Do you want Gods blessing in the land? But when Abimelech went to Thebez and stormed the tower, a woman dropped an upper millstone on his head and cracked his skull (Judges 9:53). Shechems geography paves the way for a discussion of its historical, and ultimately, its spiritual significance even still today. 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). Peabody: Hendrickson Publishers, 1997. Deborah and Rachel died before he reached Hebron; Joseph, the favorite son of Jacob, was sold into Egypt eleven years before the death of Isaac; and Jacob had probably exceeded his 130th year when he went tither. The Hebrew maqom, like the cognate Arabic maqam, denotes a sacred place or sanctuary. The name seems to occur in Travels of a Mohar (Max Muller, Asien u. Europa, 394), "Mountain of Sahama" probably referring to Ebal or Gerizim. It is found by Isaac's servants just after the covenant made between him and Abimelech. Joseph started his journey from Hebron, where Jacob and his family lived (see Genesis 37:14 . 24:24, 25; 2 Chr. b. prophecy through dreams. He then set out with his family and property "to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan" (Gen. 31). The name of this city does not occur in any of the prophets or in the New Testament. As Christians, we should be the most humble of all people, especia Almost every plaque I have seen which quotes this verse says: Choose for yourselves today whom you will serve but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD. It always leaves off the part about: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. I think omitting the lines lessens the punch and the point of the statement. . Over the cave is now the mosque El Haran, from which all but Muslims are excluded jealously (though the Prince of Wales was admitted), and in which probably lie the remains of Abraham and Isaac, and possibly Jacob's embalmed body, brought up in state from Egypt (Genesis 50:13). 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. 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. 10. When the land of Canaan was conquered and divided among the Israelites, Shechem was allotted to Ephraim, and finally . Bet Yizhaq (HaMerkaz) Rumat Heib (Northern District) 64.97. Judges 8:31 His concubine who was in Shechem, she also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech. Apart from the trip distance, refer Directions from hebron israel to shechem Israel for road driving directions! Laban was outraged and pursued them to Mizpah, the Lord intervened for Jacob and in Mizpah Laban made a treaty of peace with Jacob (Gen. 31:1-55). After the Assyrians dragged the Northern Kingdom into exile in 722 BC, the Assyrians repopulated the area with a mixed breedpartly Jewish, partly Assyrian. He had twelve sons and several daughters, by his two wives, Leah and Rachel, and their maidservants, Bilhah and Zilpah. 8:17-19); and (4) the promise of the Seed in which all nations of the earth were to be blessed (Gen. 22:18). Here also he raised an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel, "God, the God of Israel" (Genesis 33:20). 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. He found Canaan ites living there. Therefore, he says, in light of the fact that every inch of success has been Gods grace to you, fear the LORD and serve Him in sincerity. The Hebrew word for sincerity suggests fullness or completeness; it is the idea that one is on the inside what he is on the outside. "Seven wells" is improbable on etymological grounds; the numeral should in that case be first. Ex 32:30-33:23 Depart for Canaan. The Holy Land Satellite Atlas, Vol. Genesis 35:9 God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Paddan Aram, and blessed him. the pestilence. Twenty Roman miles S. of Jerusalem, and twenty N. of Beersheba. The second, at a hundred yards distance, 5 in diameter, 42 in depth. Wayne Stiles serves as host of Walking the Bible Lands, where he leads virtual devotional tours of the Holy Land through creative video. 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. 3. A town in Asher; spelled in Hebrew differently from the former Hebron. Egypt. Resolved second: That whether others do or not, I will. Joshua says that regardless of what they chose, as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.. 2. 18 And Jacob came safely 4 to the city of c Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, on his way from Paddan-aram, and he camped before the city. Excavations, mainly in the 20th century, have unearthed the remains of many important Canaanite cities, including Bet Shean, Gezer, Hazor, Jericho, Jerusalem, Lachish, Megiddo, and Shechem.The most important literary sources for the region's history are the Old . Under Ahab the Baal worship at Samaria and Jezreel drew off attention from the calf worship at Bethel. Joshua called them together again to this historically significant site, because what he had to tell them preached louder in Shechem that it could anywhere else: And Joshua said to all the people, Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, from ancient times your fathers lived beyond the River, namely, Terah, the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor, and they served other gods (v 2). it is the Eastern eminence of Jerusalem, separated from Mount Zion by the Tyropoeon valley. Abraham was born under the name Abram in the Sumer city of Ur in Mesopotamia (in present day Iraq). Many years later Joseph became second in command in the land of Egypt by the hand of God. There the prophet from Judah foretold the overthrow of the calf altar by Josiah. History: Bethel was a royal city of the Canaanites (Josh 12:16). Smith, DB, under the word) would identify it with Sychar of John 4:5; but see SYCHAR. 1. He was presented to Pharaoh, and dwelt for seventeen years in Rameses and Goshen, and died in his 147th year. While Jacobs family lived in Shechem, Jacobs daughter, Dinah, was raped by a man named Shechem, the son of the ruler, Hamor. Genesis 37:14 He said to him, "Go now, see whether it is well with your brothers, and well with the flock; and bring me word again." This is important because the Bible says Jacob bought land from Shechem and lived at that place for a long time (Genesis 33 . It was David's first capital. God would later tell King David: I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, that you should be ruler over My people Israel (2 Sam. It was afterwards known as Mamre. 2. It was the favorite home of Abraham. (4.) And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed [and] keep thy flock:Genesis 35:14 - And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, [even] a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.Joshua 24:32 - And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.Genesis 30:41 - And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods.Ezekiel 37:25 - And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, [even] they, and their children, and their children's children for ever: and my servant David [shall be] their prince for ever.1 Samuel 12:8 - When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried unto the LORD, then the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, which brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dwell in this place.Obediah 1:18 - And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be [any] remaining of the house of Esau; for the LORD hath spoken [it].Deuteronomy 29:13 - That he may establish thee to day for a people unto himself, and [that] he may be unto thee a God, as he hath said unto thee, and as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.Genesis 31:46 - And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.Isaiah 43:22 - But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel.Lamentations 2:2 - The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied: he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah; he hath brought [them] down to the ground: he hath polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof.Psalms 22:23 - Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.Genesis 37:2 - These [are] the generations of Jacob. The Canaanite was then in the land. The city lay along the northern end of The Way of the Patriarchs. This road, also called the Ridge Route (because it followed a key mountain ridge stretching 50 miles south), traveled from Shechem through Shiloh, Bethel/Ai, Ramah, Gibeah, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and Hebron. 8. a. The larger of the two, which lies to the east, is, according to Dr. Robinson, 12 1/2 feet in diameter, and at the time of his visit (April 12) was 44 1/2 feet to the surface of the water. He was born probably at Lahai-roi, when his father was fifty-nine and Abraham one hundred and fifty- nine years old. And now all connection of the Israelites with Mesopotamia is at an endJacob in Hitchcock's Bible Names that supplantsJacob in Naves Topical Bible -Son of Isaac, and the twin brother of Esau Ge 25:24-26; Jos 24:4; 1Ch 1:34; Ac 7:8 -Ancestor of Jesus Mt 1:2 -Given in answer to prayer Ge 25:21 -Obtains Esau's birthright for just one bowl of stew Ge 25:29-34; Heb 12:16 -Fradulently obtains his father's blessing Ge 27:1-29; Heb 11:20 -Esau seeks to kill, escapes to Padan-aram Ge 27:41-46; 28:1-5; Ho 12:12 -His vision of the ladder Ge 28:10-22 -God confirms the covenant of Abraham to Ge 28:13-22; 35:9-15; 1Ch 16:13-18 -Sojourns in Haran with his uncle, Laban Ge 29:30; Ho 12:12 -Serves fourteen years for Leah and Rachel Ge 29:15-30; Ho 12:12 -Sharp practice of, with the flocks and herds of Laban Ge 30:32-43 -Dissatisfied with Laban's treatment and returns to the land of Canaan Ge 31 -Meets angels of God on the journey, and calls the place "Mahanaim," Ge 32:1,2 -Dreads to meet Esau; sends him presents; wrestles with an angel Ge 32Jacob in Smiths Bible Dictionary (supplanter), the second son of Isaac and Rebekah. The Incredible Bible - First in the BKA Series. We still need to come to a place where Jesus is our God, not just the God of our parents. Matthew 1:15 - And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;Genesis 47:9 - And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage [are] an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.Leviticus 26:42 - Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land.Deuteronomy 30:20 - That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, [and] that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he [is] thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.Genesis 31:43 - And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, [These] daughters [are] my daughters, and [these] children [are] my children, and [these] cattle [are] my cattle, and all that thou seest [is] mine: and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children which they have born?Genesis 35:20 - And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that [is] the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day.Isaiah 44:21 - Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou [art] my servant: I have formed thee; thou [art] my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.Malachi 1:2 - I have loved you, saith the LORD. New Testament Overview - General survey of the New Testament. 20:7; 21:21; 1 Chr. 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). The two unworthy sons of Samuel were Judges in Beersheba (1 Sam 8:2) and Zibiah, mother of King Jehoash, was born there (2 Ki 12:1; 2 Ch 24:1). 3. Bethel became the king's chapel" (sanctuary) "the king's court" ("house of the kingdom") (Amos 7:13; Amos 3:14-15). In Jdg 1:22 ff it is represented as held by Canaanites, from whom the house of Joseph took it by treachery (compare 1 Ch 7:28). The crossroads Shechem offered led in three directions. Jud 20:26- 28; 21:4 Later it is named as one of the holy cities to which Samuel went on circuit. Israel came to Bethel to consult the Divine oracle (Jdg 20:18), and it became an important center of worship (1 Sam 10:3). This accounts for a school of prophets of Jehovah being there in Elijah's time (2 Kings 2:2-3). Probably on rising ground East of Bethel Abraham and Lot stood to view the uninviting highlands and the rich lands of the Jordan valley (Gen 13:9 ff). Then comes the most famous verse in the whole book of Joshua: And if it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD (24:15). Eastward the valley opens upon the plain of Makhneh. 19:2; 1 Chr. Shechem became part of the Promised Land of Israel, was given to the Kohathites, and served as a Levitical city of refuge (Joshua 21:20-21). 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 starts to review their history by reminding them that Abram, the father of the Jewish nation, was an idolater prior to becoming the father of the Jewish nation. Choose for yourself. --The elevation on which Solomon built the temple, where God appeared to David "in the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite." Its earlier name was Kirjath-arba (Gen. 23:2; Josh. Joshua gives us all a good reminder: Remember where youve come from. In one part of the modern city is a great mosque, which is built over the grave of Machpelah. HOHAM (which see), king of Hebron, was one of the five kings defeated by Joshua at Beth-horon and slain at Makkedah (Josh 10:3 f). And there on Mount Ebal, Joshua built an altar to God, and on a pillar of stones he wrote a copy of the law (Josh. 4. This geographical information is inaccurate. The masonry which encloses the well extends downward 28 1/2 feet. In the 40th year of David's reign 2,700 of them, at Jazer in Gilead, "mighty men of valor," superintended for the king the two and a half tribes "in matters pertaining to God and the king" (1 Chronicles 26:30- 32); Jerijah was their chief. Then I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt by what I did in its midst; and afterward I brought you out. (c) In the Jewish tractate Pirqe Abhoth, iii.l, we read of a Jew named 'Aqabhyah, which is a name composed of the same verbal root as that in Jacob, together with the Divine name Yahu (i.e. The shortest road distance between Shechem Israel to Dothan Israel is 103 Km. Built seven years before Zoan in Egypt (Numbers 13:22). But because Rehoboam followed the foolish and harsh advice of the youths with whom he grew up, the nation divided at Shechem. The survival rate of the newborn calves was 50%. 2:2-8), who spoke for God, were carefully obeyed by Joshua (30,31). See Map of Old Testament IsraelThe land of Canaan would become the inheritance of the descendants of Abraham, and Jacob his grandson would become the father of the twelve tribes who would inherit the land promised by God. When David became king of Judah this was his royal residence, and he resided here for seven and a half years (2 Sam. Gods grace shows that none of that matters if you put your faith in Him. Filmed on location at the very place Jesus met with the Samaritan woman in Sychar (Shechem). Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: but why should we serve him? 4. A place in Central Israel, about 10 miles north of Jerusalem, at the head of the pass of Michmash and Ai. Bethuel, 1 Chronicles 4:30. Shechem. Joseph, [being] seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad [was] with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.Isaiah 44:23 - Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done [it]: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.Isaiah 49:6 - And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.Isaiah 58:14 - Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken [it].Genesis 27:42 - And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, [purposing] to kill thee.Deuteronomy 9:5 - Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Judges 9:26 Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brothers, and went over to Shechem; and the men of Shechem put their trust in him. Shechem. 24:2), became the usual way of designating the whole Promised Land, and passed into a proverb. A Sacred Shrine: Beersheba was a sacred shrine. By the time Jesus spoke to the Samaritan woman at Jacobs well, near Shechem, the racial hatred between Jews and Samaritans was paramount. Shechem (Nablus) (Jewish Virtual Library) A lengthy article describing the archaeology and history of the ancient city. After settling in Hebron, Jacob's sons (minus Joseph) traveled north to herd their flocks in Shechem. We have to take a personal ownership and responsibility with our relationship with God. Answer (1 of 8): Not all Bible scholars agree because the modern city of Harran,Turkey may not be the same settlement of Haran that Abraham's family stayed in, (c.2000 BCE) when his father Terah died there, according to Genesis 11:31--32. 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'). That was Joshuas challenge to Israel at Shechem, and it is a good one for us to heed as well. In the troubled times when there was no king in Israel, it was to Bethel that the people went up in their distress to ask counsel of God. At the disruption Jeroboam fortified the city and made it his residence (2 Chronicles 10:25; Ant, VIII, viii, 4). Josephus mistakenly places here the dream of Solomon (Ant., VIII, ii, 1) which occurred at Gibeon (1 Ki 3:4). There, the brothers conspired to sell . An unnamed stranger directs Joseph to Dothan, about 15 . After the return from the Captivity the phrase is narrowed into "from Beersheba unto the valley of Hinnom" (Neh. He gave birth to twelve sons who became the fathers of the twelve tribes of Israel. 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. Gerizim (Sirach 50:26; Ant, XI, viii, 6; XII, i, 1; XIII, iii, 4). Adult camels weighed around 500 kg; the dressing-out percentage was 52%. The Macmillan Bible Atlas. Hebron is one of the most ancient cities in the world still existing; and in this respect it is the rival of Damascus.
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