Joshua 15:28 Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah, Joshua 19:2 They had for their inheritance Beersheba (or Sheba), Moladah, God sends Jacob to Bethel (the site of Jacob's dream - see Genesis 28:17). The town was situated in a narrow valley - the "Valley of the Eschol; " whose sides are clothed with vineyards, groves of olives, and other fruit trees. A Grammar of Akkadian (Second Edition, 2008), p. 36, p. 497, Last edited on 10 November 2022, at 05:50, Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Harran_(biblical_place)&oldid=1121043984, This page was last edited on 10 November 2022, at 05:50. (HC,wN3@2 |f{onRHX{ra( lz Luz, "almond." The blessing of his sons was the last passage in the active life of Isaac, after which he retires from the scene. He of course left home to . He puts his wives and children on camels and crosses the river (the River Euphrates) then heads for the hill country of Gilead. Jacobs son Joseph is later buried in this tomb when his body is brought back from Egypt in c.1405BC (see Joshua 24:32). The Divided Kingdom & Journey into Exile, Jezebel kills the prophets & Elijah escapes, Elijah organises the opposition to King Ahab, Jehu races to Jezreel to depose King Joram, King Joash repairs the Temple in Jerusalem, Jeroboam II restores the boundaries of Israel, Tiglath-Pileser of Assyria invades Israel, Israel falls & the exiles are led to Assyria, King Hezekiah of Judah rebels against Assyria, Isaiah prophesies the destruction of Judah, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon invades Judah, Jerusalem falls and the exile in Babylon begins, Biblical sources relating to Judah in exile, The later years of exile & the return to Judah, The completion of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, A third group of exiles returns with Ezra, A fourth group of exiles returns with Nehemiah, Mordecai uncovers a plot to kill the king, The origin of the Jewish festival of Purim, 37. 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. An ancient tower now marks the spot where it is believed Jacob had his vision of the ladder leading up to heaven and where, earlier, Abraham built an altar on his journey south from Shechem to the Negev Desert (see Genesis 12:8-9). --The elevation on which Solomon built the temple, where God appeared to David "in the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite." 0000061406 00000 n While asleep, he dreamed of a ladder - or stairway - leading up to heaven, with angels going up and down. 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. 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. 0000011673 00000 n Travelling north, he rests for the night at Luz (Bethel) and has an amazing dream. %PDF-1.5 % At this time he dreams of a stairway stretching from earth to heaven. He was not young--in his seventies at this time--but had lived most of his life in the Negev, the southern part of Canaan. 2 Chronicles 19:4 Jehoshaphat lived at Jerusalem: and he went out again among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim, and brought them back to Yahweh, the God of their fathers. 10. Leaves Beersheba; Has vision in Bethel; Marries in Haran, works for Laban; Wrestles with God in Penuel; Builds house in Succoth; Builds altar in Shechem; Settles in Bethel; Buries Rachel in Bethlehem; Buries Isaac and Leah . ^D$=;yE!3%2:I1^ymoJ;_Zc_*j C^g| 1. The well dug by Abraham and secured to him by oath had been covered and lost. It was a very long journey, and he was very tired. Beersheba. It is picturesquely situated in a narrow valley, surrounded by rocky hills. ah)X uOaAC) 80*P`=`P9@a. Robinson (BW, XVII, 247) has described how he found seven ancient wells there-probably still more will yet be found. He worked for her father, Laban, for seven years to obtain Rachels hand in marriage, but then Laban substituted his older daughter, Leah, for Rachel at the wedding ceremony. John's Revelation to the 7 Churches of Asia, John's Letter to the 7 Churches of Asia Minor, The messages to the believers on the coastal plain, The messages to the believers living inland, 21. 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. And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran. Hebron. And they dwelt from Beersheba unto the valley of Hinnom.2 Chronicles 30:5 - So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel at Jerusalem: for they had not done [it] of a long [time in such sort] as it was written.Genesis 46:5 - And Jacob rose up from Beersheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.2 Chronicles 24:1 - Joash [was] seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. Obadiah foretells the punishment of Edom, Obadiah prophesies the resurgence of Israel, 46. It was the extreme border of the cultivated land. H]O0+e{QB1 ] The Israelites journey from Egypt to Mt Sinai, 26. It was originally called Kirjath-Arba, " The city of Arba." 3. laban caught up with jacob in the hill country of gilead. Isaac also renamed the site Beer-Sheba after he had received a special revelation form the Lord (Gen. 26:23-33). Mount Moriah. What kinds of discomfort, loneliness or loss did Jacob face in his travel to Paddan Aram? 8. It was a well-known town when Abraham entered Canaan, 3800 years ago. 3. lz Luz, "almond." The blessing of his sons was the last passage in the active life of Isaac, after which he retires from the scene. In the same neighborhood He vouchsafed a vision to Abram (Genesis 14; Genesis 15:1) after Melchizedek had met him in the valley near Salem and Abram paid tithe of the spoils of Chedorlaomer. (4.) 2. From Dan to Beersheba (2 Sam 17:11, etc.) oq Bt c8D"xv7 The whole neighborhood is strewn with the ruins of the Byzantine city which once flourished there; it was an episcopal see. This, say some, is the very tree beneath which Abraham pitched his tent, and it still bears the name of the patriarch. A town in the north border of Asher (Josh. Around the large are nine stone troughs; around the smaller, five. He was actually 100 years old and Sarah was 90 when Isaac was born and therefore they named him "laughter". The ruins of the city of Harran, called Haran (Hebrew: , rn) in the Hebrew Bible, might lie within present-day Turkey. The ruins of the city of Harran, called Haran (Hebrew: , rn) in the Hebrew Bible, lie within present-day Turkey. 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). 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. John's Letters to the believers in Asia Minor, 20. 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 Journey of Isaac (10 Key Locations)The land of Canaan was indeed the inheritance of the descendants of Abraham, but Isaac like his father would only be a pilgrim in this wonderful land. Traditional bee-hive shaped houses at Harran (Glumik), The Jezreel Valley from Megiddo (Joe Freeman). And the LORD said unto him, Go up. It is picturesquely situated in a narrow valley running from N. to S. (probably that of Eshcol, whence the spies got the great cluster of grapes, Numbers 13:23), surrounded by rocky hills, still famed for fine grapes. the above mentioned distance because of the route chosen.The Laban and his family were described as dwelling in Paddan Aram, in Mesopotamia. Labans sons are furious with their cousin Jacob, so Jacob flees secretly from Haran. According to the first, the well was dug by Abraham, and the name given to Judah, Jos 15:28 and then to Simeon, Jos 19:2; 1Ch 4:28 In the often-quoted "from Dan even unto Beersheba," Jud 20:1 it represents the southern boundary of Canaan, as Dan the northern. Forced by nightfall to sleep on the ground with a rock for a pillow, Jacob dreams of a ladder, connecting earth to heaven, and full of angels going in both directions. 1. The larger of the two, which lies to the east, is, according to Dr. Robinson, 12 1/2 feet in diameter, and at the time of his visit (April 12) was 44 1/2 feet to the surface of the water. The site ofBethelis now occupied by the Palestinian West Bank village ofBeitin, on the outskirts ofAl-Bireh, 3 miles / 5 km to the northeast of Ramallah. 2. It retained this name till it came into the possession of Caleb, when the Israelites restored the original name Hebron" (Keil, Com.). [See MOUNT MORIAH] 2. 3:1). Judges 20:1 Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was assembled as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, to Yahweh at Mizpah. Distance between Beersheba and Haran is 5340 KM / 3318.3 miles. 3. Gen 28:10-19 Jacob Flees From Laban Laban's sons are furious with their cousin Jacob, so Jacob flees secretly from Haran. It was already centuries old when the Hittites fought Ramesses II of. HOHAM (which see), king of Hebron, was one of the five kings defeated by Joshua at Beth-horon and slain at Makkedah (Josh 10:3 f). mchlat Machalath, "sickness, or a harp." 19. Then Ornan saw David, and made over to him the threshing floor (1 Chronicles 21:15-16; 1 Chronicles 21:18-26). |hV.uAc&&L'ESfpCO18 He then works a further seven years for Rachel (the younger daughter). 2 Chronicles 24:1 Joash was seven years old when he began to reign; and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Zibiah, of Beersheba. New Testament Overview - General survey of the New Testament. Jacob arrives at Shechem in c.1691BC (see Genesis 12:6-7) where he buys some land for a tomb from the sons of Hamor and sets up an altar called El Elohe Yisrael (Hebrew, meaning God, the God of Israel or God, the God of Jacob). Jacob now becomes the leading figure in the sacred history. 0000005459 00000 n "Then Jacob left Beersheba, and Israel's sons took their father Jacob and their children and their wives in the carts that Pharaoh had sent to transport him. Khalil er Rahman, "the friend of the Merciful," i.e. From Acts of the Apostles to John's Revelation, 12 Aug. 1 Corinthians 10:16-17,11:20-34, 2 Feb. Genesis 29:31-35,30:1-12,17-24. xb```b``3f`c` ,{ of God, a favorite name for Abraham; compare Jas 2:23). Isaac spent his last days here, and at the age of 180 years died and was buried in the family sepulcher, Machpelah (Gen. 35:27-29). The Israelites face continuing opposition, The Israelites fight the remaining Canaanites, Israel under the 'judges': Othniel and Ehud, Gibeah is destroyed & the Benjamites punished, The Ark of the Covenant is captured at Aphek, 30. "Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of Yahweh, the Everlasting God" Genesis (Genesis 21:33). 0000038268 00000 n Today, many non-conformist Christian chapels in Britain are called Bethel to indicate that they are the House of God. Malachi & Joel await the Day of the LORD, 48. 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. Jacob served in Laban's house for 20 years before fleeing back to Canaan (Genesis 31:1-21). 1 Chr. The ancient city of Haran is associated with the Turkish ruins as Harran. 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.