Here he pitched his tent under the oaks of Mamre, by which name it came afterwards to be known; and here Sarah died, and was buried in the cave of Machpelah (Gen. 23:17- 20), which he bought from Ephron the Hittite. And he said, Unto Hebron.1 Chronicles 3:4 - [These] six were born unto him in Hebron; and there he reigned seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years.Joshua 10:5 - Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.Joshua 10:3 - Wherefore Adonizedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,Joshua 12:10 - The king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one;2 Samuel 3:32 - And they buried Abner in Hebron: and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.Exodus 6:18 - And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath [were] an hundred thirty and three years.1 Chronicles 2:42 - Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel [were], Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.Joshua 15:13 - And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, [even] the city of Arba the father of Anak, which [city is] Hebron.Joshua 21:11 - And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which [city is] Hebron, in the hill [country] of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.Judges 16:3 - And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put [them] upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that [is] before Hebron.2 Samuel 3:22 - And, behold, the servants of David and Joab came from [pursuing] a troop, and brought in a great spoil with them: but Abner [was] not with David in Hebron; for he had sent him away, and he was gone in peace.1 Chronicles 6:57 - And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, [namely], Hebron, [the city] of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,Joshua 20:7 - And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjatharba, which [is] Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.Joshua 21:13 - Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs,Genesis 23:2 - And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same [is] Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.Genesis 35:27 - And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which [is] Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.2 Samuel 15:10 - But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say, Absalom reigneth in Hebron.2 Samuel 5:13 - And David took [him] more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.2 Samuel 3:27 - And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth [rib], that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother. 7:32). "Seven wells" is improbable on etymological grounds; the numeral should in that case be first. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1989. These are the sons of Jacob, who were . The valley runs from north to south; and the main quarter of the town, surmounted by the lofty walls of the venerable Haram, lies partly on the eastern slope. As discussed earlier, in addition to this crucial north-south road, another road also went northwest to the International Highway, and still another went east towards the Transjordanian Highway. Joshua also tells them to put away the gods which your fathers served. He calls them together at Shechem as if to say: Remember how Abram put away his idols and came here, and remember Gods promise to Abram in this spot? The border went along to the right hand, to the inhabitants of En Tappuah. We have to take a personal ownership and responsibility with our relationship with God. Around the large are nine stone troughs; around the smaller, five. Shechem first steps on the pages of Scripture as Abram enters the land of Canaan. 1 Kings 12:25 Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and lived in it; and he went out from there, and built Penuel. Hither he had come after his meeting with Esau (Genesis 33:18). Genesis 35:4 They gave to Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their hands, and the rings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem. 4:28). Beersheba. 1837. Bethuel, 1 Chronicles 4:30. Terah, at the age of 200, decides to move his entire family, which includes his grandson Lot, to Haran (Genesis 11:31). Douglas, J. D., and Merrill C. Tenney, eds. 1 Chronicles 6:67 They gave to them the cities of refuge, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim with its suburbs; Gezer also with its suburbs. 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. Joshua 24:1 Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, for their heads, for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God. God would later tell King David: I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, that you should be ruler over My people Israel (2 Sam. The Angel of Jehovah had stood by Araunah's threshing floor; there David saw Him, and Araunah (Ornan) also, subsequently on turning back, saw Him and hid himself. He cursed them with forty years of wilderness wandering until the unbelieving generation died off, never stepping foot in the Promised Land. 20 There he erected an altar and called it El-Elohe . He said to him, "Here I am.". Abraham was born in Ur of the Chaldees when his father, Terah, was 130 years old. Against God's directive to settle in Bethel (28:21; 31:3, 13), Jacob settles near the city of Shechem instead. But this time, the command to move to Canaan came with a blessing explicitly stated in Genesis 12:2-3. The ancient city may have lain somewhat farther East than the modern Nablus, in which the Roman name Neapolis survives. The other well is 5 feet in diameter, and was 42 feet to the water. In the neighboring minaret is a stone whereon the Ten Commandments are engraved in Samaritan characters. The city lay along the northern end of The Way of the Patriarchs. This road, also called the Ridge Route (because it followed a key mountain ridge stretching 50 miles south), traveled from Shechem through Shiloh, Bethel/Ai, Ramah, Gibeah, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and Hebron. They all pour their streams into the wady es Seba, and are called Bir es seba, the largest 12 ft. diameter, and masonry round reaching 28 ft. down, and 44 from bottom to surface of the water. Judges 9:23 God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech: Judges 9:24 that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and that their blood might be laid on Abimelech their brother, who killed them, and on the men of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to kill his brothers. Esau came up from Seir and met Jacob in peace; Jacob then continued on as far as Shechem (Genesis 33). Now, therefore, fear the LORD and serve Him in sincerity and truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD (v 14). Shechem. It must have been a place of strength from antiquity. Hebrew). Bethel still abounds in stones such as Jacob used for his pillow and afterward for a sanctuary. And Jacob came [in] peace [to the] city Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan-Aram, and encamped before the city. A city of the territory of the tribe of Asher Jos 19:28 -2. After the occupation of the land by the Israelites, Hebron became one of the cities of refuge. Jacob, now called Israel, sends Joseph to meet his brothers. The meeting was of a painful kind. Hebron is said to have been rounded before Zoan (i.e. Joshua says to serve the Lord in sincerity, not in hypocrisy. . The role of Shechem in the Conquest narrative has been an enigma to generations of Bible scholars. The curb-stones around the mouth of both wells are worn into deep grooves by the action of the ropes of so many centures. The fruitful and well-wooded valley winds westward among the hills. Joshua 24:25 So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem. The ruins, covering three or four acres, still bear a like name, Beitin, on a low bill, between two wadies, which unite in the main valley of es-Suweinit, toward the S.E. These have come so that your faith. Jacob purchased a parcel of a field which contained the well that he had dug there. There he met with Rachel (29). Then Ornan saw David, and made over to him the threshing floor (1 Chronicles 21:15-16; 1 Chronicles 21:18-26). With the disruption of the kingdom came Bethel's greatest Maps are essential for any serious Bible study. Jacob actually purchased a some land at Shechem. in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her. Josephs last memories of Israel, before his brothers sold him, was of Shechem and Dothan. He had twelve sons and several daughters, by his two wives, Leah and Rachel, and their maidservants, Bilhah and Zilpah. The miles based distance from Haran to Canaan is 7568.9 miles. 24:27). More altars, besides the original one were erected. Jacob finally arrived in Haran at the home of his uncle Laban and dwelt there for 14 years. 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. Twenty Roman miles S. of Jerusalem, and twenty N. of Beersheba. And from the sons of Hamor, Shechem's father, he bought for a hundred pieces of . As he passed through Bethel, God appeared to him. Then you too put away your idols in this spot. We should put away what is wrong and embrace what is rightor better, who is right, because Joshua says again at the end of v 14: serve the LORD.. In Judges 20:26 translate for "the house of God" Bethel. Shechem (Nablus) (Jewish Virtual Library) A lengthy article describing the archaeology and history of the ancient city. . The masonry which encloses the well extends downward 28 1/2 feet. And I gave you a land on which you had not labored, and cities which you had not built, and you have lived in them; you are eating of vineyards and olive groves which you did not plant (vv. Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. In today's reading, the words of Moses (Deut. Hence the prophet Hosea (Hos. . This was "the land of Moriah" to which Abraham went to offer up his son Isaac (Gen. 22:2). Bet Yizhaq (HaMerkaz) Rumat Heib (Northern District) 64.97. 1. Among those returning from captivity were men of Bethel (Ezra 2:28; Nehemiah 7:32; Nehemiah 11:31.) 12:2-4), the second born of the twin sons of Isaac by Rebekah. Abraham camped there after leaving Ilaran. The New International Dictionary of the Bible. Ge 35:1-8 The original name was Luz. It was ordered by God that the votaries of the calf worship at Bethel never dared to violate the sepulchre and title of the prophet who denounced their idol. Under the oak in the neighboring sanctuary he set up the stone of witness (24:26). It lay somewhat off the beaten pathabout 5 or 6 miles off the International Highwayanother asset in times of siege. (2) Joseph was buried at Shechem (Jos. Bethel, the place, is expressly distinguished from Luz, the old Canaanite city. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1995. The third son of Kohath, who was the second son of Levi. 7:16). Large Map of the Roman Empire in the Early First Century - Click around on the Places. This study will discuss the significance of Shechem, a city in central Israel. S hechem is the name of 2 biblical men and a city where important Biblical events took place.. People. Abram arrived in the land, heard from the Lord at Shechem and worshipped at Bethel (Genesis 12:6-8). His bothers were envious of the preferential treatment Joseph received from Isaac. 24:32). It also provided room for many people to liveperhaps 40,000as the city covered 20 acres. The city, near the place, then bore the Canaanite name Luz. Hebron was called for a time also Mamre, from Abram's ally (Genesis 23:19; Genesis 35:27). 10. "The mount of the Lord" (Genesis 22:14) means almost always Mount Zion. 02) In straight lines from Haran to Carchemesh, to Aleppo, to Hamath, to Damascus, to Shechem it is about 426 miles (686 Km). There are some 700 or 800 Christians, chiefly belonging to the Greek Orthodox church. The first mention of Shechem in the Bible is Genesis 12:6, when Abram first entered Canaan. Shechem was viewed as a neutral Canaanite city which worshipped Ba'al-berith and not Yahweh. Then I sent the hornet before you and it drove out the two kings of the Amorites from before you, but not by your sword or your bow. 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). Judges 9:26 Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brothers, and went over to Shechem; and the men of Shechem put their trust in him. Shechem was the place where Joseph's remains were buried (Joshua 24:32). It is often easy for us as believers to get proud at what marvelous people we have become. Joseph was the father of Ephraim and Manasseh, and so Joshua buried the bones of Joseph, which the sons of Israel brought up from Egypt, at Shechem, in the piece of ground which Jacob had bought from the sons of Hamor . 2. Genesis 37:12 His brothers went to feed their father's flock in Shechem. Nicosia: Rohr Productions, 1999. Location and Physical Features:There is no doubt as to the situation of ancient Shechem. In the place where water gushes from the ground, there also a man drives his tent stakeand so lays the foundation of a city. 8:17; 12:16).Bethel in Fausset's Bible Dictionary ("house of God".) Isn't he the son of Jerubbaal? Under the Romans it became Flavia Neapolis. At about the center point of the land of Canaan was the place called Shechem. 2Ki 10:29 After the desolation of the northern kingdom by the king of Assyria, Bethel still remained an abode of priests. According to Acts they were all buried at Shechem in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor. It was also here that Abrams grandson, Jacob, settled, and here he buried all his idolswhich will be significant we will see later. Ge 12:8; 13:3,4 Bethel was the scene of Jacob's vision. Thus I gave them into your hand. 8:30-35). Map 38 Abram's Journey to Canaan . Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh. Probably because of its ease of access in a time of possible flight, a manslayer could take refuge from his avenger in Shechem, one of the three cities of refuge on the west side of the Jordan (Josh. They traveled to Shechem and built Joshua's Altar. The next morning Esau came, and his desire was to be kind to his brother (Gen. 33:1-16). While Jacob was in Haran he married Leah and Rachel and the Lord was with him and blessed him with great riches (Gen. 29:1-30: 43). This is important because the Bible says Jacob bought land from Shechem and lived at that place for a long time (Genesis 33 . In fact, the trade was better in Samaria than in any other previous 3 capitals (Shechem, Penuel, Tirzah) chosen by Israels kings. There might be slight difference . It required cisterns for water supply, which was a major drawback in times of siege. Ur developed during the reign of the Sumerian kings (c.3000 - 2300BC) and had been a major city for hundreds of years when Abram was born. Beersheba. Modern knowledge of Canaan's history and culture is derived from both archeological excavations and from literary sources. Jacob stayed at the brook Jabbok, near Peniel, the night. (3.) It lay, like all threshing floors, outside the city, upon Mount Moriah, N.E. Joseph, when seventeen years of age, was pasturing the flock with his brothers while he was still a youth, along with the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives And Joseph brought back a bad report about them to their father. Jacob's children fulfilled their promise and carried the coffin all the way to Canaan. This arguing between our herdsmen has got to stop, he said. Shechem became part of the Promised Land of Israel, was given to the Kohathites, and served as a Levitical city of refuge (Joshua 21:20-21).
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