And he took his brethren, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. Seven days journey.The route chosen by Jacob was apparently the more easterly one, past Tadmor, and through the Hauran, leaving Damascus to the west. Harran was in Mesopotamia, and took its name from the highroad which led through it from the east to the west. it was at this time that the patriarch purchased from that chieftain "the parcel of the field" which he subsequently bequeathed, as a special patrimony, to his son Joseph. Also called CHARRAN A place in Mesopotamia to which Terah and Abraham migrated Ge 11:31; 12:4,5; Ac 7:4 Death of Terah at Ge 11:32 Abraham leaves, by divine command Ge 12:1-5 Jacob flees to Ge 27:43; 28:7; 29 Returns from, with Rachel and Leah Ge 31:17-21 Conquest of, king of Assyria 2Ki 19:12 Merchants of Eze 27:23 Idolatry in Jos 24:2,14; Isa 37:12Haran in Smiths Bible Dictionary (a mountaineer). hbbd``b` 9`d * i b P0&F 0 How far is Haran to Hebron? (See SYCHAR T0003542. 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 Arabic jilead means "rough," "rugged. It corresponds today to the northwestern part of the Kingdom of Jordan . a. )Shechem in Fausset's Bible Dictionary ("shoulder", or "upper part of the back just below the neck"); explained as if the town were on the shoulder of the heights dividing the waters that flow toward the Mediterranean on the W. and to the Jordan on the E.; or on a shoulder or ridge connected with Mounts Ebal and Gerizim. Abraham is called by Mohammedans el-Khulil, "the Friend," i.e. Son of Kohath Ex 6:18; Nu 3:19; 1Ch 6:2,18; 23:12,19Hebron in Smiths Bible Dictionary (alliance). History: Bethel was a royal city of the Canaanites (Josh 12:16). A town in the north border of Asher (Josh. The tributaries are further up than Egypt (Psalm 78:44; Exodus 7:18-20; Isaiah 7:18; Isaiah 19:6; Ezekiel 29:3; Ezekiel 30:12). Under the oak in the neighboring sanctuary he set up the stone of witness (24:26). There might be slight difference . The place was originally called Shechem, and it was the first spot where Abraham pitched his tent after entering Canaan. Abraham remained at Beersheba for some time. Why have you come to me now when you are in distress? Mountains:The uplands of Gilead may be described as the crumpling of the edge of the great eastern plateau ere it plunges into the Ghor. Bethel became the king's chapel" (sanctuary) "the king's court" ("house of the kingdom") (Amos 7:13; Amos 3:14-15). The town was located on the road that ran from Nineveh to Carchemish and was regarded as of considerable importance by the Assyrian kings. A city north of Jerusalem The ancient city adjacent to, and finally embraced in, was called Luz Jos 18:13; Jud 1:23-26 Abraham estblishes an altar at Ge 12:8; 13:3,4 The place where Jacob saw the vision of the ladder Ge 28:10-22; 31:13; Ho 12:4 And builds an altar at Ge 35:1-15 Deborah dies at Ge 35:8 Conquered by Joshua Jos 8:17; with 12:16 Conquered by the household of Joseph Jud 1:22-26 Allotted to Benjamin Jos 18:13,22 Court of justice held at By Deborah Jud 4:5 By Samuel 1Sa 7:16 Tabernacle at, and called HOUSE OF GOD Jud 20:18,31; 21:2 Jeroboam institutes idolatrous worship at 1Ki 12:25-33; 2Ki 10:29 Idolatry at Jer 48:13; Am 4:4 Shalmanezer sends a priest to 2Ki 17:27,28 Prophecies against the idolatrous altars at 1Ki 13:1-6,32; 2Ki 23:4,15-20; Am 3:14 The school of prophets at 2Ki 2:3 The young men of, mock Elisha 2Ki 2:23,24 People of, return from Babylon Ezr 2:28; Ne 7:32 Prophecies against Am 5:5 -2. This seems to have led to a reconquest of the land by heathenism, and return to Gilead was promised to Israel (Zechariah 10:10).At a later time the Jewish residents in Gilead were exposed to danger from their heathen neighbors. The third resting place of Abram; Shechem was the first, Bethel the second. Bethel in Easton's Bible Dictionary house of God. A little north of Cairo it divides into two branches, one flowing to Rosetta and the other to Damietta, from which place the mouths are named. haran; i.e., "mountaineer." Es Salt is the only village of any importance in the South. It was one of Samuel's towns of circuit for judging (1 Samuel 7:16). Streams and Products:The Yarmuk and the Zerqa (see JABBOK) are the main streams, but almost every valley has its perennial brook. (Porter and Rawlinson favor this last place. Though it often expressed itself in deceit, Jacob's tenacious nature was an asset to him. To each of Again, along with Bashan, it indicates the land East of Jordan, as distinguished from the Moab plateau (Deuteronomy 3:10 Joshua 13:11 2 Kings 10:33). The temple was sacred to 'Urki, the moon goddess; Ilgi son of Urukh completed it. Ge 11:29 and Iscah. Hebron now contains about 5000 inhabitants, of whom some fifty families are Jews. Dan. Here also he raised an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel, "God, the God of Israel" (Gen 33:20). The days of Terah were 205 years, and Terah died in Haran ( Genesis 11:26-32 ESV ). A Gershonite Levite in the time of David, one of the family of Shimei. #P3{g\ g`&fVg}R+H@O '`7C|>T)*KO%ru HPdR"Sb&AZ"TH+ @VH+IP zzy*$B&pU !1|=oZ.fL*Q{5V7{^JcaS}ayI It is computed to be over 300 miles in a straight line. Judges 10:18 The people, the princes of Gilead, said one to another, "What man is he who will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? Hebron. 2 Kings 15:29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath Pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel Beth Maacah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; and he carried them captive to Assyria. "Summer and winter houses" too, and "great houses" and "houses of ivory." Hebrews 7:3 gives an interesting description of Melchizedek and therefore his identity remains a mystery. They moved southward and passed by the city of Damascus along the way and it might have been at this time that Abraham secured his servant Eliezer (Gen. 15:2).4. The city of Dan was located in the north between Hazor and Damascus.10. 33:8 ). Biblical Archaeology - Significant Discoveries from Ancient Empires. ( Israel), why would they arrive at Haran more than 100 miles NORTH o. 100 mile radius from Mount Gilead. The Nile as a God 2. The distance to be traveled from Hebron to Haran was probably over 400 miles, perhaps as many as 450. His flocks were pastured at so remote a distance from Haran that it would be easy for him to send them in detachments to the ford of the Euphrates, distant about sixty or seventy miles; he would make all the arrangements with his four elder sons and trusty servants, and, probably, even see them across the ford himself, and would return to Haran to fetch his wives and younger children only when all was well advanced. Amos 1:3 Thus says Yahweh: "For three transgressions of Damascus, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron; Amos 1:13 Thus says Yahweh: "For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they have ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead, that they may enlarge their border. Here he pitched his tent under the oaks of Mamre, by which name it came afterwards to be known; and here Sarah died, and was buried in the cave of Machpelah (Gen. 23:17- 20), which he bought from Ephron the Hittite. The Nile god is painted red to represent the inundation, but blue at other times. Near Hebron was the cave of Machpelah, where he and Sarah were buried. There were formerly 7 mouths scattered along a coast-line of 140 miles. Chaldeans, but on one occasion they departed from Ur to Haran. Jacob's Journey (28:10-11) I've already mentioned the distance of Jacob's journey & that in this passage he is near the beginning of this journey. The same witness is still more decisively borne by the worship paid in it to the Babylonian moon-god and by its ancient temple of Sin. Here also Samuel held in rotation his court of justice (1 Sam. (1.) In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valor at Jazer of Gilead. The soil is not now cultivated to any great extent; but it furnishes ample pasture for many flocks and herds (Songs 6:5).The Ishmaelites from Gilead (Genesis 37:25) were carrying "spicery and balm and myrrh." (Gen. 13:1-9).8. In pre-Israelite times the Jabbok (Nahr ez-Zerqa), which cuts the country in two, divided the kingdom of Sihon from that of Og (Deuteronomy 3:16 Joshua 12:2). granddaughter) of his father not of his mother" (Genesis 20:12). Hapi-ur, "the high Nile," fertilizes the land; the Nile low brought famine. Hosea 6:8 Gilead is a city of those who work iniquity; it is stained with blood. Its length measured by its course is probably 3,700 miles, the longest in the world. The miles based distance from Haran to Canaan is 7568.9 miles. In Acts 7:2,4, the King James Version gives the name as Charran.Genesis 11:29 - And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife [was] Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.Genesis 12:4 - So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram [was] seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.Genesis 12:5 - And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.Genesis 11:32 - And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.Ezekiel 27:23 - Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, [and] Chilmad, [were] thy merchants.2 Kings 19:12 - Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed; [as] Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which [were] in Thelasar?Isaiah 37:12 - Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed, [as] Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which [were] in Telassar?Genesis 11:26 - And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.Genesis 27:43 - Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;1 Chronicles 23:9 - The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. It was a seat of the worship of Sin, the moon-god, from very ancient times. He shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.". "Ur Scripture - Genesis 11:28 And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.https://bible-history.com/ 2 Kings 25:13 - And the pillars of brass that [were] in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that [was] in the house of the LORD, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon.2 Kings 24:2 - And the LORD sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servants the prophets.2 Chronicles 36:17 - Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave [them] all into his hand.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.2 Kings 25:4 - And the city was broken up, and all the men of war [fled] by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which [is] by the king's garden: (now the Chaldees [were] against the city round about:) and [the king] went the way toward the plain.Genesis 15:7 - And he said unto him, I [am] the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.2 Kings 25:5 - And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army were scattered from him.2 Kings 25:25 - But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah.2 Kings 25:24 - And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you.2 Kings 25:26 - And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose, and came to Egypt: for they were afraid of the Chaldees.Nehemiah 9:7 - Thou [art] the LORD the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham;Isaiah 13:19 - And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.2 Kings 25:10 - And all the army of the Chaldees, that [were with] the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about.Genesis 11:28 - And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees. De 27:11; Jos 24:23-25 it was here Joshua assembled the people, shortly before his death, and deliveredShechem in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE she'-kem (shekhem, "shoulder"; Suchem, he Sikima, ta Sikima, etc. endstream endobj startxref And he said, Yea, I know [it]; hold ye your peace.2 Kings 23:17 - Then he said, What title [is] that that I see? The average height of the range is about 4,000 ft. above the Jordan valley, or 3,000 ft. above the Mediterranean. (to cook for oneself) a. to make oneself. Jacob revisited the place on his return from Paddan-aram; here Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died and was buried under "the oak" (Gen 35:6 f). It may be that Harran owed its foundation to a king of Ur; at any rate the two cities were bound together by the worship of the same deity, the closest and most enduring bond of union that existed in the ancient world. When Jacob, with his wives, overtook the cattle, they would, probably, not travel more than ten or twelve miles a day; but three days passed before Laban learned what had taken place, and a couple of days at least must have been spent in returning to Haran and preparing for the pursuit. It was called by the Romans Neapolis, and the Arabs have corrupted this into Nabulus, its modern name. Later biblical passages list Haran among some cities and lands subjugated by Assyrian rulers and among Tyre's trading partners. Shechem was for a time Ephraim's civil capital. It greatly increases the difficulty that so many of the cities named are still unidentified. Vespasian named it Neapolis; coins are extant with its name "Flavia Neapolis"; now Nablus by corruption. it came upon us suddenly like a scene of fairy enchantment. (1.) Shechem was assigned to the Levites, and made a city of refuge. Deuteronomy 3:15 I gave Gilead to Machir. Joshua 21:38 Out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Mahanaim with its suburbs. They will possess the field of Ephraim, and the field of Samaria. It stood near the mouth of the Euphrates, on its western bank, and is represented by the mounds (of bricks cemented by bitumen) of el-Mugheir, i.e., "the bitumined," or "the town of bitumen," now 150 miles from the sea and some 6 miles from the Euphrates, a little above the point where it receives the Shat el-Hie, an affluent from the Tigris. 24:4; Josh. From there, when his father was dead, God moved him into this land, where you are now living. From Moab to the South Pole, it is 8,883.34 mi (14,296.35 km) in the north. In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls. He did not dare to touch Jacob, but there was a war of words. It was the favorite home of Abraham. It was built "seven years before Zoan in Egypt" (Gen. 13:18; Num. Jotham's parable was spoken from the cliff of Gerizim overhanging the town (Jdg 9:7 ff). 2HC>2H e\K)t_ae\K6.mnvc]\as2~`. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran. Poetically the Nile is called yam, "sea" (Job 41:31; Nah 3:8; probably Isa 18:2), but this is not a name of the river. 2.167 - 6.823 . The Nile has two names: the sacred name Hapi, or Hapi-mu, "the abyss of waters," Hp-ro-mu, "the waters whose source is hidden"; and the common name Yeor Aor, Aur (Atur): both Egyptian names. In P, while Rebecca works behind the scenes by complaining to Isaac, it is only Isaac who speaks with Jacob and tells him to go. Thus Jacob had reached Canaanite grounda matter of very considerable importancebefore his father-in-law overtook him. Numbers 32:11 'Surely none of the men who came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me: Numbers 32:19 For we will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan, and forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side of the Jordan eastward.". On their behalf Judas Maccabeus invaded the country and met with striking success (1 Maccabees 5:9). Eusebius, Onomasticon places it 12 Roman miles from Jerusalem, on the road to Neapolis. An interesting note is that Hebron was one of the oldest cities in ancient Canaan and Numbers 13:22 says that "it was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt."9. 1. HAVVOTH-JAIR (which see), "the villages of Jair," lay in Gilead (Judges 10:4). Its present name, Nablus, is a corruption of Neapolis, which succeeded the more ancient Shechem, and received its new name from Vespasian. When his end was approaching Joshua gathered the tribes of Israel here and addressed to them his final words of counsel and exhortation (chapter 24). 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). The site of Shechem is said to be of unrivalled beauty. "Ur was consecrated to the worship of Sin, the Babylonian moon-god. Maps are essential for any serious Bible study. Palestinian Territory Distance Chart (Distance Table): For your quick reference, below is a Distance Chart or Distance Table of distances between some of the major cities in Palestinian Territory. It was in Beersheba that Abraham received the command from the Lord to take his only son Isaac to Mount Moriah, a mountain of Salem, to offer Isaac as a burnt offering (Gen. 22:1-18).16. The frontiers between the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Manasseh cannot be indicated with any certainty. Nabuna`id restored temple and city, adorning them on a lavish scale. beersheba to haran map. All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead. Deuteronomy 3:12 This land we took in possession at that time: from Aroer, which is by the valley of the Arnon, and half the hill country of Gilead, and its cities, gave I to the Reubenites and to the Gadites: Deuteronomy 3:13 and the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, the kingdom of Og, gave I to the half-tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, even all Bashan. Since Terah died in Haran at the age of 205 (Gen 11:32), Abraham was supposed to be 135 years old at that time (205 70 = 135). The royal lists on the monuments enumerate Babylonian kings from Urukh (2230 B.C., possibly the Orchanus of Ovid, Met. According to Genesis Abraham, his father, Sara and his orphaned nephew Lot moved from Ur to Harran, 600 miles away in present-day Turkey. In Hebron, David reigned over Judah first for seven and a half years (2 Samuel 5:5). 6. 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. Round this sacred pool,'the beautiful spring Callirrhoe,' as it was called by the Greek writers, gather the modern traditions of the patriarch." (3) The name is applied generally to the mountain mass lying between the Yarmuk on the North, and Wady Chesban on the South; the Jordan being the boundary on the West, while on the East it marched with the desert.1. Bethel remained an abode of priests even after the kingdom of Israel was desolated by the king of Assyria (2 Kings 17:28, 29). (Enlarge) (PDF for Print) (Freely Distributed). It was used more generally for the entire region east of the Jordan River. Se hizo un vestido de seda.She made herself a silk dress. 500 km between Goshen and the Red Sea crossing their daily rate of travel was 29 km (17 miles) per day. Ritter makes Medinet Gai answer to Ai. The third son of Kohath, who was the second son of Levi. A mountain 1Sa 13:2Bethel in Smiths Bible Dictionary (the house of God) well known city and holy place of central Israel, about 12 mlles north of Jerusalem. ver. Its bed is cut through layers of nummulitic limestone (of which the pyramids of Ghizeh are built, full of nummulites, which the Arabs call "Pharaoh's beans"), sandstone under that, breccia verde under that, azoic rocks still lower, with red granite and syenite rising through all the upper strataNile River in Naves Topical Bible Called THE RIVER Isa 11:15; 19:5-10; Eze 29:4; Am 8:8 -Called SIHOR Isa 23:3; Jer 2:18Nile River in Smiths Bible Dictionary (blue, dark), the great river of Egypt. Above this lies the hard, impervious dolomite limestone which appears in 'the rugged hills round' the Jabbok and in Jebel `Ajlun, rising on an average 1,500 ft. above the sandstone and forming the bed of the copious springs. 0HX(w\m@(mootwbC *9(3AXT,`65v0g3;Y_NaMJ-ovd;yl:{P)x! gd As we will see next week, the Lord in His grace reached into a family that did not know Him and called Abram out to create a people devoted to Himself. Hither came Jacob when he fled from Esau's anger (Gen 27:43). 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. 8:17; 12:16).Bethel in Fausset's Bible Dictionary ("house of God".) The White Nile is the larger branch. endstream endobj 37 0 obj <> endobj 38 0 obj <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB]/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/Type/Page>> endobj 39 0 obj <>stream Ge 11:28 2. It has been traced upward for about 2700 miles, measured by its course, not in a direct line, and its extent is probably over 1000 miles more. If he left Ur at all, it was the most natural place to which to go. It was then the seat of Canaanite idolatry, the temple of Baal-berith being here (Jdg 9:4,46). Hebron is said to have been rounded before Zoan (i.e. 1Ki 16:34 3. 9:37). Geology:The geological formation is the same as that of Western Palestine, but the underlying sandstone, which does not appear West of the Jordan, forms the base slopes of the chain of Moab and Gilead, and is traceable as far as the Jabbok. 22:9, 15; II Sam. Heb. Free! Description: The Nile is formed by the junction of the White Nile and the Blue Nile in latitude 15 degree 45' North and longitude 32 degree 45' East. After the overthrow of Israel, the king of Assyria sent one of the Israelite priests to settle at Bethel, and teach the new settlers from Babylon, Cuthah, Ava, Hamath, and Sepharvaim, "the manner of the god of the land," and "how they should fear Jehovah" (2 Kings 17:27- 28). Terms | PDF The halfway point is Glencoe, OK. It was ordered by God that the votaries of the calf worship at Bethel never dared to violate the sepulchre and title of the prophet who denounced their idol. The name Jebel Jil`ad is still, indeed, applied to a mountain South of Nahr ez-Zerqa and North of es-Salt; but this does not meet the necessities of the passage as it stands. Isaac came from Beer-lahai-roi and met Rebekah (Genesis 24:58-67). Map. From this place the patriarch departed for Egypt by way of Beersheba (37:14; 46:1). One district was "Ibra," perhaps related to "Hebrew," Abraham's designation. To Shechem Joshua gathered all Israel "before God," and delivered to them his second parting address (Josh. Best Answer. Jeremiah 50:19 I will bring Israel again to his pasture, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and in Gilead. Here he met his bride (Gen 29:4), and in the neighboring pastures he tended the flocks of Laban. At the disruption Jeroboam fortified the city and made it his residence (2 Ch 10:25; Ant, VIII, viii, 4). The situation is lovely; the valley runs W. with a soil of rich, black, vegetable mold, watered by fountains, sending forth numerous streams flowing W.; orchards of fruit, olive groves, gardens of vegetables, and verdure on all sides delight the eye. 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). Its spacious uplands, its wooded and well-watered valleys have been for centuries the pasture-land of the nomads.LITERATURE.Useful information will be found in Merrill, East of the Jordan; Oliphant, Land of Gilead; Thomson, LB; and especially in Conder, Heth and Moab, and in Memoirs of the Survey of Eastern PalestineW. ViaMichelin shows the exact distance between anlurfa and Harran, based on the route selected. Ff4Wn\ *(pX6%*f2 At the age of 175 Abraham died, and was also buried in the cave at Machpelah. Abraham continued his journey southward and came to a mountain near Bethel, where he built a second altar (Genesis 12:8).6. Geological Origin 3. It became the residence also of the rebellious Absalom (2 Sam. (2.) Abraham and his family journeyed southward through the land of Canaan and a major famine hit they migrated to Egypt. and the "flood of Egypt" (Amos 8:8). 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. Abraham returned to Beersheba and dwelt there for some time.17. The surrounding country is bleak and barren, the hills being marked by a succession of stony terraces, which may have suggested the form of the ladder in Jacob's famous dream. This, say some, is the very tree beneath which Abraham pitched his tent, and it still bears the name of the patriarch. The headwaters of the Jabbok begin in Amman (ancient Rabbath-ammon) and the river flows to the north before heading west to the Jordan River. This accounts for a school of prophets of Jehovah being there in Elijah's time (2 Kings 2:2-3). It was expressly so named by Jacob, when he had the vision of the heavenly ladder, on his way from his father at Beersheba to Harsh (Genesis 28:19; Genesis 31:13). It was evidently the center, especially for the northern tribes; and hither Rehoboam came in the hope of getting his succession to the throne confirmed (1 Ki 12:1; 2 Ch 10:1). Its confluent is still called the Blue river; so Nilah means "darkblue," or "black." Joshua 17:1 This was the lot for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph. 15:10), who probably expected to find his chief support in the tribe of Judah, now called el-Khulil. More altars, besides the original one were erected. 36 0 obj <> endobj Acts 7:4 Then he came out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and lived in Haran. (Josh. In Egypt Abraham deceived the King in order to save his own life and was expelled from the land of Egypt (Gen. 12:9-20). In the modern name, `Ain Jalud, there may be an echo of the ancient Gilead. HUn0+tLrIsX,zw E The monotony of the stony plateau is broken by clumps of the hardy white broom. Also Hashabiah and 1,700 Hebronites were officers "in all the Lord's business and the king's service" on the W. of Jordan. Calories Bicycling 185.134 kcal Running 178.121 kcal Jogging 171.108 kcal CO2 Emission VS Trees Flight 643.04 kg (10780Trees) Bike 240.17 kg (4026 Trees) Car Ur in Easton's Bible Dictionary light, or the moon city, a city "of the Chaldees," the birthplace of Haran (Gen. 11:28,31), the largest city of Shinar or northern Chaldea, and the principal commercial centre of the country as well as the centre of political power. The stony plateau is broken by clumps of the hardy white broom blue River ; so Nilah means rough! Chaldeans, but blue at other times on their behalf Judas Maccabeus the! 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