(3.) 6:2, 18). beersheba to haran map. Bethel belonged by lot to Benjamin, but was falcon by Ephraim (Bethel being on his southern border) through the treachery of an inhabitant (Judges 1:22-26). "The rivers of Ethiopia" (Isaiah 18:1-2), Cush, are the Atbara, the Astapus or Blue river, between which two rivers Meroe (the Ethiopia meant in Isaiah 18) lies, and the Astaboras or White Nile; these rivers conjoin in the one Nile, and wash down the soil along their banks from Upper Egypt, and deposit it on Lower Egypt; compare "whose land (Upper Egypt) the rivers have spoiled" or "cut up" or "divided." It is picturesquely situated in a narrow valley, surrounded by rocky hills. Rameses Israel was thrust out of Egypt ( Ex. 2Ki 17:27,28 In later times Bethel is named only once under the scarcely-altered name of Beitin. (3.) But in opposition to the most ancient traditions, many modern writers have fixed the site of Ur at a very different position, viz. The king of Egypt feared Abraham because of a dream and allowed him to leave with all of his possessions.7. and pursued after him seven days' journey; which must be reckoned, not from Jacob's departure from Haran, but from Laban's; for Laban being three days' journey from thence, whither he had to return, after he received the news of Jacob being gone; Jacob must have travelled six days before Laban set out with his brethren from Haran; so that this was, as Ben Gerson conjectures, the thirteenth day of Jacob's travel; for Laban not having cattle to drive as Jacob, could travel as fast again as he, and do that in seven days which took up Jacob thirteen: and they overtook him in the mount Gilead; said to be three hundred and eighty miles from Haran (e). Over the former probably David hung Ishbosheth's murderers (2 Samuel 4:12). He overtook him in the mountain of Gilead. In the North we have Jebel Hakart (3,408 ft.) W, of Reimun. Here also he raised an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel, "God, the God of Israel" (Gen 33:20). 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. H|Un0+R]1m?lDI/-JR An important city in central Israel, in the valley between mounts Ebal and Gerizim, 34 miles north of Jerusalem and 7 miles southeast of Samaria. This accounts for a school of prophets of Jehovah being there in Elijah's time (2 Kings 2:2-3). Gilead." The Nile in Physical Geography. For two centuries it was the capital, and always was held sacred. 5:5); and here he was anointed as king over all Israel (2 Sam. From the First Cataract, at Syene, the river flows smoothly at the rate of two or three miles an hour with a width of half a mile. as Shiloh was its religious capital (Judges 9:2; Judges 21:19; Joshua 24:1-25-26; 1 Kings 12:1). The miles based distance from Haran to Canaan is 7568.9 miles. (See EGYPT T0001137. (2.) Ge 11:29 and Iscah. Haran in Easton's Bible Dictionary (1.) Near the city is the well at which the Saviour held his discourse with the woman of Samaria. 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. E. of this mount stands the ruin Tel er Rijmah, "the mound of the heap," answering to Ai or Hai. A town in southern Judah (Joshua 12:16; 1 Samuel 30:27). On the round mount S.E. 6. ;Ho|d3baVt u3QKY`on]k@bDAB8~4egS54 2:9; II Kings 10:33; Ezek. Three children are ascribed to him --Lot, vs. Ge 11:27,31 and two daughters, viz., Milcah, who married her uncle Nahor, ver. It was formerly a maritime city, as the waters of the Persian Gulf reached thus far inland. The total straight line distance between Haran and Jerusalem is 665 KM (kilometers) and 900 meters. Terah died in Haran. Times of Joshua and Judges: The spies visited Hebron and near there cut the cluster of grapes (Nu 13:22 f). It became a Levitical city and a city of refuge (20:7; 21:11). Ge 28:11-19; 31:13 Jacob lived there. Heb. Abraham continued his journey southward and came to a mountain near Bethel, where he built a second altar (Genesis 12:8).6. Also called CHARRAN A place in Mesopotamia to which Terah and Abraham migrated Ge 11:31; 12:4,5; Ac 7:4 Death of Terah at Ge 11:32 Abraham leaves, by divine command Ge 12:1-5 Jacob flees to Ge 27:43; 28:7; 29 Returns from, with Rachel and Leah Ge 31:17-21 Conquest of, king of Assyria 2Ki 19:12 Merchants of Eze 27:23 Idolatry in Jos 24:2,14; Isa 37:12Haran in Smiths Bible Dictionary (a mountaineer). There are 412.62 miles from Jerusalem to Gilead in northwest direction and 587 miles (944.68 kilometers) by car, following the I-135 N route. Numbers 32:39 The children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were therein. Geology:The geological formation is the same as that of Western Palestine, but the underlying sandstone, which does not appear West of the Jordan, forms the base slopes of the chain of Moab and Gilead, and is traceable as far as the Jabbok. Isaiah 37:12 Have the gods of the nations delivered them, which my fathers have destroyed, Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the children of Eden who were in Telassar? 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). Meny Lukk national monument bank uk; will arnett brothers and sisters Micah 7:14 Shepherd your people with your staff, the flock of your heritage, who dwell by themselves in a forest, in the midst of fertile pasture land, let them feed; in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old. 1. The third son of Kohath the Levite (Ex. 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. The distance is straight path from one place to another place. ver. It has been identified by the most ancient traditions with the city of Orfah in the highlands of Mesopotamia, which unite the table-land of Armenia to the valley of the Euphrates. Joshua 17:1 This was the lot for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph. %%EOF The servant providentially met Rebekah in Paddan-aram (Genesis 24:10-57). Jos 21:20,21 It acquired new importance as the scene of the renewed promulgation of the law, when its blessings were heard from Gerizim and its curses from Ebal, and the people bowed their heads and acknowledged Jehovah as their king and ruler. 1 Chronicles 2:22 Segub became the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead. Ur 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." Abram leaves Haran in 2091 BC. Genesis 26:33 He called it Shibah. Its spacious uplands, its wooded and well-watered valleys have been for centuries the pasture-land of the nomads.LITERATURE.Useful information will be found in Merrill, East of the Jordan; Oliphant, Land of Gilead; Thomson, LB; and especially in Conder, Heth and Moab, and in Memoirs of the Survey of Eastern PalestineW. The miles based distance from Haran to Jerusalem is 413.8 miles. The Making of Egypt 4. Shechem was assigned to the Levites, and made a city of refuge. Description 2. Comp. 7:16). --Bartlett. Genesis 27:43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice. The Land of Gilead:Mount Gilead-literally, "Mount of the Gilead"-may refer to some particular height which we have now no means of identifying (Genesis 31:23). Hawthorn, mastic and arbutus abound, while many a glen and slope is shady with shaggy oak woods, and, in the higher reaches, with pines. In the 40th year of David's reign 2,700 of them, at Jazer in Gilead, "mighty men of valor," superintended for the king the two and a half tribes "in matters pertaining to God and the king" (1 Chronicles 26:30- 32); Jerijah was their chief. The town has no walls; but the main streets opening on the principal roads have gates. Hence the prophet Hosea (Hos. (See Joshua 21:11; Judges 1:10.) Famine and plenty are truly represented as coming up out of the river in Pharaoh's dream (Genesis 41). When David became king of Judah this was his royal residence, and he resided here for seven and a half years (2 Sam. 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. The rise begins at the summer solstice; the flood is two months later, after the autumnal equinox, at its height pouring through cuttings in the banks which are higher than the rest of the soil and covering the valley, and lasting three months. Indeed, their altars are like heaps in the furrows of the field. Jotham's parable was spoken from the cliff of Gerizim overhanging the town (Jdg 9:7 ff). Here also Samuel held in rotation his court of justice (1 Sam. 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 total straight line distance between Haran and Egypt is 5690 KM (kilometers) and 10.2 meters. 1926.) Abdon is read in many manuscriptsHebron in Hitchcock's Bible Names society; friendshipHebron in Naves Topical Bible 1. It became, four centuries later, the first great gathering place of the Israelites after their occupation of the Promised Land. The miles based distance from Haran to Canaan is 7568.9 miles. Hither came Jacob when he fled from Esau's anger (Gen 27:43). Camels average 3 miles per hour for about 8 hours a day. The Babylonians - Learn about ancient Babylon and the people who lived there. 36 0 obj <> endobj Probably they varied at different times (compare Joshua 13:24; 1 Chronicles 5:8, 9, 11, 16). It was probably "the city of Nahor" to which Abraham's servant came to find a wife for Isaac (Genesis 24:10). 6 major city distances are calculated in Israel country. On coins still extant it is called Flavia Neapolis. How striking and sudden a change! Genesis 31:25 Laban caught up with Jacob. ha'-ran (charan; Charhran): The city where Terah settled on his departure from Ur (Genesis 11:31 f); whence Abram set out on his pilgrimage of faith to Canaan (Genesis 12:1). It was the first capital of the kingdom of Israel. Historical: This place is first mentioned in connection with Abraham's journey from Haran. Nabuna`id restored temple and city, adorning them on a lavish scale. The third son of Kohath, who was the second son of Levi. 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?" bound of Israel (Joshua 13:3; 1 Chronicles 13:5; 2 Chronicles 9:26; Genesis 15:18). Near Hebron was the cave of Machpelah, where he and Sarah were buried. 4. Continue Reading. Judges 10:8 They troubled and oppressed the children of Israel that year: eighteen years oppressed they all the children of Israel that were beyond the Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead. Haran died in Ur, his native place, before his father. There are four springs which yield supplies of good water. Ancestor of the Shechemites Nu 26:31; Jos 17:2 -5. that Jacob was fled. If this is correct, the ancient city may be represented by the modern Jil`ad, a ruin about 5 miles North of es-Salt. One district was "Ibra," perhaps related to "Hebrew," Abraham's designation. Being accompanied by a number of his people, he might have used violence had he not been divinely warned in a dream to give no interruption to his nephew's journey. A Harmony of the Life of Jesus - Four gospel accounts in harmony. Hither the ark was brought from Gilgal (Jdg 2:1, Septuagint). 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. A town in the north border of Asher (Josh. Apparently there were Israelites in it after the captivity, some of whom on their way to the house of the Lord at Jerusalem met a tragic fate at the hands of Ishmael ben Nethaniah (Jer 41:5 ff). ", Judges 11:9 Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, "If you bring me home again to fight with the children of Ammon, and Yahweh deliver them before me, shall I be your head? &!5"M&5zZ0HP\ Km1C'!trc jL 2ihw> b<14}6 Fx7A '?M b]eS\:9ooS7!1UQ4]U"0k{\ (to feign) a. to pretend. The allusions to Shechem in the Bible are numerous, and show how important the place was in Jewish history. Abraham left Hebron and for a time sojourned among the Philistines in Gerar which was in southern Canaan west of Beersheba. During the civil war with Benjamin the tribes took the ark thither to consult God (compare 1 Samuel 10:3). Finally, when Laban goes to a distance, in another direction, for his sheep-shearing, Jacob sets his sons and his wives upon camels, and follows with the utmost speed. hbbd``b` 9`d * i b P0&F 0 It appears to have been captured by Joshua (8:7), and it was allotted to Benjamin (Josh 18:22). 03) In a straight line from Shechem, to Bethel, to Egypt it is about 254 miles (409 Km). Hebron. The distance between the above mentioned places is 600 miles approximately. The ruins of the city of Harran, called Haran (Hebrew: , rn) in the Hebrew Bible, might lie within present-day Turkey.Haran first appears in the Book of Genesis as the home of Terah and his descendants, and as Abraham's temporary home. Abijah, king of Judah, took Bethel from Jeroboam (2 Chronicles 13:19), but it was soon recovered by Israel. These unite at the town of Khartoum, whence it pursues its course for 1,800 miles, and falls into the Mediterranean through its two branches, into which it is divided a few miles north of Cairo, the Rosetta and the Damietta branch. On their behalf Judas Maccabeus invaded the country and met with striking success (1 Maccabees 5:9). It is represented by the modern Beitin, a village of some 400 inhabitants, which stands on a knoll East of the road to Nablus. It was evidently the center, especially for the northern tribes; and hither Rehoboam came in the hope of getting his succession to the throne confirmed (1 Ki 12:1; 2 Ch 10:1). The total straight line distance between Haran and Canaan is 12180 KM (kilometers) and 978.62 meters. It was a seat of the worship of Sin, the moon-god, from very ancient times. Here too, after a while, he dug a well, which bears his name to this day (John 4:5, 39-42). The miles based distance from Haran to Egypt is 3535.6 miles. Jacob set out in haste from Beersheba and camped at Bethel (formerly Luz) before continuing on to Paddan-aram (Genesis 28:10-29:1). (Amos 8:8; Amos 9:5; Isaiah 23:3). Ge 11:28 2. 3. Es Salt is the only village of any importance in the South. To Shechem Joshua gathered all Israel "before God," and delivered to them his second parting address (Josh. The privileges then lost were restored by Sargon II. Though not explicitly stated, it seems likely that Abraham passed this way along the Jabbok River as he traveled from Haran to Shechem (later Jacob would travel on this route). Here, about midway in this district, is a small village still called Harran. Abraham and the Land of Canaan. Sometime around 1900 BC the Lord told Abraham to leave his home and country and go to a land that He would show him. 500 km between Goshen and the Red Sea crossing their daily rate of travel was 29 km (17 miles) per day. 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. One is a high-crested crag, the natural fortifications of the crested citadel.The other is an abundant spring, issuing in a pool of transparent clearness, and embosomed in a mass of luxuriant verdure, which, amidst the dull brown desert all around, makes and must always have made, this spot an oasis, a paradise, in the Chaldaean wilderness. The name Gilead means "rocky region" or "hill country." Solomon refers to goats "descending from Gilead" in Song of Solomon 6:5. haran, i.e., "parched;" or probably from the Accadian charana, meaning "a road." It was destroyed at the time of the Conquest, and its place was taken by Shechem. The average height of the range is about 4,000 ft. above the Jordan valley, or 3,000 ft. above the Mediterranean. He did not dare to touch Jacob, but there was a war of words. Nahor, Abraham's brother, had probably settled in Haran before they departed.3. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.Judges 9:41 - And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.Psalms 60:6 - God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.Psalms 108:7 - God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.Genesis 34:26 - And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went out. It was made a Levite city of refuge (Joshua 21:11-13). pronominal verb. Ge 11:31 It is called in Genesis "Ur of the Chaldaeans," while in the Acts St. Stephen places it, by implication, in Mesopotamia. They dwelt here until after the death of his father Terah, and in Haran the Lord called Abraham again (Gen. 12:1-4; Acts 7:4). Camels average 3 miles per hour for about 8 hours a day, or 3,000 ft. above the valley... 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