In this city Absalom found a center for his disaffection, and repairing there under pretense of performing a vow to Yahweh, he raised the standard of revolt (2 Sam 15:7 f). (to feign) a. to pretend. Heb. The halfway point is Glencoe, OK. Abraham sent his servant to his home country to find a wife for Isaac (Genesis 24:1-10). 2. The chief temple was the scene of heathen worship until the 11th century, and was destroyed by the Mongols in the 13th. 1 Chr. (The same is called the land of Rephaim. 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. Jacob served in Laban's house for 20 years before fleeing back to Canaan (Genesis 31:1-21). hb```a``f`f`PSfe@ ^FS^nc`+`Hs1X C}NV'!'; _ iF ` ' Harran, also spelled Haran, Roman Carrhae, ancient city of strategic importance, now a village, in southeastern Turkey. Joshua 20:8 Beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness in the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh. Bethel. He did not dare to touch Jacob, but there was a war of words. 2 Kings 15:25 Pekah the son of Remaliah, his captain, conspired against him, and struck him in Samaria, in the castle of the king's house, with Argob and Arieh; and with him were fifty men of the Gileadites: and he killed him, and reigned in his place. Gideon and his army lay to the South of the plain of Jezreel on the lower slopes of Gilboa. 3. When Isaac was born Ishmael was expelled and his mother Hagar fled and was met by "the Angel of the Lord" which was the Lord Himself (Gen. 21:1-34).15. "The whole valley," says Dr. Robinson, "was filled with gardens of vegetables and orchards of all kinds of fruits, watered by fountains which burst forth in various parts and flow westward in refreshing streams. 22-24. it was told Laban on the third dayNo sooner did the news reach Laban than he set out in pursuit, and he being not encumbered, advanced rapidly; whereas Jacob, with a young family and numerous flocks, had to march slowly, so that he overtook the fugitives after seven days' journey as they lay encamped on the brow of mount Gilead, an extensive range of hills forming the eastern boundary of Canaan. it came upon us suddenly like a scene of fairy enchantment. Here too, after a while, he dug a well, which bears his name to this day (John 4:5, 39-42). Six feet higher than this is devastation; six feet lower is destitution." The distance between Padan-aram and mount Gilead was a little over 300 miles, to perform which Jacob must at least have taken ten days, though Laban, who was less encumbered than his son-in-law, accomplished it in seven, which might easily be done by traveling from forty to forty-five miles a day, by no means a great feat for a camel. endstream endobj 40 0 obj <>stream Ur of the Chaldees was the original home of Abraham. Ancestor of the Shechemites Nu 26:31; Jos 17:2 -5. He did not dare to touch Jacob, but there was a war of words. The place was originally called Shechem, and it was the first spot where Abraham pitched his tent after entering Canaan. Here was the ark of the covenant. They will possess the field of Ephraim, and the field of Samaria. Deuteronomy 3:15 I gave Gilead to Machir. (1.) his hands are tied by invisible power (Ps 76:10). Remains of the old cathedral are also conspicuous. The Bible also mentions that Abraham paid him 1/10th of all his spoils from the war as a "tithe". He Builds altar at Shechem . The plural "rivers" is used for the different mouths, branches, and canals of the Nile. 03) In a straight line from Shechem, to Bethel, to Egypt it is about 254 miles (409 Km). "Between Ur and Harran there must, consequently, have been a close connection in early times, the record of which has not yet been recovered. David fled to Mahanaim from Absalom, and that rebel prince perished in one of the forests of Gilead (2 Samuel 17:24; 2 Samuel 18:6). Abraham bought the cave of Machpelah as the family sepulcher and buried his wife Sarah there (Gen. 23: 1-20). Hapi-ur, "the high Nile," fertilizes the land; the Nile low brought famine. (3) See preceding article. Judges 20:1 Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was assembled as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, to Yahweh at Mizpah. The Nile in Physical Geography. Therefore they worshipped it, and the plague on its waters, was a judgment on that idolatry (Exodus 7:21; Psalm 105:29). Some routes (e.g. 6:18; 1 Chr. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him.Joshua 16:1 - And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Bethel,Genesis 28:19 - And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city [was called] Luz at the first.Amos 7:10 - Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.Amos 7:13 - But prophesy not again any more at Bethel: for it [is] the king's chapel, and it [is] the king's court.Joshua 8:9 - Joshua therefore sent them forth: and they went to lie in ambush, and abode between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the people.Amos 3:14 - That in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him I will also visit the altars of Bethel: and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground.Jeremiah 48:13 - And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel their confidence.1 Samuel 7:16 - And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.2 Kings 23:19 - And all the houses also of the high places that [were] in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke [the LORD] to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Bethel.Genesis 35:1 - And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.1 Kings 13:32 - For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which [are] in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.Judges 4:5 - And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.2 Kings 2:3 - And the sons of the prophets that [were] at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? This city is mentioned in connection with our Lord's conversation with the woman of Samaria (John 4:5); and thus, remaining as it does to the present day, it is one of the oldest cities of the world. 2. And yet verse 7 has Jacob listening to them both. Zechariah 10:10 I will bring them again also out of the land of Egypt, and gather them out of Assyria; and I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon; and there won't be room enough for them. Bethel. Heb. Finally, when Laban goes to a distance, in another direction, for his sheep-shearing, Jacob sets his sons and his wives upon camels, and follows with the utmost speed. During the civil war with Benjamin the tribes took the ark thither to consult God (compare 1 Samuel 10:3). Jotham's parable was spoken from the cliff of Gerizim overhanging the town (Jdg 9:7 ff). A place in Central Israel, about 10 miles north of Jerusalem, at the head of the pass of Michmash and Ai. Abraham was the tenth generation removed from Noah, being a direct descendant of Shem, ( Noah 's son), the father of all the "Semitic" peoples. Joshua 22:13 The children of Israel sent to the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest. Hebrews 7:3 gives an interesting description of Melchizedek and therefore his identity remains a mystery. Numbers 32:40 Moses gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh; and he lived therein. --Bartlett. The site of Shechem is said to be of unrivalled beauty. It was the Orchoe of the Greeks, and probably the Ereck of Holy Scripture. (3.) A town in southern Judah (Joshua 12:16; 1 Samuel 30:27). g}(l/w2-k(~0]22Pxi_%@`NWuRXA)-H VX J *) _Zel/Y |q_oZ6UR.fAq%S@wRZ9uY7(J$AV.hM)r|{*w_KV The Damming of the Nile 4. - Ancient Geography. 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. Here Absalom set up the standard of revolt. This accounts for a school of prophets of Jehovah being there in Elijah's time (2 Kings 2:2-3). 2Ki 10:29 After the desolation of the northern kingdom by the king of Assyria, Bethel still remained an abode of priests. Terah, at the age of 200, decides to move his entire family, which includes his grandson Lot, to Haran (Genesis 11:31). 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 The charge to "be clean and change garments" may have respect to the recent slaughter of the Shechemites, which polluted those who took part in it (Blunt, Undesigned Coincidences). The Lord also spoke a promise that anyone who blessed Abraham and his descendants would be blessed and anyone who cursed Abraham and his descendants would be cursed. In the 4th century it was the seat of a bishopric; but the cult of the moon persisted far into the Christian centuries. (Josh. When David became king of Judah this was his royal residence, and he resided here for seven and a half years (2 Sam. In the North we have Jebel Hakart (3,408 ft.) W, of Reimun. 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. 1. The Tabernacle of Ancient Israel - Brief Overview of the Tabernacle of Moses in the Wilderness and the Ark of the Covenant. (4.) Genesis 31:23 He took his relatives with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey. Take the train from Be'er Sheva North to Tel Aviv Haganah. It was so, that when any of the fugitives of Ephraim said, Let me go over, the men of Gilead said to him, "Are you an Ephraimite?" 9:37). 24:1-15). The third son of Terah, and therefore youngest brother of Abram. From Harran to Gilead is a distance of 84 miles. On their behalf Judas Maccabeus invaded the country and met with striking success (1 Maccabees 5:9). Geological Origin: The Nile originated Hosea 9:6 - For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant [places] for their silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns [shall be] in their tabernacles. Rehoboam was appointed king in Shechem (1 Kings 12:1, 19), but Jeroboam afterwards took up his residence here. Hiel the Bethelite is recorded as the rebuilder of Jericho. Abraham is called by Mohammedans el-Khulil, "the Friend," i.e. Judges 10:8 They troubled and oppressed the children of Israel that year: eighteen years oppressed they all the children of Israel that were beyond the Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead. It retained this name till it came into the possession of Caleb, when the Israelites restored the original name Hebron" (Keil, Com.). (Amos 8:8; Amos 9:5; Isaiah 23:3). It shared this honour, however, with another city, and this city was Haran, or Harran. Abraham's native place Ge 11:27,28 Abraham leaves Ge 11:31; 15:7; Ne 9:7 -2. The name Bethel was at first apparently given to the sanctuary in the neighbourhood of Luz, and was not given to the city itself till after its conquest by the tribe of Ephraim. Nahor, Abraham's brother, had probably settled in Haran before they departed.3. The buildings are of the most archaic kind, consisting of low mounds enclosed within an enceinte, on most sides perfect, an oval space 1,000 yards long by 800 broad. ", Judges 12:5 The Gileadites took the fords of the Jordan against the Ephraimites. Haran seems to have shared in the rebellion of Assur (763 BC, the year of the solar eclipse, June 15). hA Eusebius, in Onomasticon, here identifies Shechem with Shalem; but see SHALEM. For several days he had been full of rage, and was now in eager anticipation that his vengeance would be fully wreaked, when lo! It was originally the royal Canaanite city of Luz (Gen. 28:19). The Torah describes three main sites where Isaac spends his days prior to the account of the blessing of his sons: Beer-lahai-roi (Gen. 25:11b), Gerar (Gen. 26:1b) [2] and Beer-sheba (Gen. 26:23). 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? Terah took Abram his son and Lot the son of Haran, his grandson, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram's wife, and they went forth together from Ur of the Chaldeans to go into the land of Canaan, but when they came to Haran, they settled there. Here Jacob, on his way from Beersheba to Haran, had a vision of the angels of God ascending and descending on the ladder whose top reached unto heaven (28:10, 19); and on his return he again visited this place, "where God talked with him" (35:1-15), and there he "built an altar, and called the place El- beth-el" (q.v. It would seem that Gilead originally began as various religious extremist groups that believed that America needed to be 'saved' from sin and corruption. the cheapest) may suggest quieter roads or avoiding tolls . It was called by the Romans Neapolis, and the Arabs have corrupted this into Nabulus, its modern name. 2:46) by his concubine Ephah.Haran in Fausset's Bible Dictionary HARAN was Terah's firstborn son, oldest brother of Abram (who is named first in Genesis 11:27, because heir of the promises), father of Lot, and Milcah who married her uncle Nahor, and Iscah or Sarai who married her uncle Abram, being "daughter (i.e. 350 mile trip starting from Mount Gilead. At the age of 175 Abraham died, and was also buried in the cave at Machpelah. Under Abraham's oak at Shechem Jacob buried the family idols and amulets (Genesis 35:1-4). 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." 4:3, 8, 9), possibly the old "oak of Moreh," as a silent witness of the transaction to all coming time. The ruins of the city of Harran, called Haran (Hebrew: , rn) in the Hebrew Bible, might lie within present-day Turkey.Haran first appears in the Book of Genesis as the home of Terah and his descendants, and as Abraham's temporary home. It lies in a sheltered valley, protected by Gerizim on the south and Ebal on the north. They overtook him in the mount Gilead , Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. There is no difficulty about Jacobs movements. 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). In their conquest of the Jordan Valley they captured Lot as a prisoner of war, and when Abraham heard of it he pursued the four kings and overtook them at Dan and defeated them with the help of the Lord (Gen. 14:1-14), Abraham had assembled an army of 318 men. It is one of the cities named by Rabshakeh as destroyed by the king of Assyria (2 Kings 19:12 Isaiah 37:12). 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. 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). 2:9; II Kings 10:33; Ezek. Pharaoh takes Sarai as his wife and is stricken by God. The king of Sodom also came out to meet Abraham at the same place (Gen. 14:17-21).12. Abraham continued his journey southward and came to a mountain near Bethel, where he built a second altar (Genesis 12:8).6. You can also enter airport name or code from Israel in above fields. From this junction-point the Niles flows North through Nubia and Egypt 1,900 miles and empties into the Mediterranean Sea, in latitude 32 degree North, through 2 mouths, the Rosetta, East of Alexandria, and the Damietta, West of Port Said. Continue Reading. Though not explicitly stated, it seems likely that Abraham passed this way along the Jabbok River as he traveled from Haran to Shechem (later Jacob would travel on this route). 1 Chronicles 26:31 Of the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even of the Hebronites, according to their generations by fathers' houses. It is the modern Nablus, a contraction for Neapolis, the name given to it by Vespasian. Josephus (B. J. 37:12). The privileges then lost were restored by Sargon II. Here also Samuel held in rotation his court of justice (1 Sam. The eldest son of Terah, brother of Abraham and Nahor, and father of Lot, Milcah, and Iscah. Gilead." A city in the south of territory of the tribe of Judah 1Sa 30:27 -3. 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