It appears to have been captured by Joshua (8:7), and it was allotted to Benjamin (Josh 18:22). It became a Levitical city and a city of refuge (20:7; 21:11). in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her. 5. Caleb drove out from Hebron the "three sons of Anak" (Josh 14:12; 15:14); it became one of the cities of Judah (Josh 15:54), but was set apart for the Kohathite Levites (Josh 21:10 f), and became a city of refuge (Josh 20:7). It was built "seven years before Zoan in Egypt" (Gen. 13:18; Num. Ge 28:11-19; 31:13 Jacob lived there. Again, from the like oath between Abimelech (with Phichol, his captain) and Isaac, it being not uncommon for an event to be recorded as occurring apparently for the first time, which has been recorded as occurring earlier before: so Bethel (Genesis 26:31-33). Succoth. Third son of Kohath; younger brother of Amram, father of Moses and Aaron (Exodus 6:18). (a) In Babylonian documents of the period of the Patriarchs, there occur such personal names as Ja-ku-bi, Ja-ku-ub-ilu (the former doubtless an abbreviation of the latter), and Aq-bu-u (compare Aq-bi-a-hu), according to Hilprecht a syncopated form for A-qu(? Ironically, this idolatrous center was just south of Shechem, where their forefathers and Joshua made the covenant to worship God alone (1 Kings 12:25-33). It lay somewhat off the beaten pathabout 5 or 6 miles off the International Highwayanother asset in times of siege. Again Jacob journeyed southward, and at Bethlehem Rachel gave birth to Benjamin, but she died in giving childbirth and was buried there (Gen. 35:16-20). Jacob secretly left Haran because his father-in-law was envious of Jacob's wealth and was planning to take revenge. It was the extreme border of the cultivated land. 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. Others would find it in a little village farther East with a fine spring, called BalaTa, a name which may be connected with balluT, "oak." How far was Canaan from Ur? While Jacobs family lived in Shechem, Jacobs daughter, Dinah, was raped by a man named Shechem, the son of the ruler, Hamor. At the western end is another, 85 ft. long by 55 broad. Jacob had other daughters, whose names are not mentioned. Bible Book Code: 0103702801a. A town in the north border of Asher (Josh. Joseph's haughtiness only worsened his precarious situation and shows us the danger of pride. He believed that God would one day return the nation to Canaan, and so he gave the command for his bones to be carried back with them and buried there (Gen 50:25). 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. Abrams grandson, Jacob, came to Shechem after he returned from Padan-Aram, undoubtedly tracing the traditional same steps of his grandfather. Now El Khalil, the house of "the friend" of God. This curse proved true, for the citizens of Shechem formed a conspiracy against Abimelech, and he completely destroyed the city. 7:32). 3. Samaria became significant in Shechems history because the people who later worshipped on Mount Gerizim came to be known as Samaritans (named after the capital Omri had chosen). After the Israelites blazed a safe trail to central Canaan by defeating Jericho and Ai, they immediately went 34 km north to convene a covenant ceremony in the area of Shechem (Josh 8:30-35). Jacob's children fulfilled their promise and carried the coffin all the way to Canaan. Toward the end of Jeroboam's life Bethel fell into the hands of Judah. (See BETHAVEN.) 14. 8. 20:7; 21:21; 1 Chr. Hebron. That which was promised he would have received in some good way; but Jacob and his mother, distrusting God's promise, sought the promised blessing in a wrong way, and received with it trouble and sorrow. It lay, like all threshing floors, outside the city, upon Mount Moriah, N.E. The Macmillan Bible Atlas. A Sacred Shrine: Beersheba was a sacred shrine. 11:30). In ancient times these were supplemented by a reservoir hewn in the rock South of the town. Ancient Jerusalem - Interactive Study of Jerusalem with Map. It was made a Levite city of refuge (Joshua 21:11-13). The land of Moriah --On "one of the mountains" in this district took place the sacrifice of Isaac. 4:28). So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem Then Joshua dismissed the people, each to his inheritance (vv. It is found about forty times in the Old. The example of Jacob is quoted by the first and the last of the minor prophets. During the time of the divided kingdom of Israel, Shechem was the capital of the northern kingdom for a while (1 Kings 12:1). From Mount Ebal, they shouted the curses if they disobeyed the law, and from Mount Gerizim, they shouted the blessings if they obeyed. 8:17-19); and (4) the promise of the Seed in which all nations of the earth were to be blessed (Gen. 22:18). The other well is 5 feet in diameter, and was 42 feet to the water. The surrounding country is bleak and barren, the hills being marked by a succession of stony terraces, which may have suggested the form of the ladder in Jacob's famous dream. Mizpah. Eusebius, in Onomasticon, here identifies Shechem with Shalem; but see SHALEM. Jacob in Easton's Bible Dictionary one who follows on another's heels; supplanter, (Gen. 25:26; 27:36; Hos. Judges 9:18 and you have risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, seventy persons, on one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his female servant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother); Judges 9:20 but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.". New Testament Overview - General survey of the New Testament. Ge 13:18 Its original name was Kirjath-arba, Jud 1:10 "the city of Arba;" so called from Arba the father of Anak. 5:5); and here he was anointed as king over all Israel (2 Sam. We have to take a personal ownership and responsibility with our relationship with God. 1. On the slope of the mountain beyond is the village of `Askar; see SYCHAR. Wilderness of, Hagar miraculously sees a well in Ge 21:14-19 An angel fed Elijah in 1Ki 19:5,7Beersheba in Smith's Bible Dictionary (well of the oath), the name of one of the old places in Israel which formed the southern limit of the country. But when the seven years were expired, Laban craftily deceived Jacob, and gave him his daughter Leah. Then Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel and for their heads and their judges and their officers; and they presented themselves before God (Josh. This is important because the Bible says Jacob bought land from Shechem and lived at that place for a long time (Genesis 33 . 2. "Jacob called the name of that place Bethel, but the name of that city was called Luz at the first" (Joshua 16:1-2). In the neighboring minaret is a stone whereon the Ten Commandments are engraved in Samaritan characters. A city north of Jerusalem The ancient city adjacent to, and finally embraced in, was called Luz Jos 18:13; Jud 1:23-26 Abraham estblishes an altar at Ge 12:8; 13:3,4 The place where Jacob saw the vision of the ladder Ge 28:10-22; 31:13; Ho 12:4 And builds an altar at Ge 35:1-15 Deborah dies at Ge 35:8 Conquered by Joshua Jos 8:17; with 12:16 Conquered by the household of Joseph Jud 1:22-26 Allotted to Benjamin Jos 18:13,22 Court of justice held at By Deborah Jud 4:5 By Samuel 1Sa 7:16 Tabernacle at, and called HOUSE OF GOD Jud 20:18,31; 21:2 Jeroboam institutes idolatrous worship at 1Ki 12:25-33; 2Ki 10:29 Idolatry at Jer 48:13; Am 4:4 Shalmanezer sends a priest to 2Ki 17:27,28 Prophecies against the idolatrous altars at 1Ki 13:1-6,32; 2Ki 23:4,15-20; Am 3:14 The school of prophets at 2Ki 2:3 The young men of, mock Elisha 2Ki 2:23,24 People of, return from Babylon Ezr 2:28; Ne 7:32 Prophecies against Am 5:5 -2. How old was Abram when he traveled from Haran to Canaan? 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. 16-18). The city is some 20 miles South of Jerusalem, situated in an open valley, 3,040 ft. above sea-level. "Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of Yahweh, the Everlasting God" Gen (21:33). Mahanaim. Bet Yizhaq (HaMerkaz) Rumat Heib (Northern District) 64.97. We also will serve the LORD, for He is our God (vv. The most southern city of Israel Jud 20:1 Named by Abraham, who lived there Ge 21:31-33; 22:19 The place where Isaac lived Ge 26:23 Jacob went out from, toward Haran Ge 28:10 Sacrifices offered at, by Jacob; when journeying to Egypt Ge 46:1 In the inheritance of Judah Jos 15:20,28; 2Sa 24:7 Afterward assigned to Simeon Jos 19:2,9; 1Ch 4:28 Two sons of Samuel were judges at 1Sa 8:2 Became a seat of idolatrous worship Am 5:5; 8:14 -2. In the time of Jerome it was still a considerable place, and still retains its ancient name --Bir es-Seba. (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. 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. - Ancient GeographyHebron in Easton's Bible Dictionary a community; alliance. The population is about 8000, of which about 600 are Jews; the remainder Turks and Arabs. Adult camels weighed around 500 kg; the dressing-out percentage was 52%. Genesis 37:17. It is located at the longitude of 35.077655 and latitude of 31.527655. In the Book of Genesis, Abraham, the patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, describes Aram as . There might be slight difference . Here Abram built an altar to the Lord, and here God confirmed His promise to give the land to Abram. However, the site thought to be the biblical Shechem, called Tel Balata by archaeologists, is near a well. Here also, one thousand years after Abraham, David built an altar and offered sacrifices to God.Mount Moriah in Fausset's Bible Dictionary Genesis 22:2; 2 Chronicles 3:1. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1989.