Map of the Journeys of Isaac, the Son of Abraham. God sends Jacob to Bethel (the site of Jacob's dream - see Genesis 28:17). 2:1-4, 11; 1 Kings 2:11). 0000031084 00000 n a7C c But "Hebron would appear to have been the original name of the city, and it was not till after Abraham's stay there that it received the name Kirjath-arba, who [i.e., Arba] was not the founder but the conqueror of the city, having led thither the tribe of the Anakim, to which he belonged. Jacob was awestruck and declared This place issurely the house of God (Genesis 28:17). Genesis 28:10-22 describes the Lord's appearance in a dream, given to Jacob while on the road to Haran in Mesopotamia, the region where Rebekah's brother Laban lives. Where did Laban live? Today, many non-conformist Christian chapels in Britain are called Bethel to indicate that they are the House of God. This place became Isaac's home while he was with his parents. - And Israel (as the head of the theocratic family) took his journey - literally, broke up, sc. I. It was afterwards known as Mamre. xb```b``3f`c` ,{ Because there was a great famine in the land Isaac moved to Gerar in the country of the Philistines. 0000006980 00000 n Israel becomes a kingdom under Saul and David, Jonathan demolishes the Philistine pillar at Geba, Saul is killed by the Philistines at Mt Gilboa, The Ark of the Covenant is brought to Jerusalem, David's victories over Israel's neighbours, Absalom's flight & his rebellion against David, 31. Paul's Letters to Galatia & Thessalonica, The risen Lord Jesus appears to his followers, Christ's Victory Parade & the New Covenant, 15. 0000007884 00000 n 0000009999 00000 n It was the extreme border of the cultivated land. Genesis 21:33 Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and called there on the name of Yahweh, the Everlasting God. Gen 31:1-21 Labans sons are furious with their cousin Jacob, so Jacob flees secretly from Haran. ), "road"; arrntum (pl.).[6]. approximately. 0000001336 00000 n 0000011673 00000 n of God, a favorite name for Abraham; compare Jas 2:23). By selective breeding, he ensures that most of the new lambs are speckled, and so builds up his own flocks at Labans expense. Josephs tomb can still be seen today in Shechem (modern-day Nablus). 0000011775 00000 n 0000004683 00000 n Rehoboth (plenty). 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. Isaiah predicts the fall of Israel & Judah, Prophecies written before the fall of Jerusalem, Isaiah reassures King Ahaz of God's support, Troubled times and a glorious future kingdom, 40. [7] The region of Haran is referred to variously as Paddan Aram and Aram-Naharaim. "Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of Yahweh, the Everlasting God" Gen (21:33). In the familiar phrase 'from Dan to Beersheba' (Jdg. [4][5] The earliest records of Harran come from the Ebla tablets, c. 2300 BC. 20:1, etc.) Abraham lived at Beersheba. After this he proceeds on his journey without any memorable incident. Gen 31:31-44 Laban cannot findhis household gods (Rachel - who has stolen these family treasures - is hiding them). Abraham saw Moriah at some little distance (Genesis 22:4) on the third day; the distance, two days' journey from Beersheba, would just bring him to Zion, but not so far as Moreh and Gerizim (Genesis 12:6) where some fix Moriah. They all pour their streams into the wady es Seba, and are called Bir es seba, the largest 12 ft. diameter, and masonry round reaching 28 ft. down, and 44 from bottom to surface of the water. If he reached Bethel the first night, he must have travelled about fifty miles the first day. The well of, belonged to Abraham and Isaac Ge 21:25,26 -3. 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. Beer Lai-hai-roi. The site of Bethel is now occupied by the Palestinian West Bank village of Beitin, on the outskirts of Al-Bireh, 3 miles / 5 km to the north east of Ramallah. As far as we know, Jacob never had been very far from home. Laban caught up with Jacob in the hill country of Gilead. 1 Chronicles 4:28 They lived at Beersheba, and Moladah, and Hazarshual. Later, in 1011 BC, Saul the first king of Israel was killed by the Philistines at the Battle of Gilboa, overlooking the Vale of Jezreel, and his corpse was displayed on the walls of Beth Shean (see 1 Samuel 28:4, 29:1 & 31:1-10). It was originally called Kirjath-Arba, " The city of Arba." 0000002117 00000 n Beersheba was Isaac's birthplace and his early home (Gen. 21:3, 31). If You Like these maps please click the button to "Like" us on Facebook. Along the way he had his dream of Jacob's Ladder. Quick Answer: How Far Did Jacob Have To Travel To Egypt, Quick Answer: How Far Did Jacob Travel From Canaan To Egypt, How Many Miles Did Jacob Travel To Flee Esau, Quick Answer: How Far To Travel 11 Light Years, Question: How Far Can Rockets Travel In Light Years, Quick Answer: How Far Does Light Travel In 1000 Years, How Far Does Light Travel In 100000 Years, Quick Answer: How Far Does Light Travel In 2 Years. 0000005293 00000 n 1. Jacob served in Labans house for 20 years before fleeing back to Canaan (Genesis 31:1-21). 2:42, 43. Israels ancestors came from a region known as Aram Naharaim which could explain the designation Aramean.. Along the way he had his dream of Jacob's Ladder. The other five further off. 19:2). Where is Paddan Aram located today? 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. Genesis 29. What happend to Jacob in Haran, and why did he stay there twenty years? 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). Mount Moriah. Gen 28:1-9 Isaac tells Jacob he must leave, and sends him to Paddan Aram (Plain of Aram in north west Mesopotamia - see Genesis 24:10) to seek a wife from amongst his relatives living in Haran. After various vicissitudes it fell into the Moslems' hands in A.D. 1187, and has continued so ever since. 28:10). The Tabernacle of Ancient Israel - Brief Overview of the Tabernacle of Moses in the Wilderness and the Ark of the Covenant. He was actually 100 years old and Sarah was 90 when Isaac was born and therefore they named him "laughter". 759 0 obj <> endobj Gen 29:1-30 Jacob meets his young cousin Rachel at the well near Haran and immediately falls in love with her. 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. Over the former probably David hung Ishbosheth's murderers (2 Samuel 4:12). 0000038268 00000 n Joshua 15:28 Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah, Joshua 19:2 They had for their inheritance Beersheba (or Sheba), Moladah, The family traveled to Nazareth which took them a journey of at least 170 kilometers. 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). In the first great revolt 1 Chronicles 12:38 - All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel [were] of one heart to make David king.2 Samuel 4:8 - And they brought the head of Ishbosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ishbosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life; and the LORD hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.2 Samuel 3:19 - And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin.1 Chronicles 29:27 - And the time that he reigned over Israel [was] forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three [years] reigned he in Jerusalem.2 Samuel 5:5 - In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.1 Kings 2:11 - And the days that David reigned over Israel [were] forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.Joshua 10:39 - And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that [were] therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.2 Samuel 3:20 - So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. It retained this name till it came into the possession of Caleb, when the Israelites restored the original name Hebron" (Keil, Com.). So thenceforth David sacrificed there, and no longer on the altar at Gibeon where the tabernacle was, separate from the ark, which was at Zion; for he could not go to Gibeon on account of the sword of the Angel, i.e. Within the last few years this long-deserted spot-a wide stretch of shapeless ruins, the haunt of the lawless Bedouin-has been re-occupied; the Turks have stationed there an enlightened Kaimerkhan (subgovernor); government offices and shops have been built; wells have been cleared, and there is now an abundant water supply pumped even to the separate houses. 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. Paul's Letters to Ephesus, Colossae & Philippi, 17. 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. The name is not found in the New Testament. Then Jacob came to Peniel where he wrestled with God (Genesis 31:22-32:31). (HC,wN3@2 |f{onRHX{ra( Beersheba. God also promised that allthe families of theearth will be blessed through Jacobs offspring (Genesis 28:14). Hebron is said to have been rounded before Zoan (i.e. Near its junction with the coastal plain, the Vale of Jezreel was guarded and controlled by the well-defended fortress at Megiddo Biblical Armageddon. Paul's Journey to Cyprus, Pamphylia & Galatia, Paul & Barnabas return to Antioch in Syria, Paul & Barnabas attend the Council of Jerusalem, Paul & Barnabas take the decision to Antioch, 10. 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. The other well is 5 feet in diameter, and was 42 feet to the water. Third son of Kohath; younger brother of Amram, father of Moses and Aaron (Exodus 6:18). 0000004537 00000 n 0000004892 00000 n These wells are in constant use today. Having fled for his life fromBeersheba, Jacob settled down for the night atLuz.