He is persuaded to accept Jacobs gifts. And he called it Shibah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day."2. Jacob was 77 years old, and he loved Rachel immediately. 3. 0000026716 00000 n Picture Study Bible - StudyBible with Pictures and Maps. He then works a further seven years for Rachel (the younger daughter). uRj B2J/Gh Z+Y-j\aHit$LdSONF6U`t[UIjSzJ[UXSaZkY8DilLZ-v= First Century Israel Map - 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. A new nation? century citadel, and the remains of the Old Mosque. In the familiar phrase 'from Dan to Beersheba' (Jdg. Sorry, you have Javascript Disabled! Write by: . Joshua 15:28 Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah. In one part of the modern city is a great mosque, which is built over the grave of Machpelah. The whole neighborhood is strewn with the ruins of the Byzantine city which once flourished there; it was an episcopal see. Arriving in Haran, Jacob saw a well where shepherds were gathering their flocks to water them and met Labans younger daughter, Rachel, Jacobs first cousin; she was working as a shepherdess. After the occupation of the land by the Israelites, Hebron became one of the cities of refuge. If this is. 7. So he pursues Jacob and catches up with him in the hills of Gilead. 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. Beersheba. 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. John's Letters to the believers in Asia Minor, 20. JJ`GvVBK=-dr_HN;O. 2 Samuel 24:15 So Yahweh sent a pestilence on Israel from the morning even to the appointed time; and there died of the people from Dan even to Beersheba seventy thousand men. Nehemiah 11:27 and in Hazar Shual, and in Beersheba and its towns. So he sends messengers to Esau in the land of Seir (Edom), and prepares a gift of goats, sheep and camels to pacify him. 2 Chronicles 19:4 Jehoshaphat lived at Jerusalem: and he went out again among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim, and brought them back to Yahweh, the God of their fathers. Jacob's journey from Beersheba to Haran was not an easy one. oq Bt c8D"xv7 The Journeys of Isaac, Jacob & Joseph, Jacob cheats Esau and flees to Mesopotamia, 25. It was the extreme border of the cultivated land. The other well is 5 feet in diameter, and was 42 feet to the water. Map title: Jacob's Travels. 2. "Seven wells" is improbable on etymological grounds; the numeral should in that case be first. Book of Jubilees 13:13 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh seized Sarai, the wife of Abram, that the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife. Israel becomes a kingdom under Saul and David, Jonathan demolishes the Philistine pillar at Geba, Saul is killed by the Philistines at Mt Gilboa, The Ark of the Covenant is brought to Jerusalem, David's victories over Israel's neighbours, Absalom's flight & his rebellion against David, 31. 2 Kings 23:8 He brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba; and he broke down the high places of the gates that were at the entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man's left hand at the gate of the city. 0 Genesis 22:19 So Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba. Near its junction with the coastal plain, the Vale of Jezreel was guarded and controlled by the well-defended fortress at Megiddo Biblical Armageddon. And he called it Shibah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day." 2 Chronicles 24:1 Joash was seven years old when he began to reign; and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Zibiah, of Beersheba. 19:28).Hebron in Fausset's Bible Dictionary 1. or from Beersheba to Dan (1 Chronicles 21:2 2 Chronicles 30:5) were the proverbial expressions, though necessarily altered through the changed conditions in later years to "from Geba to Beer-sheba" (2 Kings 23:8) or "from Beer-sheba to the hill-country of Ephraim" (2 Chronicles 19:4).4. The personal name Haran is spelled (with a hei) in Hebrew and means "mountaineer". Jehovah testified His acceptance of David's sacrifice there by sending down fire to consume it (Leviticus 9:24; 1 Kings 18:24; 1 Kings 18:38; 2 Chronicles 7:1). ^D$=;yE!3%2:I1^ymoJ;_Zc_*j C^g| Calling together men from the tribes of Manasseh, Asher, Zebulun and Naphtali, Gideon defeated the Midianites on the valley floor just north of Mount Gilboa (see Judges 6:33-35 & 7:1-25). 7. It was a well-known town when Abraham entered Canaan, 3800 years ago. 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. Evidently the threshing floor on Moriah was near the real Mount Zion, the city of David (on the eastern not the western half of Jerusalem).Mount Moriah in Hitchcock's Bible Names bitterness of the LordMount Moriah in Smiths Bible Dictionary (chosen by Jehovah). 2:42, 43. of Zion. xref qhl "congregation." 9. 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 was awestruck and declared This place issurely the house of God (Genesis 28:17). 3. Hebron is said to have been rounded before Zoan (i.e. Another account is given (Gen 26:23-33), where Isaac takes an oath and just afterward, "the same day Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged (dug), and said unto him, We have found water. Genesis 21:32 So they made a covenant at Beersheba. haran to canaan distance. It was here at Beer Laihairoi that his sons, Jacob and Esau, were born (Gen. 24:62-67; 25:24-29). Beitin was a prosperous town during Roman times, and still contains the remains of a Byzantine monastery built to commemorate Jacobs dream. 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. In his dream, the LORD renewed his covenant promise to give the land of Canaan to Jacob and his descendants. Genesis 46:1 Israel traveled with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father, Isaac. (See JEHOVAH JIREH; GERIZIM.) 0000068684 00000 n This may recall the cpisode of Laban duping Jacob into receiving the weak-eyed Leah and not the ewe-lamb Rachel (2\1;24). century BC, the city was at its peak during the Hittite Empire, based on, century BC. 24:24, 25; 2 Chr. He arrives at Bethel (Luz) and builds an altar to God called El Bethel(God of Bethel). The most southern city of Israel Jud 20:1 Named by Abraham, who lived there Ge 21:31-33; 22:19 The place where Isaac lived Ge 26:23 Jacob went out from, toward Haran Ge 28:10 Sacrifices offered at, by Jacob; when journeying to Egypt Ge 46:1 In the inheritance of Judah Jos 15:20,28; 2Sa 24:7 Afterward assigned to Simeon Jos 19:2,9; 1Ch 4:28 Two sons of Samuel were judges at 1Sa 8:2 Became a seat of idolatrous worship Am 5:5; 8:14 -2. Gen 28:20-22 Jacob promises to follow God and to give him a tithe a tenth of all his wealth. The third son of Kohath the Levite (Ex. or from Beersheba to. The ruins of the city of Harran, called Haran (Hebrew: , rn) in the Hebrew Bible, lie within present-day Turkey. The family of Hebronites sprang from him. "Then Jacob left Beersheba, and Israel's sons took their father Jacob and their children and their wives in the carts that Pharaoh had sent to transport him. It is usually included in Zion, to the north-east of which it lay, and from which it was separated by the Tyropoean valley. <]>> They pile stones in a heap as a reminder of their agreement. Jacob then served Laban for another six years, during which he amassed a large amount of property; he then set out with his wives and children to return to Palestine. Having fled for his life from Beersheba, Jacob settled down for the night at Luz. e@%&5mEV]+y$\~3i[ . And the LORD said unto him, Go up. God gives Jacob the name Israel, meaning He struggles with God. 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. %PDF-1.5 % Jacob's Journey Map - Good News Bible Reading Program. Paul's Journey to Ephesus, Philippi & Corinth, The Ephesians are filled with the Holy Spirit, Paul meets violent opposition in Jerusalem, 13. He was finally buried in the Cave of Machpelah. Gen 31:22-30 Laban discovers that his daughters have left and his family idols are missing. 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. The Journey of Isaac (10 Key Locations)The land of Canaan was indeed the inheritance of the descendants of Abraham, but Isaac like his father would only be a pilgrim in this wonderful land. 2. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob dwelt here, and it was here that Abraham bought a tomb - the Cave of Machpelah. 0000010991 00000 n Since the 1950s, archeological excavations of Harran have been conducted,[1][2] which have yielded insufficient discoveries about the site's pre-medieval history[3] or of its supposed patriarchal age. Abram lived there until he was 75 years old before continuing on to Canaan, in response to the command of God. How many years did Israelites spent in Egypt? Within the last few years this long-deserted spot-a wide stretch of shapeless ruins, the haunt of the lawless Bedouin-has been re-occupied; the Turks have stationed there an enlightened Kaimerkhan (subgovernor); government offices and shops have been built; wells have been cleared, and there is now an abundant water supply pumped even to the separate houses. Jacob lived in Egypt seventeen years, and the years of his life were a hundred and forty-seven. Make a copy of BLM 3A Jacob's Jeremiah warns of the destruction of Jerusalem, Jeremiah says idolatry will bring Judah's fall, Jeremiah prophesies the destruction of Jerusalem, Miscellaneous flashbacks to earlier times, Gedeliah is murdered & Jeremiah goes to Egypt, 43. - And Israel (as the head of the theocratic family) took his journey - literally, broke up, sc. 3. When the Lord told him to return, he worried about how his brother, Esau, would accept him. ( M! Later, in 1011 BC, Saul the first king of Israel was killed by the Philistines at the Battle of Gilboa, overlooking the Vale of Jezreel, and his corpse was displayed on the walls of Beth Shean (see 1 Samuel 28:4, 29:1 & 31:1-10). On the way Jacob wrestled with a mysterious stranger, a divine being, who changed Jacobs name to Israel. Jacob wrestles all night alone with God, seeking his blessing. 0000037166 00000 n Gen 31:1-21 Labans sons are furious with their cousin Jacob, so Jacob flees secretly from Haran. Obadiah foretells the punishment of Edom, Obadiah prophesies the resurgence of Israel, 46. Ge 22:2 Its position is doubtful, some thinking it to be Mount MOriah, others that Moreh, near Shechem, is meant. 0000081481 00000 n it denoted the southernmost place of the land. How long was Jacob with Laban? 1 Kings 19:3 When he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there. 4. 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. 500 miles is my best estimate of the Jacob's journey using map Old Testament Overview - General survey of the Old Testament. At the coastal end, this lowland routeway joined up with the Via Maris the Way of the Sea which ran along the coastal plain linking the ancient civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia. 0000008705 00000 n 77 years old when he fled to Haran 84 years old when he married 90 years old when Joseph was sold into slavery 130 years old when he moved to Egypt 147 years old when he died Was buried in the cave of Macpelah n Two major deceptions of Jacob: 1. 0000009999 00000 n God sends Jacob to Bethel (the site of Jacob's dream - see Genesis 28:17). Before that night at Bethel, Jacob's heart was filled with fear; afterward he walked with a new spring in his steps. One of Samson's exploits was the carrying of the gate of Gaza "to the top of the mountain that is before Hebron" (Jdg 16:3). Image Driven. [4][5] The earliest records of Harran come from the Ebla tablets, c. 2300 BC. Also Hashabiah and 1,700 Hebronites were officers "in all the Lord's business and the king's service" on the W. of Jordan. 0000010440 00000 n Isaac was born after Abraham returned from Gerar. Distance between Beersheba and Haran is 5340 KM / 3318.3 miles. Harran, also spelled Haran, Roman Carrhae, ancient city of strategic importance, now a village, in southeastern Turkey. Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch, (, Huehnergard, John. 3. Haggai & Zechariah encourage re-building, Haggai urges the exiles to re-build the Temple, Prophesies about the coming of the Messiah, 47. 0000003654 00000 n 0000003958 00000 n Isaac lived longer than either Abraham or his son Jacob, and his he spent his life within a small area in the south of the land of Canaan. 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." It was already centuries old when the Hittites fought Ramesses II ofEgyptat the Battle ofKadeshin 939 BC. Ge 37:14 comp. 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. 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. 9. It is more likely that Harran is based on Istanbul, Turkeys largest city and former capital. The curb-stones around the mouth of both wells are worn into deep grooves by the action of the ropes of so many centures. 46:1). 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). endstream endobj 760 0 obj<>>>/LastModified(D:01050705231143)/MarkInfo<>>> endobj 762 0 obj<> endobj 763 0 obj<>/Font<>/XObject<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageC/ImageI]/ExtGState<>>>/StructParents 0>> endobj 764 0 obj<>/C[0 0 0]/StructParent 1>> endobj 765 0 obj<> endobj 766 0 obj<> endobj 767 0 obj<> endobj 768 0 obj<> endobj 769 0 obj<> endobj 770 0 obj<> endobj 771 0 obj<>/C[0 0 0]/StructParent 8>> endobj 772 0 obj<> endobj 773 0 obj<> endobj 774 0 obj<> endobj 775 0 obj<> endobj 776 0 obj<> endobj 777 0 obj[/Indexed/DeviceCMYK 3 804 0 R] endobj 778 0 obj<> endobj 779 0 obj[/Indexed/DeviceCMYK 1 802 0 R] endobj 780 0 obj/DeviceCMYK endobj 781 0 obj/DeviceGray endobj 782 0 obj[/Indexed/DeviceCMYK 253 803 0 R] endobj 783 0 obj[/Separation/Auto/DeviceCMYK 797 0 R] endobj 784 0 obj<>stream Mount Moriah. ), "road"; arrntum (pl.).[6]. The ruins of the city of Harran, called Haran (Hebrew: , rn) in the Hebrew Bible, might lie within present-day Turkey. Seven (sheba' which also may explain the name) wells are at the place, so that a different one may have been named by Isaac from that named by Abraham. Gideon, himself, was born in the Vale of Jezreel at Ophrah usually identified as the modern-day city of Afula (see Judges 6:11 & 24). 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. Afterward on Moriah he offered Isaac (Genesis 22:2; Genesis 22:14). The World of the Old Testament Journeys, 23.The Journeys of Adam, Enoch, Noah & Abraham, Cain is sent on a journey to the east of Eden, 24. Ya'acov) was the son of Isaac and grandson of Abraham the first Hebrew. How can you take 9 toothpicks and make ten without breaking the toothpicks? 6. Jacob calls the place Peniel (face of God) as he has seen God face to face. Genesis 26:23 He went up from there to Beersheba. approximately. Haranis one of the oldest cities on earth that is still inhabited today. Laban tricked him and Jacbo had to agree to work 7 more years to win Rachel. 0000006980 00000 n 759 0 obj <> endobj This was Isaac's home after he married Rebekah. Jacob was not someone who . How far did Joseph travel from Canaan to Egypt? Beersheba to Haran. Nehemiah 11:30 Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and its fields, Azekah and its towns. Modern travellers toHarran(Haran),nearAltinbaakin easternTurkey, can sense the antiquity of the settlement when they encounter its decaying walls, the ruins of the ancient 11thcentury citadel, and the remains of the Old Mosque. 2. Jacob, not used to being away from home, must have been lonely and afraid. He had been traveling the ridge road through the Judean hills, and he came to a place called Almond Tree - or Luz, in Hebrew. 19:2). Some contend that Mount Gerizim is meant, but most probably we are to regard this as one of the hills of Jerusalem. %%EOF What do these events reveal about Laban? And David made Abner and the men that [were] with him a feast.Joshua 11:21 - And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities.Joshua 10:23 - And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, [and] the king of Eglon.2 Samuel 2:1 - And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? (HC,wN3@2 |f{onRHX{ra( From Acts of the Apostles to John's Revelation, 12 Aug. 1 Corinthians 10:16-17,11:20-34, 2 Feb. Genesis 29:31-35,30:1-12,17-24. What kinds of discomfort, loneliness or loss did Jacob face in his travel to Paddan Aram? On his way through to Joseph in Egypt, Jacob stopped here to offer sacrifices (Gn. ?nh%z{&=2S020,uMAM2xI^; $&$v`JmwVnL}>*b'Bq=G'HG0msg9 ! 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 Chr. 3. laban caught up with jacob in the hill country of gilead. 0000061406 00000 n 2 Samuel 24:7 and came to the stronghold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites; and they went out to the south of Judah, at Beersheba. Gen 27:1-40 Jacob, now aged 50, disguises himself as his older brother Esau, and deceives his elderly father Isaac in order to get the blessing of the first-born. It became the residence also of the rebellious Absalom (2 Sam. Jacob set out in haste from Beersheba and camped at Bethel (formerly Luz) before continuing on to Paddan-aram (Genesis 28:10-29:1). Esek (strife). 1 Kings 4:25 Judah and Israel lived safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon. Esau came up from Seir and met Jacob in peace; Jacob then continued on as far as Shechem (Genesis 33). @;B+lI0Av;@H'D~9?, The town was situated in a narrow valley - the "Valley of the Eschol; " whose sides are clothed with vineyards, groves of olives, and other fruit trees. Robinson (BW, XVII, 247) has described how he found seven ancient wells there-probably still more will yet be found. |dX60aco"6 LX&1A! But Esau has long since forgiven Jacob and is delighted to see him. It became a Levitical city and a city of refuge (20:7; 21:11). The stones around the mouth are worn into grooves by the action of ropes for so many ages. These are the records of the generations of Jacob. When David became king of Judah this was his royal residence, and he resided here for seven and a half years (2 Sam. S. of the town in the bottom of the valley is a tank, 130 ft. square by 50 deep. 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 threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.Genesis 22:2 - And he said, Take now thy son, thine only [son] Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. [8] Although Abram's nephew Lot accompanied him to Canaan, Terah and his other descendants remained in Paddan-Aram,[9]. 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. his encampment (cf. He made his home in Beersheba where he was born until the last days of his life which were in Hebron. In the New Testament, Haran is mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles (7:24), in a recounting of the story in Genesis wherein it first appears. 3. 1B The Bible truth of Jacob's dream about the ladder has inspired a popular quilt pattern. [See MOUNT MORIAH] 2. The name is not found in the New Testament. trailer In the time of Jerome it was still a considerable place, and still retains its ancient name --Bir es-Seba. Beer Lai-hai-roi. endstream endobj 787 0 obj[/Separation/Red/DeviceCMYK 800 0 R] endobj 788 0 obj<>stream 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. Paul's Journey to Phrygia, Macedonia & Archaia, 11. Gerar. the pestilence. Jacob's Journey It's a long way from Beersheba to Haran - about the distance from Savannah, Georgia to Richmond, Virginia. After the death of Saul, David was here anointed king (2 Sam 5:3) and reigned here 7 1/2 years, until he captured Jerusalem and made that his capital (2 Sam 5:5); while here, six sons were born to him (2 Sam 3:2). By Amos (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 (Amos 8:14) he writes "They shall fall, and never rise up again," who sware, "As the way (i.e. Map of jacobs journey to haran and back. The third resting place of Abram; Shechem was the first, Bethel the second. Genesis 11:31 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there. This is where he deceived Abimelech, the king of Gerar (Gen. 26:1-16). 1. The World of the New Testament Journeys, English Translations of the New Testament, Jesus teaches how to receive the Holy Spirit, Jesus is changed on the slopes of Mount Hermon, Jesus heralds the end of the sacrificial system, The believers are filled with the Holy Spirit, Stephen is killed & the believers are scattered, 9. Traditional bee-hive shaped houses at Harran (Glumik), The Jezreel Valley from Megiddo (Joe Freeman). (Borders and country names are modern.) 1 Chronicles 2:42-43. 10. "Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of Yahweh, the Everlasting God" Gen (21:33). From the Kingdom of Israel to the Exile, 5. Genesis 28:10-22 describes the Lord's appearance in a dream, given to Jacob while on the road to Haran in Mesopotamia, the region where Rebekah's brother Laban lives. Abraham had moved his family to the "region of the Negev and lived between Kadesh and Shur. (See OAK ?T0002758.) There are two accounts of the origin of the name. Jacob Encounters God at Bethel ( Genesis 28:10-22) As Jacob flees from his family in Beersheba, he stops along the way one night to sleep. He set up a stone pillar as an altar and re-named the place Bethel (Beth-el means House of God). Jacob had been on the road only a few days. The well of, belonged to Abraham and Isaac Ge 21:25,26 -3. Genesis 29. 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. 6:2, 18). The population is about 8000, of which about 600 are Jews; the remainder Turks and Arabs. Mount Moriah in Easton's Bible Dictionary the chosen of Jehovah. 0000004103 00000 n God is at the top of the ladder and angels are going up and down it. The Lord changed Jacob's name to Israel and he became the father of 12 sons who became the 12 tribes of Israel (Gen. 25-50). 1. 1. Jacob (Heb. Joseph was a teenager when his family had last seen him. In his dream, the LORD renewed his covenant promise to give the land ofCanaanto Jacob and his descendants. 0000030225 00000 n The Days of the Monarchy: David, when a fugitive, received kindness from the people of this city (1 Sam 30:31); here Abner was treacherously slain by Joab at the gate (2 Sam 3:27), and the sons of Rimmon, after their hands and feet had been cut off, were hanged "beside the pool" (2 Sam 4:12). H_o016cTU"V)$x)#aS IJ ls.L]~,@@+GqpfiZJ/xv,Q*p@s_8O%Ys(JB3Wf By selective breeding, he ensures that most of the new lambs are speckled, and so builds up his own flocks at Labans expense. The miles based distance from Haran to Canaan is 7568.9 miles. Khalil er Rahman, "the friend of the Merciful," i.e. However, according to the Book of Jubilees (31:8-11, 48), Rebekah was still alive when Jacob returned home. 0000031942 00000 n Jehovah's vision to David in the same spot, before the preparation for building the temple there, revived the name Moriah (2 Samuel 24:16; 2 Samuel 24:24-25.) Roman Empire Map - 0000002117 00000 n According to the Hebrew Bible, Haran was the place where Terah settled with his son Abraham (at that time called Abram), his grandson Lot, and Abram's wife Sarah (at that time known as Sarai) during their planned journey from Ur Kadim (Ur of the Chaldees) to the Land of Canaan. Third son of Kohath; younger brother of Amram, father of Moses and Aaron (Exodus 6:18). Near Hebron was the cave of Machpelah, where he and Sarah were buried. 0000009371 00000 n Then it was that he dreamed, and in the dream the Lord . The Romano-Jewish world of the New Testament, 22. A city of Judah, Jos 15:54 situated among the mountains, Jos 20:7 20 Roman miles south of Jerusalem, and the same distance north of Beersheba. It is picturesquely situated in a narrow valley running from N. to S. (probably that of Eshcol, whence the spies got the great cluster of grapes, Numbers 13:23), surrounded by rocky hills, still famed for fine grapes. A Sacred Shrine: Beersheba was a sacred shrine. 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'). I will also surely bring you up again. 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.