3. The Days of the Monarchy: David, when a fugitive, received kindness from the people of this city (1 Sam 30:31); here Abner was treacherously slain by Joab at the gate (2 Sam 3:27), and the sons of Rimmon, after their hands and feet had been cut off, were hanged "beside the pool" (2 Sam 4:12). And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him.Joshua 16:1 - And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Bethel,Genesis 28:19 - And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city [was called] Luz at the first.Amos 7:10 - Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.Amos 7:13 - But prophesy not again any more at Bethel: for it [is] the king's chapel, and it [is] the king's court.Joshua 8:9 - Joshua therefore sent them forth: and they went to lie in ambush, and abode between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the people.Amos 3:14 - That in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him I will also visit the altars of Bethel: and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground.Jeremiah 48:13 - And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel their confidence.1 Samuel 7:16 - And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.2 Kings 23:19 - And all the houses also of the high places that [were] in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke [the LORD] to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Bethel.Genesis 35:1 - And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.1 Kings 13:32 - For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which [are] in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.Judges 4:5 - And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.2 Kings 2:3 - And the sons of the prophets that [were] at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? 8:30-35.) 200 mile road trip from Mount Gilead. The privileges then lost were restored by Sargon II. Times of Joshua and Judges: The spies visited Hebron and near there cut the cluster of grapes (Nu 13:22 f). It appears to have been captured by Joshua (8:7), and it was allotted to Benjamin (Josh 18:22). Also called SYCHAR, a city of refuge in Mount Ephraim Jos 20:7; 21:21; Jud 21:19 Joshua assembled the tribes of Israel at, with all their elders, chiefs, and judges, and presented them before the Lord Jos 24:1-28 Joshua buried at Jos 24:30-32 Abimelech made king at Jud 8:31; 9 Rehoboam crowned at 1Ki 12:1 Destroyed by Abimelech Jud 9:45 Rebuilt by Jeroboam 1Ki 12:25 Men of, killed by Ishmael Jer 41:5 Jesus visits; disciples made in Joh 4:1-42 -3. driving 300 miles from Mount Gilead. Gilead." Six feet higher than this is devastation; six feet lower is destitution." It was on the caravan route between the east and west. It was in the territory of Ephraim; it was made a city of refuge, and assigned to the Kohathite Levites (Josh 20:7; 21:21). The site of Shechem is said to be of unrivalled beauty. Hebron. The miles based distance from Haran to Canaan is 7568.9 miles. Ezekiel 27:23 Haran and Canneh and Eden, the traffickers of Sheba, Asshur and Chilmad, were your traffickers. Likewise nahar mitsrayim, "brook of Egypt," a border stream in no way connected with the Nile, has sometimes been mistaken for that river. The family of Hebronites sprang from him. 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. 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. It is called the "city of Nahor" (Gen. 24:10), and Jacob resided here with Laban (30:43). The same witness is still more decisively borne by the worship paid in it to the Babylonian moon-god and by its ancient temple of Sin. Ge 13:18 Its original name was Kirjath-arba, Jud 1:10 "the city of Arba;" so called from Arba the father of Anak. If he left Ur at all, it was the most natural place to which to go. The name is Babylonian, and bears witness to its having been founded by a Babylonian king. Distance from Israel to major cities are listed below, or choose from the list to calculate distance. Also called SICHEM, SYCHEM, and SYCHAR (John 4:5; Joshua 20:7; Judges 9:9; 1 Kings 12:25). One of the towns in the territory of Asher, Jos 19:28 probably Ebdon or Abdom.Hebron in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE he'-brun (chebhron, "league" or "confederacy"; Chebron): One of the most ancient and important cities in Southern Israel, now known to the Moslems as el Khalil (i.e. It is covered in part by the more recent white marls which form the curious peaks of the foothills immediately above the Jordan valley; but reaches above them to an elevation of 1,000 ft. above the Mediterranean on the South, and forms the bed of the Buqei`a basin farther East, and 1,000 ft. higher. And he said, Yea, I know [it]; hold ye your peace.2 Kings 23:17 - Then he said, What title [is] that that I see? 2 Samuel 24:6 then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim Hodshi; and they came to Dan Jaan, and around to Sidon, 1 Kings 4:13 Ben Geber, in Ramoth Gilead (to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; even to him pertained. Abraham is called by Mohammedans el-Khulil, "the Friend," i.e. The two last are known to be in the Negev. It was the first capital of the kingdom of Israel. Gilead is the clearly Israelite section of Transjordan and, therefore, in its broad meaning, encompassed central Transjordan, on both sides of the Jabbok, from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea (Gen. 37:25; Josh. The third son of Kohath, who was the second son of Levi. Mount Bethel was a hilly district near Bethel (Josh. and the "flood of Egypt" (Amos 8:8). The suburbs in our Lord's days reached nearer the entrance of the valley between Gerizim and Ebal than now; for the narrative in John 4:30; John 4:35, implies that the people could be seen as they came from the town toward Jesus at the well, whereas Nablus now is more than a mile distant, and cannot be seen from that point. 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. Some routes (e.g. The chief temple was the scene of heathen worship until the 11th century, and was destroyed by the Mongols in the 13th. Rameses Israel was thrust out of Egypt ( Ex. Bethuel, 1 Chronicles 4:30. The appointed S.W. A son of the great Caleb by his concubine Ephah. Ge 37:14 comp. There is scarcely a doubt that its largest confluent is fed by the great lakes on and south of the equator. The distance is straight path from one place to another place. In the 4th century it was the seat of a bishopric; but the cult of the moon persisted far into the Christian centuries. 1 Chronicles 27:21 of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah: of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner: Jeremiah 8:22 Is there no balm in Gilead? It was taken by Joshua and given to Caleb (Josh. The tributaries are further up than Egypt (Psalm 78:44; Exodus 7:18-20; Isaiah 7:18; Isaiah 19:6; Ezekiel 29:3; Ezekiel 30:12). The third son of Terah, and therefore youngest brother of Abram. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mountain, and Laban with his relatives encamped in the mountain of Gilead. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob dwelt here, and it was here that Abraham bought a tomb - the Cave of Machpelah. "The Canaanite was then in the land;" and it is evident that the region, if not the city, was already in possession of the aboriginal race. 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. Gen. 28:18; 31:44-48; Ex. The Infiltration II. 23:3; Jer. He returns to Ai and separates from lot. 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. 02) In straight lines from Haran to Carchemesh, to Aleppo, to Hamath, to Damascus, to Shechem it is about 426 miles (686 Km). The hill, which subsequently was called Mount Gilead, lay to the south of the Jabbok; but asMahanaim, reached some days after the meeting with Laban, is to the north of that river, the word Gilead was evidently applied to the whole of the region of chalk cliffs on the east of the Jordan. People [ edit] Gilead may also refer to: Free! The place was originally called Shechem, and it was the first spot where Abraham pitched his tent after entering Canaan. The journey from Haran (in the southern portion of modern Turkey) to Canaan (in what today is Israel) is about 400 miles. Harran was in Mesopotamia, and took its name from the highroad which led through it from the east to the west. 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). Zechariah 10:10 I will bring them again also out of the land of Egypt, and gather them out of Assyria; and I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon; and there won't be room enough for them. the cheapest) may suggest quieter roads or avoiding tolls . Why have you come to me now when you are in distress? Again, along with Bashan, it indicates the land East of Jordan, as distinguished from the Moab plateau (Deuteronomy 3:10 Joshua 13:11 2 Kings 10:33).2.Bashan:In the North Gilead bordered upon Geshur and Maacah (Joshua 13:11, 13); and here the natural boundary would be formed by the deep gorge of the Yarmuk and Wady esh-Shellaleh. The existence of "bears," two, near the town, implies that Bethel was then less frequented (2 Kings 2:23- 25). A town in southern Judah (Joshua 12:16; 1 Samuel 30:27). Acts 7:2 He said, "Brothers and fathers, listen. 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. Salem. Jotham's parable was spoken from the cliff of Gerizim overhanging the town (Jdg 9:7 ff). e. 700 km / 29 travel days = 24 km per day (14 miles per day). as Shiloh was its religious capital (Judges 9:2; Judges 21:19; Joshua 24:1-25-26; 1 Kings 12:1). (The same is called the land of Rephaim. 500 km between Goshen and the Red Sea crossing their daily rate of travel was 29 km (17 miles) per day. 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. Map from Haran to Hebron Total Driving Distance Travelled is 3099 Km Driving Distance 3099 Driving Time 47 hrs 23 mins Flight Distance 1039 Flight Time 1 hr 47 mins Directions Go! Terms | PDF 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. Its ruins still lie on the righthand side of the road from Jerusalem to Nablus. The Bible offers no explanation why Abraham left Ur. 2. All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead. They would have remained quietly at Haran to the last, to avoid suspicion, and, excepting Leahs four elder sons, the rest would have been too young to be of much use. After the overthrow of Israel, the king of Assyria sent one of the Israelite priests to settle at Bethel, and teach the new settlers from Babylon, Cuthah, Ava, Hamath, and Sepharvaim, "the manner of the god of the land," and "how they should fear Jehovah" (2 Kings 17:27- 28). During his stay at this place Ishmael was born (Gen. 16: 1-16) and the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed (Gen. 18:1 - 19:38)13. Hebron was fortified by Rehoboam (2 Ch 11:10). 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). The reference of this name to the present occurrence is explained in these two verses. Here also Jacob "bought a parcel of a field at the hands of the children of Hamor" after his return from Mesopotamia, and settled with his household, which he purged from idolatry by burying the teraphim of his followers under an oak tree, which was afterwards called "the oak of the sorcerer" (Gen. 33:19; 35:4; Judg. For several days he had been full of rage, and was now in eager anticipation that his vengeance would be fully wreaked, when lo! for Haran, that we identify the "river" (xxxi. (Josh. A well nearby is identified as that where Eliezer met Rebekah. Heb. Acts 7:4 Then he came out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and lived in Haran. Hebron was called for a time also Mamre, from Abram's ally (Genesis 23:19; Genesis 35:27). Genesis 21:33 Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and called there on the name of Yahweh, the Everlasting God. 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. Dan. Built seven years before Zoan in Egypt (Numbers 13:22). 1 Kings 17:1 Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the foreigners of Gilead, said to Ahab, "As Yahweh, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.". The narrative must be historical; no writer of late date, even if he were a Babylonian, could have invented a story so exactly in accordance with what we now know to have been the truth. Genesis 11:32 The days of Terah were two hundred five years. A striking point (2,700 ft.) fully 2 miles Northwest of `Ajlun, is crowned by Qal`at er-Rabad, whence again a view of extraordinary extent is gained.5. Abijah, king of Judah, took Bethel from Jeroboam (2 Chronicles 13:19), but it was soon recovered by Israel. The distance between the above mentioned places is 600 miles approximately. Numbers 32:21 and every armed man of you will pass over the Jordan before Yahweh, until he has driven out his enemies from before him. Abraham bought the cave of Machpelah as the family sepulcher and buried his wife Sarah there (Gen. 23: 1-20). First Century Israel Map - 2. The children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpah. 1 It may have taken six to twelve months. He died before his father (Gen. 11:27), in Ur of the Chaldees. 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. Obadiah 1:19 Those of the South will possess the mountain of Esau, and those of the lowland, the Philistines. The location of Beer-lahai-roi, Isaac's main camp is unknown at least thus far. 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. Mountains:The uplands of Gilead may be described as the crumpling of the edge of the great eastern plateau ere it plunges into the Ghor. It was probably "the city of Nahor" to which Abraham's servant came to find a wife for Isaac (Gen 24:10 ff). It was a well-known town when Abraham entered Canaan, 3800 years ago. Of flowers the most plentiful are the phlox, the cistus and the narcissus. Isaac came from Beer-lahai-roi and met Rebekah (Genesis 24:58-67). 1 Tim Arnett FORMER LOCAL HEAD ELDER, PASTOR, TEACHER, AND EVANGELIST Author has 467 answers and 43.1K answer views 6 mo An impersonation of Noah (Osburn). 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. 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. Bethel. ", Judges 12:5 The Gileadites took the fords of the Jordan against the Ephraimites. In troublous times the people went to Bethel to ask counsel of God (Judg. 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. Vespasian named it Neapolis; coins are extant with its name "Flavia Neapolis"; now Nablus by corruption. haran; i.e., "mountaineer." Ge 11:26 (B.C. HARAN or CHARRAN, Ac 7:2,4 name of the place whither Abraham migrated with his family from Ur of the Chaldees, and where the descendants of his brother Nahor established themselves. Near Haran the Parthians defeated and slew Crassus (53 BC), and here Caracalla was assassinated (217 AD). This seems to have led to a reconquest of the land by heathenism, and return to Gilead was promised to Israel (Zechariah 10:10).At a later time the Jewish residents in Gilead were exposed to danger from their heathen neighbors. Rehoboam was appointed king in Shechem (1 Kings 12:1, 19), but Jeroboam afterwards took up his residence here. Jeremiah 46:11 Go up into Gilead, and take balm, virgin daughter of Egypt: in vain do you use many medicines; there is no healing for you. It was abandoned about B.C. Judges 10:4 He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkey colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havvoth Jair to this day, which are in the land of Gilead. 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