Probably they varied at different times (compare Joshua 13:24; 1 Chronicles 5:8, 9, 11, 16). 1. 47:18; Amos 1:3; etc. With the reassertion of Moslem supremacy a curtain falls over the history of the district; and only in comparatively recent times has it again become known to travelers. It became the central city of the Samaritans, whose shrine Joshua 17:2 - There was also [a lot] for the rest of the children of Manasseh by their families; for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: these [were] the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph by their families.1 Chronicles 7:28 - And their possessions and habitations [were], Bethel and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns thereof:Genesis 34:24 - And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city.1 Chronicles 6:67 - And they gave unto them, [of] the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; [they gave] also Gezer with her suburbs,Judges 21:19 - Then they said, Behold, [there is] a feast of the LORD in Shiloh yearly [in a place] which [is] on the north side of Bethel, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Bethel to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.Genesis 34:20 - And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,Numbers 26:31 - And [of] Asriel, the family of the Asrielites: and [of] Shechem, the family of the Shechemites:Judges 9:2 - Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether [is] better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, [which are] threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? 0HX(w\m@(mootwbC *9(3AXT,`65v0g3;Y_NaMJ-ovd;yl:{P)x! gd Round this sacred pool,'the beautiful spring Callirrhoe,' as it was called by the Greek writers, gather the modern traditions of the patriarch." it came upon us suddenly like a scene of fairy enchantment. 13:2). The Tabernacle of Ancient Israel - Brief Overview of the Tabernacle of Moses in the Wilderness and the Ark of the Covenant. Remains of the old cathedral are also conspicuous. endstream endobj 40 0 obj <>stream 2. of God, and this is the modern name of Hebron. This, say some, is the very tree beneath which Abraham pitched his tent, and it still bears the name of the patriarch. In troublous times the people went to Bethel to ask counsel of God (Judg. Numbers 32:8 Your fathers did so when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to see the land. Jerusalem and Gilead are 8 hours 45 mins far apart, if you drive non-stop . 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. 19:28).Hebron in Fausset's Bible Dictionary 1. Abraham descended from Shem, Noah's son, and was Noah's great, great, great, great, great, great, great grandson.Before God changed Abraham's name to Abraham, which means "father of a multitude (later we will see why God changed Abraham's name) Abraham's name was Abram which meant "high father".. Abraham lived in a place called Haran. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mountain, and Laban with his relatives encamped in the mountain of Gilead. 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.). A city in the south of territory of the tribe of Judah 1Sa 30:27 -3. 1 Chronicles 5:16 They lived in Gilead in Bashan, and in its towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, as far as their borders. 2Ch 13:19 Elijah visited Bethel, and we hear of "sons of the prophets" as resident there. 2 Kings 10:33 from the Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the valley of the Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan. Numbers 32:40 Moses gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh; and he lived therein. She received her name Sarah from God. They will possess the field of Ephraim, and the field of Samaria. Near Haran the Parthians defeated and slew Crassus (53 BC), and here Caracalla was assassinated (217 AD). The eldest son of Terah, brother of Abraham and Nahor, and father of Lot, Milcah, and Iscah. It would seem that Gilead originally began as various religious extremist groups that believed that America needed to be 'saved' from sin and corruption. Indeed, their altars are like heaps in the furrows of the field. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valor at Jazer of Gilead. "(1) A city named in Hosea 6:8; Hosea 12:11, possibly to be identified with Gilead near to Mizpah (Judges 10:17). The children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpah. The name Gilead means "rocky region" or "hill country." Solomon refers to goats "descending from Gilead" in Song of Solomon 6:5. 3. Free! Gideon and his army lay to the South of the plain of Jezreel on the lower slopes of Gilboa. The derivation from Ur, "fire," led to the Koran and Talmud legends that Abraham miraculously escaped out of the flames into which Nimrod or other idolatrous persecutors threw him. Geological Origin 3. At the oak of Moreh in the vicinity he reared his first altar to the Lord in Israel (Gen 12:6 f). Total distance is 500 km in 24 total days but only 17 travel days = 29 km (17 miles) per travel day. As we will see next week, the Lord in His grace reached into a family that did not know Him and called Abram out to create a people devoted to Himself. 2 Samuel 2:9 and he made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel. 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. At the disruption Jeroboam fortified the city and made it his residence (2 Ch 10:25; Ant, VIII, viii, 4). ). People [ edit] Gilead may also refer to: The Inundation 5. It has been identified with the ruins of Beitin, a small village amid extensive ruins some 9 miles south of Shiloh. Nabuna`id restored temple and city, adorning them on a lavish scale. An Ammonite attack was repulsed by the prowess of Jephthah (Judges 11:1); and the spite of the Ephraimites was terribly punished (Judges 12:1). It is supposed by some to be the tree under which Abraham pitched his tent, and is called "Abraham's oak." The miles based distance from Ur to Canaan is 3461.2 miles. Comp. Abraham is called by Mohammedans el-Khulil, "the Friend," i.e. 2. Attempts were made to recover it for Christianity by Baldwin I (1118 A.D.) and Baldwin II (1121 A.D.); and the Crusaders left their mark in such strong-holds as Kal`at er-Rabad and the castle at es-Salt. The name Gilead is sometimes used to denote the whole country East of the Jordan (Genesis 37:25 Joshua 22:9 2 Samuel 2:9, etc.). These [were] the chief of the fathers of Laadan.Genesis 11:28 - And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.Genesis 28:10 - And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran.Genesis 29:4 - And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence [be] ye? De 27:11; Jos 24:23-25 it was here Joshua assembled the people, shortly before his death, and deliveredShechem in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE she'-kem (shekhem, "shoulder"; Suchem, he Sikima, ta Sikima, etc. It was David's first capital. 1. of Bethel. It was abandoned about B.C. To the unprejudiced mind there is no escape from the conclusion that the history of the migration of Terah from Ur to Harran is founded on fact" (Sayce).Ur in Fausset's Bible Dictionary Of the Chaldees (Genesis 11:28; Genesis 11:31; Genesis 15:7; Nehemiah 9:7), from which Terah, Abraham, and Lot were called. ", Judges 11:10 The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "Yahweh shall be witness between us; surely according to your word so will we do.". Hebron. The total straight line distance between Haran and Egypt is 5690 KM (kilometers) and 10.2 meters. Haran in Mesopotamia was the first stopping place recorded inn the Bible. Under Jehu, who restored the calf worship, and Jeroboam II his great grandson, Bethel comes again into prominence (2 Kings 10:29). Joshua 22:17 Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we have not cleansed ourselves to this day, although there came a plague on the congregation of Yahweh. Jud 20:26- 28; 21:4 Later it is named as one of the holy cities to which Samuel went on circuit. Numbers 32:11 'Surely none of the men who came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me: Numbers 32:19 For we will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan, and forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side of the Jordan eastward.". Hither came Jacob when he fled from Esau's anger (Gen 27:43). 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. If he said, "No;". Joshua 22:9 The children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go to the land of Gilead, to the land of their possession, which they owned, according to the commandment of Yahweh by Moses. Though it often expressed itself in deceit, Jacob's tenacious nature was an asset to him. The ruins lie on both sides of the stream, and include those of a very ancient castle, built of great basaltic blocks, with square columns, 8 ft. thick, which support an arched roof some 30 ft. in height. Numbers 32:9 For when they went up to the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which Yahweh had given them. 1. It was already centuries old when the Hittites fought Ramesses II of Egypt at the Battle of Kadesh in 939 BC. Hosea 12:11 If Gilead is wicked, surely they are worthless. Abraham and his family journeyed southward through the land of Canaan and a major famine hit they migrated to Egypt. Later biblical passages list Haran among some cities and lands subjugated by Assyrian rulers and among Tyre's trading partners. He returns to Ai and separates from lot. Ezekiel speaks of the merchants of Haran as trading with Tyre (27:23).The name appears in Assyro-Babalonian as Charran, which means "road"; possibly because here the trade route from Damascus joined that from Nineveh to Carchemish. It lay in the rich plain of the Mukhna, and its value was increased by the well Jacob dug there. The Bible shifts its focus in Genesis 12 from the history of the entire human race to a man named Abram, the first Hebrew, and he lived in Ur of the Chaldees. 23:3; Jer. On his journey to Canaan there were seventeen places that Abraham visited recorded in the Old Testament. 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?" d. 29 travel days between Goshen and Sinai. Joshua 17:5 Ten parts fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan; Joshua 17:6 because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons. He "made a covenant with the people that day" at the very place where, on first entering the land, they had responded to the law from Ebal and Gerizim (Josh. 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). Gen. 28:18; 31:44-48; Ex. Report at a scam and speak to a recovery consultant for free. A Gershonite Levite in the time of David, one of the family of Shimei. 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). History:After the conquest, as we have seen, Gilead passed mainly into the hands of Gad. Terah dies in Haran five years later. In P, while Rebecca works behind the scenes by complaining to Isaac, it is only Isaac who speaks with Jacob and tells him to go. Numbers 32:1 Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of livestock: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that behold, the place was a place for livestock; Numbers 32:3 "Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Sebam, and Nebo, and Beon, Numbers 32:5 They said, "If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession; don't bring us over the Jordan.". haran; i.e., "mountaineer." In the 4th century it was the seat of a bishopric; but the cult of the moon persisted far into the Christian centuries. It is called the "city of Nahor" (Gen. 24:10), and Jacob resided here with Laban (30:43). After a reign of three years Abimelech was rejected by the people. 1 Chronicles 5:10 In the days of Saul, they made war with the Hagrites, who fell by their hand; and they lived in their tents throughout all the land east of Gilead. 7:16). It was about 12 miles N. of Jerusalem. Well known at Abram's entrance into Canaan, 3,780 years ago (Genesis 42:18). It is mentioned as lying to the West of Michmethath (el-Makhneh) on the boundary of Manasseh (Josh 17:7). Also Hashabiah and 1,700 Hebronites were officers "in all the Lord's business and the king's service" on the W. of Jordan. And the men went up and viewed Ai.1 Kings 13:1 - And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. Its length measured by its course is probably 3,700 miles, the longest in the world. HEBRON is one of the most ancient cities in the world still existing, and it is in this respect the rival of Damascus. Melchizedek was a mysterious man regarded in the Bible as the priest and king of Salem. A town in Asher; spelled in Hebrew differently from the former Hebron. After various vicissitudes it fell into the Moslems' hands in A.D. 1187, and has continued so ever since. Among the ruins which are now seen at the spot are the remains of one of the great temples, of a model similar to that of Babel, dedicated to the moon, to whom the city was sacred. 2Ki 2:2,3 But after the destruction of Baal worship by Jehu Bethel comes once more into view. It reads: "Ur-Ba'u, king of Ur, who built the temple of the moon-god." But in opposition to the most ancient traditions, many modern writers have fixed the site of Ur at a very different position, viz. Jacob revisited the place on his return from Paddan-aram; here Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died and was buried under "the oak" (Gen 35:6 f). The appointed S.W. Chaldeans, but on one occasion they departed from Ur to Haran. 14; Num. 3. In later ages it was called Edessa, and was celebrated as the capital of Abgarus or Acbarus who was said to have received the letter and portrait of our Saviour. Possibly, however, we should read Gilboa for Gilead; or part of the mountain may have borne the name of Gilead. Ge 37:14 comp. The war of conquest being done, Joseph's bones were buried in the parcel of ground which Jacob had bought, and which fell to the lot of Joseph's descendants (24:33). North of the Jabbok are many villages, and a fair amount of cultivation. 7:28, has entirely disappeared. Beersheba. (Enlarge) (PDF for Print) (Freely Distributed). Smith's Bible Dictionary suggests that nachal) is related to the Nile and is that river; but the distinctness with which nachal) is mentioned, and not as elsewhere Sihor, or "river," Ye'or, forbids the identification. 1 Kings 4:19 Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer who was in the land. Above this again is the white chalk of the desert plateau, the same as that found in Samaria and Lower Galilee, with bands of flint or chert in contorted layers, or strewn in pebbles on the surface. Before Ramoth-gilead, which he sought to win back from the Syrians who had captured it, Ahab received his death wound (1 Kings 22:1). While not so rich as the volcanic loam in the North and in and the South, the soil of Gilead amply repays the labor of the husbandman. endstream endobj startxref Abraham and his nephew Lot had departed Haran and followed the leading of the Lord. Jud 20:18,26,31; 21:2 Authorized Version, "house of God." Abraham's native place Ge 11:27,28 Abraham leaves Ge 11:31; 15:7; Ne 9:7 -2. It is picturesquely situated in a narrow valley, surrounded by rocky hills. This name does not occur in the Hebrew of the Old Testament or in the English translation): I. It is one of the cities named by Rabshakeh as destroyed by the king of Assyria (2 Ki 19:12; Isa 37:12). It was originally called Kirjath-Arba, " The city of Arba." 2:18) or simply "the river" (Gen. 41:1; Ex. (to feign) a. to pretend. By the conquest of the fortress Rabbah, which the Ammonites had continued to hold, the land passed finally under the power of David (2 Samuel 12:26). The Hebrew maqom, like the cognate Arabic maqam, denotes a sacred place or sanctuary. 1 Chr. It also dips toward the Jordan valley, and the water from the surface of the plateau, sinking down to the surface of their formation, bursts out of the hill slopes on the West in perennial brooks. Calculate Distance Between Cities From To 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. Bethel in Easton's Bible Dictionary house of God. Father of Lot and brother of Abraham Ge 11:26-31 -2. Ge 11:31 It is called in Genesis "Ur of the Chaldaeans," while in the Acts St. Stephen places it, by implication, in Mesopotamia. gil'-e-ad (ha-gil`adh, "the Gilead"): The name is explained in Genesis 31:46, 51, as derived from Hebrew gal, "a cairn," and `edh, "witness," agreeing in meaning with the Aramaic yegharsahadhutha'. The situation is lovely; the valley runs W. with a soil of rich, black, vegetable mold, watered by fountains, sending forth numerous streams flowing W.; orchards of fruit, olive groves, gardens of vegetables, and verdure on all sides delight the eye. 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. Toward the end of Jeroboam's life Bethel fell into the hands of Judah. 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). Jacob served in Laban's house for 20 years before fleeing back to Canaan (Genesis 31:1-21). Abraham and his nephew Lot returned to their former home at Bethel, but on account of strife between their herdsmen they parted each others company as friends. Amos 1:3 Thus says Yahweh: "For three transgressions of Damascus, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron; Amos 1:13 Thus says Yahweh: "For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they have ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead, that they may enlarge their border. Father of one of David's mighty men 1Ch 11:35Ur in Smiths Bible Dictionary was the land of Haran's nativity, Ge 11:28 the place from which Terah and Abraham started "to go into the land of Canaan." Over the former probably David hung Ishbosheth's murderers (2 Samuel 4:12). From Harran to Gilead is a distance of 84 miles. (See DINAH; HAMOR.) 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. When Abram entered Canaan he formed his second encampment between Bethel and Hai (Gen. 12:8); and on his return from Egypt he came back to it, and again "called upon the name of the Lord" (13:4). According to Josh 15:13 it was so called after Arba, the father of Anak. 2Ki 10:29 After the desolation of the northern kingdom by the king of Assyria, Bethel still remained an abode of priests. (2.) Map Store - Download High-Res Maps and Images, 2023, Bible History | All rights reserved, Map of Abraham's Journey with Trade Routes, Nile River in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE. Es Salt is the only village of any importance in the South. Post author: Post published: June 6, 2022; Post category: built in entertainment center; Post comments: . The Nile in Physical Geography. The distance between the above mentioned places is 600 miles approximately. Moab is 2,665.16 mi (4,289.16 km) north of the equator, so it is located in the northern hemisphere. The Damming of the Nile 4. Historical: This place is first mentioned in connection with Abraham's journey from Haran. Ex 6:18; Nu 3:19; 1Ch 6:2,18; 23:12 He was the founder of a family of Hebronites, Nu 3:27; 26:58; 1Ch 26:23,30,31, or Bene-Hebron. Hither the ark was brought from Gilgal (Jdg 2:1, Septuagint). It lay South of Shiloh (Jdg 21:19). 58 0 obj <>stream The first European who was permitted to enter this mosque was the Prince of Wales in 1862. The site of Shechem is said to be of unrivalled beauty. Bethel in Joshua 19:4 answers to Chesil in Joshua 15:30. 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). It is mentioned in the prism inscription of Tiglath-pileser I. 18. Gen 37:29-35 The brothers dip Joseph's coat in blood, then trick Jacob into believing that Joseph has been killed by a wild animal. shichor, not always written fully, has also been interpreted in a mistaken way of the Nile (see SHIHOR). On the E. of Gerizim and Ebal the flue plain of Mukhna stretches from N. to S. 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