Judges 8:31 His concubine who was in Shechem, she also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech. They traveled to Shechem and built Joshua's Altar. Rachel took with her her father Laban's household gods. Here Abram built an altar to the Lord, and here God confirmed His promise to give the land to Abram. Jacob arose and returned to Bethel where he . 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. 23). 21:2; 2 Sam. This well is still there today. Probably because of its ease of access in a time of possible flight, a manslayer could take refuge from his avenger in Shechem, one of the three cities of refuge on the west side of the Jordan (Josh. It lay, like all threshing floors, outside the city, upon Mount Moriah, N.E. Ed, Issue 46, Winter 2023. So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem Then Joshua dismissed the people, each to his inheritance (vv. Wayne Stiles serves as host of Walking the Bible Lands, where he leads virtual devotional tours of the Holy Land through creative video. He captured the city, razed it to the foundations, and sowed it with salt. 101. Judges 9:41 Abimelech lived at Arumah: and Zebul drove out Gaal and his brothers, that they should not dwell in Shechem. Ur. 20:1; 1 Chr. . 1. The tribes were divided into two groups, each standing in front of one . 1Sa 7:16 Here Jeroboab placed one of the two calves of gold. Hebron. Ironically, this idolatrous center was just south of Shechem, where their forefathers and Joshua made the covenant to worship God alone (1 Kings 12:25-33). It is traversed by the carriage road leading to Jaffa and the sea. 4:28). From Mount Ebal, they shouted the curses if they disobeyed the law, and from Mount Gerizim, they shouted the blessings if they obeyed. Peniel. I. There are some 700 or 800 Christians, chiefly belonging to the Greek Orthodox church. Isn't he the son of Jerubbaal? 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. He escaped from the angry pursuit of Laban, from a meeting with Esau, and from the vengeance of the Canaanites provoked by the murder of Shechem; and in each of these three emergencies he was aided and strengthened by the interposition of God, and in sign of the grace won by a night of wrestling with God his name was changed at Jabbok into Israel. . Ge 28:11-19; 31:13 Jacob lived there. Hebron now contains about 5000 inhabitants, of whom some fifty families are Jews. It is picturesquely situated in a narrow valley, surrounded by rocky hills. It was at Mahanaim that a host of angels came to comfort Jacob. And the LORD said unto him, Go up. Joseph, when seventeen years of age, was pasturing the flock with his brothers while he was still a youth, along with the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives And Joseph brought back a bad report about them to their father. 21:17); (3) the priestly office in the family (Num. The vicinity was long the favorite camping-ground of the patriarchs. Ephraim, Ebal and Gerizim, guarding it on the North and South respectively. The home of the prophetess Deborah was not far off (Jdg 4:5). He was finally buried in Hebron at the family tomb, the Cave of Machpelah. Shechem is also where Abraham camped when first arriving in Canaan after God called him to enter the land of promise (Genesis 12:6). (2.) But Jotham, the youngest son of Gideon, escaped by hiding. Bimson, John J., ed. 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). 9. Tanis) in Egypt (Nu 13:22); its ancient name was Kiriath-arba, probably meaning the "Four Cities," perhaps because divided at one time into four quarters, but according to Jewish writers so called because four patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Adam were buried there. Then I brought you into the land of the Amorites who lived beyond the Jordan, and they fought with you; and I gave them into your hand, and you took possession of their land when I destroyed them before you. After Joseph arrived, having undoubtedly traveled up the Ridge Route, he discovered his brothers had moved on to the lush area of Dothan; so he went to find them (Gen 37:15-17). (1.) Ya'acov) was the son of Isaac and grandson of Abraham the first Hebrew. 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. 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. For they were obliged to do this when they were brought over Jordan into the land of Canaan, Deuteronomy 11:29; Deuteronomy 27:2-3.But this is not to be understood strictly, as if it were to be done the same day; for it is manifest they were first to be circumcised, and to eat the passover, which they did, and which . (See BETHAVEN.) In fact, the trade was better in Samaria than in any other previous 3 capitals (Shechem, Penuel, Tirzah) chosen by Israels kings. And to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau, and to Esau I gave Mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt. Judges 9:57 and all the wickedness of the men of Shechem did God requite on their heads: and on them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal. He was 75 years old at that time and moving was not an easy task especially in his age. The other well is 5 feet in diameter, and was 42 feet to the water. 6:2, 18). 1 Chronicles 7:28 Their possessions and habitations were Bethel and its towns, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with its towns; Shechem also and its towns, to Azzah and its towns; 2 Chronicles 10:1 Rehoboam went to Shechem; for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king. Abraham From Haran to Canaan. It was the extreme border of the cultivated land. 1. Abraham was born in Ur of the Chaldees when his father, Terah, was 130 years old. It was the favorite home of Abraham. Near the city the Law was promulgated (Deuteronomy 27:11 Joshua 8:33). Joshua called the nation to Shechem because significant things occurred there before. But because Rehoboam followed the foolish and harsh advice of the youths with whom he grew up, the nation divided at Shechem. That is a pretty humble beginning. First Century Israel Map - Jacob had other daughters, whose names are not mentioned. 3:1). Later a troubling situation came about, the slaughter of the Shechemites by Jacob's sons, and this forced Jacob to move southward (Gen. 34:1-30) 9. Gerizim (Sirach 50:26; Ant, XI, viii, 6; XII, i, 1; XIII, iii, 4). Ebal. One of Jeroboam's two sanctuaries for the calf worship, selected doubtless because of its religious associations (1 Kings 12-13). Abraham, now 75 years old, leaves Haran and takes the family to the land of Canaan (the land of promise . Jud 1:22,23 After the conquest Bethel is frequently heard of. Modern Shechem:The modern town contains about 20,000 inhabitants, the great body of them being Moslems. Bethel became the king's chapel" (sanctuary) "the king's court" ("house of the kingdom") (Amos 7:13; Amos 3:14-15). The kingdom of the ten tribes extended from Beersheba to Mount Ephraim (2 Chr. This, say some, is the very tree beneath which Abraham pitched his tent, and it still bears the name of the patriarch. Shechem's position is indicated in the Hebrew Bible: it lay north of Bethel and Shiloh, on the high road going from Jerusalem to the northern districts (Judges xxi, 19), at a short distance from Michmethath (Joshua 17:7) and of Dothain (Genesis 37:12-17); it was in the hill-country of Ephraim (Joshua 20:7; 21:21; 1 Kings 12:25; 1 Chronicles 6:67; 7:28), immediately below Mount Gerizim . Mutton was preferred to camel meat, which came second in popularity, costing US$2/kg. Here Abram built an altar to the Lord, and here God confirmed His promise to give the land to Abram. The Tabernacle of Ancient Israel - Brief Overview of the Tabernacle of Moses in the Wilderness and the Ark of the Covenant. Not ours, but Gods. Paddan Aram or Padan-aram (Hebrew: , Padan rm) was a region referring to the northern plain of the former kingdom Aram-Naharaim. 11:30). The population is about 8000, of which about 600 are Jews; the remainder Turks and Arabs. According to Acts they were all buried at Shechem in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor. 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. You could translate it faithfulness or even reliability. `Emet is a word that describes God; He is a God of truth, so our relationship to God must be according to truth. 13:22). Years later, Jacob sent his 17 year-old son, Joseph, from Hebron to check on his brothers as they kept the flocks in Shechem (Gen 37:12-14). The children were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, daughter Dinah, Joseph, and Benjamin. Indeed it is not named again in the history of the monarchy. Jacob and his sons were offered a home in the land of Goshen (Gen. 46:1-5). and they became the inheritance of Josephs sons (Josh. It was David's first capital. (b) In the list of places in Israel conquered by the Pharaoh Thutmose III appears a certain J'qb'r, which in Egyptian characters represents the Semitic letters ya`aqobh-'el, and which therefore seems to show that in the earlier half of the 15th century BC (so Petrie, Breasted) there was a place (not a tribe; see W. M. Muller, Asien und Europa, 162 ff) in Central Israel that bore a name in some way connected with "Jacob." Against God's directive to settle in Bethel (28:21; 31:3, 13), Jacob settles near the city of Shechem instead. The miles based distance from Ur to Canaan is 3461.2 miles. (Enlarge) (PDF for Print) (Freely Distributed for Personal or Church use). With the disruption of the kingdom came Bethel's greatest Maps are essential for any serious Bible study. cult) of Beersheba liveth." 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. )-bu(-u), like Aq-bi-ili alongside of A-qa- bi-ili; all of which may be associated with the same root `aqabh, as appears in Jacob (see H. Ranke, Early Babylonian Personal Names, 1905, with annotations by Professor Hilprecht as editor, especially pp. Seir borders on southern Judah, but Jacob could have entered Canaan opposite Shechemand later doeswithout coming anywhere near Seir. 02) In straight lines from Haran to Carchemesh, to Aleppo, to Hamath, to Damascus, to Shechem it is about 426 miles (686 Km). 1Ki 16:34 3. The ruins, covering three or four acres, still bear a like name, Beitin, on a low bill, between two wadies, which unite in the main valley of es-Suweinit, toward the S.E. DISTANCE: It was a long and difficult journey of more than fourhundred miles (about 600km) from Canaan (Bethel) to Haran. Hebron is one of the Palestine city. The first mention of Shechem in the Bible is Genesis 12:6, when Abram first entered Canaan. This study will discuss the significance of Shechem, a city in central Israel. Then I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt by what I did in its midst; and afterward I brought you out. 11. Jud 20:18,26,31; 21:2 Authorized Version, "house of God." Abijah, king of Judah, took Bethel from Jeroboam (2 Chronicles 13:19), but it was soon recovered by Israel. The survival rate of the newborn calves was 50%. On the round mount S.E. Abraham is called by Mohammedans el-Khulil, "the Friend," i.e. It was the first place where the tabernacle became a permanent structure. A descendant of Manasseh ( Numbers 26:31; Joshua 17:2). The well of, belonged to Abraham and Isaac Ge 21:25,26 -3. Joshua also says to serve the Lord in truth; the Hebrew word for truth is `Emet, which refers to a truth that has proven itself reliable. 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. This is assuming Abram went via Beersheba and walked "The Way to Shur" (an ancient road) into Egypt and that he stopped at Raamses. Among those returning from captivity were men of Bethel (Ezra 2:28; Nehemiah 7:32; Nehemiah 11:31.) 5:5); and here he was anointed as king over all Israel (2 Sam. Smith, DB, under the word) would identify it with Sychar of John 4:5; but see SYCHAR. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob dwelt here, and it was here that Abraham bought a tomb - the Cave of Machpelah. Judges 9:39 Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech. Augustine once said: Idolatry is worshipping anything that ought to be used, or using anything that is meant to be worshiped., Jonathan Edwards resolved: that all men should live for the glory of God. Jacob (Heb. to his uncle Laban's home where he married and gave birth to many children. 7:32). Jacob's children fulfilled their promise and carried the coffin all the way to Canaan. 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. Shechem. Some 50 years later Hadrian reportedly restored the Samaritan temple of . Theophanies occurred there to Hagar (21:17), to Isaac (26:24), to Jacob (46:2), and to Elijah (1 Ki 19:5). He then set out with his family and property "to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan" (Gen. 31). The city is some 20 miles South of Jerusalem, situated in an open valley, 3,040 ft. above sea-level. Moreover, a Pharaoh of the Hyksos period bears a name that looks like ya`aqobh-'el (Spiegelberg, Orientalische Literaturzeitung, VII, 130). 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.) It lay somewhat off the beaten pathabout 5 or 6 miles off the International Highwayanother asset in times of siege. When Terah is 145 years old, God makes 3 promises (nation, land, seed) to Abram at age 75 years old in Haran and tells him to move to Canaan. The people traveled more than 25 miles from Ai to the beautiful valley of Shechem surrounded by mountains, two of which were Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim. A city in the south end of the valley of Eshcol, about midway between Jerusalem and Beersheba, from which it is distant about 20 miles in a straight line. Hebrew). Old Testament Overview - General survey of the Old Testament. Shechem first steps on the pages of Scripture as Abram enters the land of Canaan. Baker Encyclopedia of Bible Places. Trace any civilization back to its origin, and geography takes center stage. The road was thus forced to pass through the city located in the valley between these two mountains. Joshua 24:32 They buried the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, in Shechem, in the parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for a hundred pieces of money. Eusebius, in Onomasticon, here identifies Shechem with Shalem; but see SHALEM. But Joshuas point is choose for yourselves; in fact, those are his very words. Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons because he was born to him in his old age. Hebron. Hither he had come after his meeting with Esau (Genesis 33:18). The role of Shechem in the Conquest narrative has been an enigma to generations of Bible scholars. In the same neighborhood He vouchsafed a vision to Abram (Genesis 14; Genesis 15:1) after Melchizedek had met him in the valley near Salem and Abram paid tithe of the spoils of Chedorlaomer. It is usually included in Zion, to the north-east of which it lay, and from which it was separated by the Tyropoean valley. Joshua demonstrates not only the grace of God in calling them out of a pagan past, but also the faithfulness of God in taking care of them after their redemption.
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