[See MOUNT MORIAH] 2. So he sent him out of the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. 7. The third road from Shechem led northeast along the Wadi Beidan to Tirzah, where it descended east to the Jordan Valley via the Wadi Faria. The Hebrew maqom, like the cognate Arabic maqam, denotes a sacred place or sanctuary. He desired to see his father Jacob and invited him to Egypt because of the great famine. 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). Hebron. The name is not found in the New Testament. Here also Jacob dug a well for his many herds. Some 50 years later Hadrian reportedly restored the Samaritan temple of . Shechem. However, modern highways may cut the walking distance i. --The elevation on which Solomon built the temple, where God appeared to David "in the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite." Jacob learned and realized for the first time God's intention to save the whole world through the sacrifice of His only Son who would be a descendant of his, the Jewish Messiah. Abram pitches his tent between Bethel and Ai and builds an altar. And the LORD said unto him, Go up. Besides the frequent mention of his name in conjunction with the names of the other two patriarchs, there are distinct references to the events in the life of Jacob in four books of the New Testament - Joh 1:51; 4:5,12; Ac 7:12,16; Ro 9:11-13; Heb 11:21; 12:16Jacob in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE I. Here Solomon's temple was built, on the spot that had been the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite (2 Sam. 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. "Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of Yahweh, the Everlasting God" Gen (21:33). (2.) A Sacred Shrine: Beersheba was a sacred shrine. This was "the land of Moriah" to which Abraham went to offer up his son Isaac (Gen. 22:2). Its Position: Geographically Beersheba marked the southern limit of Judah, though theoretically this extended to the "river of Egypt" (Gen 15:18)--the modern Wady el`Avish--60 miles farther south. Mount Bethel was a hilly district near Bethel (Josh. Genesis 37. Mahanaim. The History of Rome - Brief Overview Of Roman History from Her Dawn to the First Punic War. The town has no walls; but the main streets opening on the principal roads have gates. Joshua 21:21 They gave them Shechem with its suburbs in the hill country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Gezer with its suburbs. 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). Hiel the Bethelite is recorded as the rebuilder of Jericho. It was one of Samuel's towns of circuit for judging (1 Samuel 7:16). Joshua 24:1 Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, for their heads, for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God. In Judges 20:26 translate for "the house of God" Bethel. This geographical information is inaccurate. It was David's first capital. His descendants are called Shechemites. Douglas, J. D., and Merrill C. Tenney, eds. Toward the end of Jeroboam's life Bethel fell into the hands of Judah. Shechem in Israel's History. (Enlarge) (PDF for Print) (Freely Distributed for Personal or Church use). Shechem was captured by John Hyrcanus in 132 B.C. Camels can travel at up to 50 miles per hour. (1) According to Genesis 49: 29-32; 50:13 Jacob was buried in the cave of Machpelah near Hebron which Abraham had bought from Ephron the Hittite (Gn. These wells are in constant use today. 5. There, the brothers conspired to sell . He then set up another stone in Shechem, saying: Behold, this stone shall be for a witness against us, for it has heard all the words of the LORD which He spoke to us; thus it shall be for a witness against you, lest you deny your God (Josh. 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. Still there is an oak bearing Abraham's name, 23 ft. in girth, and covering 90 ft. space in diameter. Abraham was born under the name Abram in the Sumer city of Ur in Mesopotamia (in present day Iraq). Paddan Aram or Padan-aram (Hebrew: , Padan rm) was a region referring to the northern plain of the former kingdom Aram-Naharaim. Jacob died there 17 years later, and Joseph carried Jacob's remains to the land of Canaan, where he gave them stately burial in the same Cave of Machpelah as were buried Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebecca and Jacob's wife Leah (Genesis 49:29- 50:14 ) Genesis 26:18 - And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.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 25:21 - And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she [was] barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.Genesis 35:12 - And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.Genesis 27:46 - And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these [which are] of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?Genesis 24:14 - And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: [let the same be] she [that] thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.Joshua 24:4 - And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.Genesis 49:31 - There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah.Genesis 22:9 - And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.2 Chronicles 30:6 - So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.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.Jeremiah 33:26 - Then will I cast away the seed of Jacob, and David my servant, [so] that I will not take [any] of his seed [to be] rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return, and have mercy on them.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.Genesis 27:22 - And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice [is] Jacob's voice, but the hands [are] the hands of Esau.Exodus 33:1 - And the LORD said unto Moses, Depart, [and] go up hence, thou and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed will I give it:Amos 7:16 - Now therefore hear thou the word of the LORD: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not [thy word] against the house of Isaac.Genesis 28:6 - When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padanaram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;Exodus 32:13 - Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit [it] for ever.Deuteronomy 6:10 - And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,1 Kings 18:36 - And it came to pass at [the time of] the offering of the [evening] sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou [art] God in Israel, and [that] I [am] thy servant, and [that] I have done all these things at thy word.Genesis 22:3 - And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.Genesis 28:13 - And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I [am] the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;Romans 9:7 - Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, [are they] all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.Genesis 17:19 - And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, [and] with his seed after him.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.Genesis 25:20 - And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.Genesis 32:9 - And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee:Deuteronomy 1:8 - Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them.1 Chronicles 29:18 - O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee: Beersheba in Easton's Bible Dictionary well of the oath, or well of seven, a well dug by Abraham, and so named because he and Abimelech here entered into a compact (Gen. 21:31). It became the residence also of the rebellious Absalom (2 Sam. The people say that not only will Joshua and his house serve the Lord but we also will serve the LORD. Not because He was the God of their parents, but because He is, they say, our God.. In Jos 16:1 and 1Sam 13:2 Mount Bethel, a hilly section near Beth-el, is referred to.Bethel in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE beth'-el (beth-'el; Baithel and oikos theou, literally, "house of God"): (1) A town near the place where Abraham halted and offered sacrifice on his way south from Shechem. The home of the prophetess Deborah was not far off (Jdg 4:5). The capital of the Northern Kingdom was moved, however, first to Tirzah and then to Samaria, and Shechem declined in political importance. How old was Abram when he traveled from Haran to Canaan? Joshua 17:7 The border of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethath, which is before Shechem. The actual trip should have taken 11 days. Calm our fears and strengthen our faith that we may never doubt his presence among us but proclaim that he is your Son, risen from the dead, living for ever and ever. They were therefore removed by authority, and their place taken by the prickly pears mentioned above.W. Hebron is one of the Palestine city. Shechem had great spiritual significance for Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, and Joshua. This accounts for a school of prophets of Jehovah being there in Elijah's time (2 Kings 2:2-3). 1 Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had sojourned, in the land of Canaan.. 2 These are the records of the generations of Jacob. And David said, Whither shall I go up? Mount Moriah. If we are to accept the precise definition of Ge 12:8 the name of Bethel would appear to have existed at this spot even before the arrival of Abram in Canaan. Genesis 12:6-8 Jacob also came to Shechem and found Hivites living in the area. 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. (4.) Along the way he saw in a dream a ladder reaching to heaven with angels ascending and descending which proved to be a type of Jesus. 8:17-19); and (4) the promise of the Seed in which all nations of the earth were to be blessed (Gen. 22:18). 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. 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. Answer (1 of 20): Haran is in northern Syria. The ancient city may have lain somewhat farther East than the modern Nablus, in which the Roman name Neapolis survives. The average milk yield was 2.5 L per day; the price of camel's milk was higher than that of cow's milk at US$0.5. This well is still there today. "Seven wells" is improbable on etymological grounds; the numeral should in that case be first. Jacobs two sons, Levi and Simeon, made a deceptive pact with the males of the city and slaughtered them all in revenge of Dinah. 20:7; 21:21; 1 Chr. The place is still the market for a wide district, both East and West of Jordan. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth (1 Cor. 3:1). Ancient Jerusalem - Interactive Study of Jerusalem with Map. Then Ornan saw David, and made over to him the threshing floor (1 Chronicles 21:15-16; 1 Chronicles 21:18-26). Still farther to the East and near the base of Ebal is the traditional tomb of Joseph, a little white-domed building beside a luxuriant orchard. Bethuel, 1 Chronicles 4:30. The Macmillan Bible Atlas. Abraham, now 75 years old, leaves Haran and takes the family to the land of Canaan (the land of promise . 12. He was finally buried in Hebron at the family tomb, the Cave of Machpelah. Genesis 23:19 After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field at Machpelah near Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the . The first European who was permitted to enter this mosque was the Prince of Wales in 1862. It is mentioned among the "cities" given to the tribe of Simeon (Josh. This curse proved true, for the citizens of Shechem formed a conspiracy against Abimelech, and he completely destroyed the city. 9. Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons because he was born to him in his old age. Ge 12:8; 13:3,4 Bethel was the scene of Jacob's vision. Terah dies in Haran five years later. In the time of the kings we find that the city was once more a gathering-place of the nation. Hiel of Bethel rebuilt Jericho under the curse (1 Kings 16:34).Bethel in Hitchcock's Bible Names the house of GodBethel in Naves Topical Bible 1. Hebron was the original name, changed to Kirjath Arba during Israel's sojourn in Egypt, and restored by Caleb, to whom it was given at the conquest of Israel (Genesis 23:2; Joshua 14:13-15). (Ant., XIII, ix, 1; BJ, I, ii, 6). 9. 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). Hammonds Atlas of the Bible Lands. It retained this name till it came into the possession of Caleb, when the Israelites restored the original name Hebron" (Keil, Com.). There might be slight difference . Son of Kohath Ex 6:18; Nu 3:19; 1Ch 6:2,18; 23:12,19Hebron in Smiths Bible Dictionary (alliance). DeVries, LaMoine F. Cities of the Biblical World. 19:28).Hebron in Fausset's Bible Dictionary 1. Along this line runs the great road which from time immemorial has formed the easiest and the quickest means of communication between the East of the Jordan and the sea. Bet Yizhaq (HaMerkaz) Rumat Heib (Northern District) 64.97. After various vicissitudes it fell into the Moslems' hands in A.D. 1187, and has continued so ever since. Bimson, John J., ed. Now, therefore, fear the LORD and serve Him in sincerity and truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD (v 14). The best way to get from Hebron to Shechem costs only $14 and takes just 3 hours. Bethel in Easton's Bible Dictionary house of God. 2:2-8), who spoke for God, were carefully obeyed by Joshua (30,31). And he set up there an altar, and called it El-Elohe . By the time Jesus spoke to the Samaritan woman at Jacobs well, near Shechem, the racial hatred between Jews and Samaritans was paramount. 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. Twenty Roman miles S. of Jerusalem, and twenty N. of Beersheba. Jacob purchased a parcel of a field which contained the well that he had dug there. New York: Macmillan. This study will discuss the significance of Shechem, a city in central Israel. Though Noah was an obedient man to God, it seems Ham wasn't always a nice guy, and his typical teenager shenanigans sealed the fate of millions of people for centuries. S hechem is the name of 2 biblical men and a city where important Biblical events took place.. People. The other well is 5 feet in diameter, and was 42 feet to the water. 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. Because Jerusalem was the only appointed place God allowed for worship, and since Jerusalem lay in Judah, Jeroboam set up a rival sanctuary in Bethel, complete with a golden bull image. Do not take as your own the values of our entertainers or actors just because they are good performers; think for yourself. Watchman Nee said, "It is easy for us to lose the vision of God's calling. Bethel in Joshua 19:4 answers to Chesil in Joshua 15:30. Depending on where we consider the undefined border between Phoenicia and Canaan to be, he was almost there. 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. Now Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Paddan-aram and camped before the city. Genesis 35:4 They gave to Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their hands, and the rings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem. Gerizim (Sirach 50:26; Ant, XI, viii, 6; XII, i, 1; XIII, iii, 4). 24:27). Then Jacob came to Peniel where he wrestled with God (Genesis 31:22-32:31). The rains run through immovable ravines, and beside that river people cultivate their fields and water their livestock. In Genesis 9:18-27 we read of Noah's curse. He cursed them with forty years of wilderness wandering until the unbelieving generation died off, never stepping foot in the Promised Land. Abram arrived in the land, heard from the Lord at Shechem and worshipped at Bethel (Genesis 12:6-8). It has been identified with the ruins of Beitin, a small village amid extensive ruins some 9 miles south of Shiloh. The traditional site of Jacob's well cannot be located by finding Sychar, as that city is no longer in existence. 6:2, 18). 20:1; 1 Chr. Shechem is also where Abraham camped when first arriving in Canaan after God called him to enter the land of promise (Genesis 12:6). 13:2). Joseph arrives in Shechem, a distance of about 50 miles from Hebron, but his brothers are nowhere to be found. Name. 1 Kings 12:1 Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king. Location and Physical Features:There is no doubt as to the situation of ancient Shechem. Among those returning from captivity were men of Bethel (Ezra 2:28; Nehemiah 7:32; Nehemiah 11:31.) Map 38 Abram's Journey to Canaan . As he passed through Bethel, God appeared to him. (Gottwald, 1979: 563-564). Here in Succoth Jacob built a house for himself and booths for his cattle to rest from their long journey (Gen. 33:17). The copious springs which supply abundance of water rise at the base of Gerizim. Josephs last memories of Israel, before his brothers sold him, was of Shechem and Dothan. The wadi formed a natural and political boundary between the southern territory governed by the city-state of Jerusalem and the central territory governed by the city-state of Shechem. Genesis 37:17. Hebrew). Smith, DB, under the word) would identify it with Sychar of John 4:5; but see SYCHAR. At the end of the conquest Joshua gathered the whole nation to Shechem again, reminding them of their previous pledge and the blessings and curses they themselves pronounced. In his dream, the LORD renewed his covenant promise to give the land of . Genesis 37:12 His brothers went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.