0000081481 00000 n The third son of Kohath, who was the second son of Levi. Where is Paddan Aram located today? (See OAK ?T0002758.) Jacob was 77 years old, and he loved Rachel immediately. 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. Genesis 28King James Version. They pile stones in a heap as a reminder of their agreement. From this place the patriarch departed for Egypt by way of Beersheba (37:14; 46:1). A new nation? GVr[e_H.sy#b~]"H\ZR^va)^6hG W,Rdax%Y.Xz#>C_B#Z)M-bVVXFcpmJey,7W)yG 0000030225 00000 n And his mother's name [was] Zibiah of Beersheba.Genesis 21:32 - Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.2 Samuel 17:11 - Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that [is] by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.2 Samuel 24:15 - So the LORD sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to the time appointed: and there died of the people from Dan even to Beersheba seventy thousand men.2 Chronicles 19:4 - And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again through the people from Beersheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them back unto the LORD God of their fathers.Judges 20:1 - Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh.2 Samuel 3:10 - To translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beersheba.2 Samuel 24:7 - And came to the strong hold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites: and they went out to the south of Judah, [even] to Beersheba.1 Kings 4:25 - And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.Genesis 21:33 - And [Abraham] planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.Genesis 46:1 - And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.1 Samuel 3:20 - And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel [was] established [to be] a prophet of the LORD.1 Kings 19:3 - And when he saw [that], he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which [belongeth] to Judah, and left his servant there.Genesis 21:31 - Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them.1 Samuel 8:2 - Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: [they were] judges in Beersheba.Genesis 26:33 - And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city [is] Beersheba unto this day.Joshua 19:2 - And they had in their inheritance Beersheba, or Sheba, and Moladah,1 Chronicles 4:28 - And they dwelt at Beersheba, and Moladah, and Hazarshual,Nehemiah 11:27 - And at Hazarshual, and at Beersheba, and [in] the villages thereof,Genesis 28:10 - And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran. 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). From the Kingdom of Israel to the Exile, 5. 4. Using the website implies your agreement to the use of cookies. On re-opening it, Isaac gave it the same name (Gen. 26:31-33). It is found by Isaac's servants just after the covenant made between him and Abimelech. In Genesis 21:31 Abraham and Abimelech took an oath of witness that the former had dug the well and seven ewe lambs were offered in sacrifice, "Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware both of them." 6:18; 1 Chr. Travelling north, he rests for the night at Luz (Bethel) and has an amazing dream (see6 on Map 41). The vicinity was long the favorite camping-ground of the patriarchs. 20:1, etc.) Jacob set out in haste from Beersheba and camped at Bethel (formerly Luz) before continuing on to Paddan-aram (Genesis 28:10-29:1). Unlike Esau, Jacob was not a man of the field; he was "content to stay at home among the tents" (Genesis 25:27). Calling together men from the tribes of Manasseh, Asher, Zebulun and Naphtali, Gideon defeated the Midianites on the valley floor just north of Mount Gilboa (see Judges 6:33-35 & 7:1-25). Joshua 15:28 Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah, Joshua 19:2 They had for their inheritance Beersheba (or Sheba), Moladah, The proverb "in the Mount of Jehovah it (or He) shall be seen" probably originated in Jerusalem under Melchizedek. The biblical placename is .mw-parser-output .script-hebrew,.mw-parser-output .script-Hebr{font-family:"SBL Hebrew","SBL BibLit","Taamey Ashkenaz","Taamey Frank CLM","Frank Ruehl CLM","Ezra SIL","Ezra SIL SR","Keter Aram Tsova","Taamey David CLM","Keter YG","Shofar","David CLM","Hadasim CLM","Simple CLM","Nachlieli",Cardo,Alef,"Noto Serif Hebrew","Noto Sans Hebrew","David Libre",David,"Times New Roman",Gisha,Arial,FreeSerif,FreeSans} (with a et) in Hebrew, pronounced [aran] and can mean "parched," but is more likely to mean "road" or "crossroad," cognate to Old Babylonian aranu (MSL 09, 124-137 r ii 54'). 0000002411 00000 n Genesis 22:19 So Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba. Before that night at Bethel, Jacob's heart was filled with fear; afterward he walked with a new spring in his steps. Write by: . What discomfort did Jacob face in his travel to paddan Aram? Over the former probably David hung Ishbosheth's murderers (2 Samuel 4:12). He had been traveling the ridge road through the Judean hills, and he came to a place called Almond Tree - or Luz, in Hebrew. 0000007940 00000 n It was the extreme border of the cultivated land. Distance between Beersheba and Haran is 5340 KM / 3318.3 miles. The first European who was permitted to enter this mosque was the Prince of Wales in 1862. The valley runs from north to south; and the main quarter of the town, surmounted by the lofty walls of the venerable Haram, lies partly on the eastern slope. The Golden Age of Israel under King Solomon, Solomon builds a palace and furnishes the Temple, The Ark of the Covenant is installed in the Temple, Solomon builds a network of chariot cities, 32. Jacob Encounters God at Bethel ( Genesis 28:10-22) As Jacob flees from his family in Beersheba, he stops along the way one night to sleep. It was built "seven years before Zoan in Egypt" (Gen. 13:18; Num. 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. Well known at Abram's entrance into Canaan, 3,780 years ago (Genesis 42:18). How can you take 9 toothpicks and make ten without breaking the toothpicks? Ezekiel warns of the conquest of Jerusalem, Ezekiel's vision of idolatry in the Temple, Ezekiel speaks through prophesies and parables, Further prophecies & the fall of Jerusalem, Hope for the future - New life for Israel, 45. 8. Some contend that Mount Gerizim is meant, but most probably we are to regard this as one of the hills of Jerusalem. 0000007394 00000 n 1B The Bible truth of Jacob's dream about the ladder has inspired a popular quilt pattern. The population is about 8000, of which about 600 are Jews; the remainder Turks and Arabs. 24:2), became the usual way of designating the whole Promised Land, and passed into a proverb. Near it was the oak or terebinth, a place of pagan worship. Esau returns to Seir (Edom), but Jacob follows the track downstream and erects shelters for his cattle at Succoth (meaning shelters) on the floor of the Jordan Valley. First Century Israel Map - 759 0 obj <> endobj He puts his wives and children on camels and crosses the river (the River Euphrates) then heads for the hill country of Gilead (see7 on Map 41). A teacher walks into the Classroom and says If only Yesterday was Tomorrow Today would have been a Saturday Which Day did the Teacher make this Statement? Abraham planted here a" grove" ('eshel) (distinct from the idol grove, Asheerah, or Astarte Baal), or tree, the tamarisk, long living, of hard wood, with long, clustering, evergreenBeersheba in Hitchcock's Bible Names the well of an oath; the seventh wellBeersheba in Naves Topical Bible 1. 0000004103 00000 n 2 Kings 23:8 - And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba, and brake down the high places of the gates that [were] in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which [were] on a man's left hand at the gate of the city.2 Samuel 24:2 - For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which [was] with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people.Amos 5:5 - But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought.Nehemiah 11:30 - Zanoah, Adullam, and [in] their villages, at Lachish, and the fields thereof, at Azekah, and [in] the villages thereof. It happened while Jacob was on a long journey from Beersheba in the south of Palestine to a place called Harana distance of some 500 miles. The plain is treeless but is covered by verdure in the spring; it is dry and monotonous most of the year. approximately. A Harmony of the Life of Jesus - Four gospel accounts in harmony. He was finally buried in the Cave of Machpelah. Gen 31:1-21 Labans sons are furious with their cousin Jacob, so Jacob flees secretly from Haran. God is at the top of the ladder and angels are going up and down it. 28 And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. The name is not found in the New Testament. The annual wage for a shepherd in the Bronze Age was about 10 shekels; hence, seven years of labor was a stiff demand. Map of jacobs journey to haran and back. These are the records of the generations of Jacob. 24:24, 25; 2 Chr. W. G. Masterman. Abraham is called by Mohammedans el-Khulil, "the Friend," i.e. 2:42, 43. 0000031942 00000 n 4m51a[=vj7c>kvY73yEQMa*Ie>#KLX,0m^%G@H" I be-er-she'-ba (be'er shebha`; Bersabee): Allotted originally to Simeon (Joshua 19:2), one of "the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah" (Joshua 15:28).1. Gen 27:1-40 Jacob, now aged 50, disguises himself as his older brother Esau, and deceives his elderly father Isaac in order to get the blessing of the first-born. A city of the tribe of Judah, south of Jerusalem When built Nu 13:22 Fortified 2Ch 11:10 Called KIRJATH-ARBA Ge 23:2 ARBA Ge 35:27; Jos 15:13 Abraham lived there and Sarah died at Ge 23:2 Hoham, king of, confederated with other kings of the Canaanites against Joshua Jos 10:3-39 Descendants of the Anakim live at Nu 13:22; Jos 11:21 Conquest of, by Caleb Jos 14:6-15; Jud 1:10,20 A city of refuge Jos 20:7; 21:11,13 David crowned king of Judah at 2Sa 2:1-11; 3 David crowned king of Israel at 2Sa 5:1-5 The burial place of Sarah Ge 23:2 The burial place of Abner 2Sa 3:32 The burial place of Ish-bosheth 2Sa 4:12 The conspirators against Ish-bosheth hanged at 2Sa 4:12 Absalom made king at 2Sa 15:9,10 Jews of the Babylonian captivity lived at Ne 11:25 Pool of 2Sa 4:12 -3. It lay, like all threshing floors, outside the city, upon Mount Moriah, N.E. 0000001336 00000 n This may recall the cpisode of Laban duping Jacob into receiving the weak-eyed Leah and not the ewe-lamb Rachel (2\1;24). It was the favorite home of Abraham. One of the largest oaks in Israel is found in the valley of Eshcol, about 3 miles north of the town. Arriving in Haran, Jacob saw a well where shepherds were gathering their flocks to water them and met Labans younger daughter, Rachel, Jacobs first cousin; she was working as a shepherdess.