 0000007346 00000 n A Sacred Shrine: Beersheba was a sacred shrine. Abdon is read in many manuscriptsHebron in Hitchcock's Bible Names society; friendshipHebron in Naves Topical Bible 1. There is a real-world town called Harran in Turkeys anlurfa Province close to the border with Syria. 9. It meant leaving the Promised Land and venturing into territory Jacob had never entered. GVr[e_H.sy#b~]"H\ZR^va)^6hG W,Rdax%Y.Xz#>C_B#Z)M-bVVXFcpmJey,7W)yG Jacob, not used to being away from home, must have been lonely and afraid. 0000030225 00000 n 1. Harran's name is said to be from Akkadian arrnum (fem. The stones around the mouth are worn into grooves by the action of ropes for so many ages. And he called it Shibah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day." The first European who was permitted to enter this mosque was the Prince of Wales in 1862. He set up a stone pillar as an altar and re-named the place Bethel (Beth-el means House of God). 10:36, 37; 12:10; 14:13). According to Josh 15:13 it was so called after Arba, the father of Anak. Genesis 28King James Version. It is found by Isaac's servants just after the covenant made between him and Abimelech. Jacob had left his home because Esau wanted to kill him; and Jacob wondered if Esau still felt the same. Gen 31:45-54 Laban and Jacob make a covenant. 1 Chronicles 4:28 They lived at Beersheba, and Moladah, and Hazarshual. Ge 13:18 Its original name was Kirjath-arba, Jud 1:10 "the city of Arba;" so called from Arba the father of Anak. And the LORD said unto him, Go up. Isaac dug another well at Sitnah, but they again they envied him and strove with him and Isaac departed (Gen. 26:21). 1 Samuel 8:2 Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah: they were judges in Beersheba. cult) of Beersheba liveth." Jacob remembers that, when he left Canaan twenty years earlier, his brother Esau had threatened to kill him. Verse 1. Jacob's Journey Map - Good News Bible Reading Program. Later biblical passages list Haran among some cities and lands subjugated by Assyrian rulers and among Tyre's trading partners. Today, many non-conformist Christian chapels in Britain are called Bethel to indicate that they are the House of God. crcst test prep; crcst free test questions; paid test; crcst exam prep notes; subscribe Unlike Esau, Jacob was not a man of the field; he was "content to stay at home among the tents" (Genesis 25:27). The wandering Aramean is by modern biblical commentators as well as by Jewish medieval ones usually understood to refer to Jacob, or possibly to all the patriarchs. Alexander & Baker. Its earlier name was Kirjath-arba (Gen. 23:2; Josh. qhl "congregation." 9. the pestilence. Isaac spent his last days here, and at the age of 180 years died and was buried in the family sepulcher, Machpelah (Gen. 35:27-29). Jacob tricks Laban by producing for him an abundance of weaker animals (30:42). 22 from The Moody Atlas of Bible Lands. What happened during Jacobs first month in Harran? Genesis 26:33 He called it Shibah. mchlat Machalath, "sickness, or a harp." 19. How many hundredths are equivalent to 9 tenths? 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 ruins of the city of Harran, called Haran (Hebrew: , rn) in the Hebrew Bible, lie within present-day Turkey. Ge 37:14 comp. of Zion. Isaiah offers comfort to those in exile, Words of comfort after the fall of Jerusalem, Those returning are encouraged to follow the LORD, The LORD's blessing will rest on Jerusalem, 41. 2:1-4, 11; 1 Kings 2:11). It was originally called Kirjath-Arba, " The city of Arba." What Jehovah has made one see (this hophal mowreh occurs four times in the Pentateuch, nowhere in later books) "the vision of Jehovah". It is probable that the city of Old Testament times stood where Tell es Seba' now is, some 2 1/2 miles to the East; from the summit a commanding view can be obtained (PEF, III, 394, Sheet XXIV).E. 8. Paul's Journey to Cyprus, Pamphylia & Galatia, Paul & Barnabas return to Antioch in Syria, Paul & Barnabas attend the Council of Jerusalem, Paul & Barnabas take the decision to Antioch, 10. |dX60aco"6 LX&1A! Before that night at Bethel, Jacob's heart was filled with fear; afterward he walked with a new spring in his steps. It lies along the Balkh River, 24 miles (38 km) southeast of Urfa. century BC, the city was at its peak during the Hittite Empire, based on, century BC. (Borders and country names are modern.) 2 Samuel 24:2 The king said to Joab the captain of the army, who was with him, "Now go back and forth through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and number the people, that I may know the sum of the people.". 0000008705 00000 n After this he proceeds on his journey without any memorable incident. A Harmony of the Life of Jesus - Four gospel accounts in harmony. Patriarchal Period: Abram came and dwelt by the oaks of MAMRE (which see), "which are in Hebron" Gen (13:18); from here he went to the rescue of Lot and brought him back after the defeat of Chedorlaomer (14:13 f); here his name was changed to Abraham (17:5); to this place came the three angels with the promise of a son (18:1 f); Sarah died here (23:2), and for her sepulcher Abraham bought the cave of Machpelah (23:17); here Isaac and Jacob spent much of their lives (35:27; 37:14); from here Jacob sent Joseph to seek his brethren (37:14), and hence, Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt (46:1). 0000004683 00000 n Life Changing. Genesis 46:5 Jacob rose up from Beersheba, and the sons of Israel carried Jacob, their father, their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. Judges 20:1 Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was assembled as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, to Yahweh at Mizpah. It was the extreme border of the cultivated land. Therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day. Isaac was born after Abraham returned from Gerar. Years before fleeing back to Canaan ( Genesis 31:1-21 ) his relatives and belongings and Al Jizah is located Egypt! Jacob arrives back at his father Isaacs home at Hebron. Maps are essential for any serious Bible study. The third son of Kohath, who was the second son of Levi. These wells are in constant use today. But Jacob, a fugitive from Esau, was in no position to bargain. Hebron is one of the most ancient cities in the world still existing; and in this respect it is the rival of Damascus. 0000004393 00000 n 0000081481 00000 n Laban calls the place Jegar Sahadutha (Aramaic for A pile (of stones)to remind us), while Jacob calls it Galeed (Hebrew for A pile (of stones)to remind us). Jacob was awestruck and declared This place issurely the house of God (Genesis 28:17). Also Hashabiah and 1,700 Hebronites were officers "in all the Lord's business and the king's service" on the W. of Jordan. 2 Kings 12:1 In the seventh year of Jehu began Jehoash to reign; and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Zibiah of Beersheba. 3. In the time of Jerome it was still a considerable place, and still retains its ancient name --Bir es-Seba. So he sends messengers to Esau in the land of Seir (Edom), and prepares a gift of goats, sheep and camels to pacify him. The Babylonians - Learn about ancient Babylon and the people who lived there. Gen 31:31-44 Laban cannot findhis household gods (Rachel - who has stolen these family treasures - is hiding them). Abraham was living in Beersheba and it was probably here in Beersheba where Abraham and Sarah's only son Isaac was born. The two unworthy sons of Samuel were Judges in Beersheba (1 Samuel 8:2) and Zibiah, mother of King Jehoash, was born there (2 Kings 12:1 2 Chronicles 24:1).3. 4:28). 0 Abraham had moved his family to the "region of the Negev and lived between Kadesh and Shur. 0000031942 00000 n 0000025496 00000 n 2 Samuel 17:11 But I counsel that all Israel be gathered together to you, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that you go to battle in your own person. 1. 0000038268 00000 n 0000007990 00000 n Here Absalom set up the standard of revolt. Today, many non-conformist Christian chapels in Britain are called, 1. Was Jesus an outspoken rabbi or was he God? Rehoboth (plenty). )R:ZtN128YPafzsNR9oVT)gL!'/t{]s=z8qTJLaU@%'m%s 1 Chronicles 21:2 David said to Joab and to the princes of the people, Go, number Israel from Beersheba even to Dan; and bring me word, that I may know the sum of them. 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. Ancient Jerusalem - Interactive Study of Jerusalem with Map. distance from paddan aram to canaan. 28:10). Distance between Beersheba and Haran is 5340 KM / 3318.3 miles. (Gen. 22:2, 3). How far did Joseph travel from Canaan to Egypt? The earliest recorded confrontation pre-dates the Israelite invasion of Canaan. One of the largest oaks in Israel is found in the valley of Eshcol, about 3 miles north of the town. 19:2). Near its junction with the coastal plain, the Vale of Jezreel was guarded and controlled by the well-defended fortress at Megiddo Biblical Armageddon. In 2 Kings (19:12) and Isaiah (37:12) Haran reappears in the late 8th to early 7th century BC context of the Neo-Assyrian Empire's conquests. distance from canaan to shechem. 0000003958 00000 n For a time he stayed at Gerar" ( Genesis 20:1 ). 0000038201 00000 n The tope was levelled by Solomon, and immense walls were built around it from the base to enlarge the level surface for the temple area. Map title: Jacob's Travels. 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. how far did jacob travel to haran. Beersheba is mentioned in Genesis 21:31 as the place where Abraham made a treaty with Abimelech, king of the Philistines in Gerar. "Seven wells" is improbable on etymological grounds; the numeral should in that case be first. Its Position: Geographically Beersheba marked the southern limit of Judah, though theoretically this extended to the "river of Egypt" (Gen 15:18)--the modern Wady el`Avish--60 miles farther south. <]>> Jacob (Heb. [8] Although Abram's nephew Lot accompanied him to Canaan, Terah and his other descendants remained in Paddan-Aram,[9]. Hebron was fortified by Rehoboam (2 Ch 11:10). A new nation? (3) See preceding article. They pile stones in a heap as a reminder of their agreement. The site of Bethel is now occupied by the Palestinian West Bank village of Beitin, on the outskirts of Al-Bireh, 3 miles / 5 km to the north east of Ramallah. Traditional beehive houses at Haran (Zhengan). 0000024891 00000 n The biblical term easterner (qedem) refers to people in Jordanian and Arabian deserts, [8] not the lands of the Arameans, which is far to the north of Israel.