Its present name, Nablus, is a corruption of Neapolis, which succeeded the more ancient Shechem, and received its new name from Vespasian. Its bed is cut through layers of nummulitic limestone (of which the pyramids of Ghizeh are built, full of nummulites, which the Arabs call "Pharaoh's beans"), sandstone under that, breccia verde under that, azoic rocks still lower, with red granite and syenite rising through all the upper strataNile River in Naves Topical Bible Called THE RIVER Isa 11:15; 19:5-10; Eze 29:4; Am 8:8 -Called SIHOR Isa 23:3; Jer 2:18Nile River in Smiths Bible Dictionary (blue, dark), the great river of Egypt. It is called "Charran" in the LXX. (See EGYPT T0001137. 6:18; 1 Chr. The Syrians asserted their supremacy in Gilead (2 Kings 10:32 f) where Moab and Israel had contended with varying fortune (M S). The Bible shifts its focus in Genesis 12 from the history of the entire human race to a man named Abram, the first Hebrew, and he lived in Ur of the Chaldees. Though it often expressed itself in deceit, Jacob's tenacious nature was an asset to him. He did not dare to touch Jacob, but there was a war of words. 10:36, 37; 12:10; 14:13). Thus Jacob had reached Canaanite grounda matter of very considerable importancebefore his father-in-law overtook him. It is named as on the northern border of Benjamin (the southern of Ephraim, Josh 16:2), at the top of the ascent from the Jordan valley by way of Ai (Josh 18:13). It has been identified with the ruins of Beitin, a small village amid extensive ruins some 9 miles south of Shiloh. It is represented by the modern Beitin, a village of some 400 inhabitants, which stands on a knoll East of the road to Nablus. Judges 10:18 The people, the princes of Gilead, said one to another, "What man is he who will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? In Acts 7:2,4, the King James Version gives the name as Charran.Genesis 11:29 - And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife [was] Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.Genesis 12:4 - So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram [was] seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.Genesis 12:5 - And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.Genesis 11:32 - And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.Ezekiel 27:23 - Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, [and] Chilmad, [were] thy merchants.2 Kings 19:12 - Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed; [as] Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which [were] in Thelasar?Isaiah 37:12 - Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed, [as] Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which [were] in Telassar?Genesis 11:26 - And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.Genesis 27:43 - Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;1 Chronicles 23:9 - The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. He "made a covenant with the people that day" at the very place where, on first entering the land, they had responded to the law from Ebal and Gerizim (Josh. It lies in the beautiful Valley of Shechem, which is about 500 yards wide, between Mounts Ebal and Gerizim. Abraham was the tenth generation removed from Noah, being a direct descendant of Shem, ( Noah 's son), the father of all the "Semitic" peoples. 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). 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. 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. These hills at the base are but 500 yards apart. 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. Ezekiel 47:18 The east side, between Hauran and Damascus and Gilead, and the land of Israel, shall be the Jordan; from the north border to the east sea you shall measure. Moab is 2,665.16 mi (4,289.16 km) north of the equator, so it is located in the northern hemisphere. A place in Central Israel, about 10 miles north of Jerusalem, at the head of the pass of Michmash and Ai. Genesis 21:33 Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and called there on the name of Yahweh, the Everlasting God. ", 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? The capital of the Northern Kingdom was moved, however, first to Tirzah and then to Samaria, and Shechem declined in political importance. The Location of Temples 2. It stood in the narrow sheltered valley between Ebal on the north and Gerizim on the south, these mountains at their base being only some 500 yards apart. 5:5); and here he was anointed as king over all Israel (2 Sam. It was built "seven years before Zoan in Egypt" (Gen. 13:18; Num. During the Roman period, especially in the 2nd and 3rd centuries A.D., the land enjoyed great prosperity. (3.) It retained this name till it came into the possession of Caleb, when the Israelites restored the original name Hebron" (Keil, Com.). He moves to Egypt because of famine. It appears to have been captured by Joshua (8:7), and it was allotted to Benjamin (Josh 18:22). Israel came to Bethel to consult the Divine oracle (Jdg 20:18), and it became an important center of worship (1 Sam 10:3). Our collection of maps are simple and they are free. The headwaters of the Jabbok begin in Amman (ancient Rabbath-ammon) and the river flows to the north before heading west to the Jordan River. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valor at Jazer of Gilead. The privileges then lost were restored by Sargon II. 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 about 12 miles N. of Jerusalem. An Ammonite attack was repulsed by the prowess of Jephthah (Judges 11:1); and the spite of the Ephraimites was terribly punished (Judges 12:1). 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. Near the city is the well at which the Saviour held his discourse with the woman of Samaria. "Ur was consecrated to the worship of Sin, the Babylonian moon-god. Lot and all the people with them were rescued including their belongings (Gen. 14:15, 16).11. ViaMichelin shows the exact distance between anlurfa and Harran, based on the route selected. Abijah, king of Judah, took Bethel from Jeroboam (2 Chronicles 13:19), but it was soon recovered by Israel. )Zs^$_` H Near Haran the Parthians defeated and slew Crassus (53 B.C. The chief temple was the scene of heathen worship until the 11th century, and was destroyed by the Mongols in the 13th.The ancient city is represented by the modern Charran to the Southeast of Edessa, on the river Belias, an affluent of the Euphrates. 1. (Gen. 13:1-9).8. Check map and driving Directions from Haran to Hebron helping you find the destination easier. Here Absalom set up the standard of revolt. The servant providentially met Rebekah in Paddan-aram (Genesis 24:10-57). At the oak of Moreh in the vicinity he reared his first altar to the Lord in Israel (Gen 12:6 f). It was already centuries old when the Hittites fought Ramesses II of Egypt at the Battle of Kadesh in 939 BC. One of the largest oaks in Israel is found in the valley of Eshcol, about 3 miles north of the town. Maps are essential for any serious Bible study. (2.) remember also that I [am] your bone and your flesh.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 24:1 - And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God.Judges 9:31 - And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee.Judges 9:49 - And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put [them] to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.Judges 9:7 - And when they told [it] to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.Genesis 33:18 - And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which [is] in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padanaram; and pitched his tent before the city.Joshua 21:21 - For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,Judges 9:1 - And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother's brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying,1 Kings 12:25 - Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.Genesis 35:4 - And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which [were] in their hand, and [all their] earrings which [were] in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which [was] by Shechem.Judges 9:18 - And ye are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he [is] your brother;)Jeremiah 41:5 - That there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, [even] fourscore men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring [them] to the house of the LORD.Judges 9:24 - That the cruelty [done] to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren.Judges 9:3 - And his mother's brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He [is] our brother.Genesis 34:13 - And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:Joshua 17:7 - And the coast of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethah, that [lieth] before Shechem; and the border went along on the right hand unto the inhabitants of Entappuah.Genesis 34:8 - And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.Genesis 37:14 - And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. While not so rich as the volcanic loam in the North and in and the South, the soil of Gilead amply repays the labor of the husbandman. Abdon is read in many manuscriptsHebron in Hitchcock's Bible Names society; friendshipHebron in Naves Topical Bible 1. 19. At the same "memorial terebinth" at Shechem the Shechemites made Abimelech king (Judges 9:6). (See DINAH; HAMOR.) The king of Sodom also came out to meet Abraham at the same place (Gen. 14:17-21).12. 20:18, 31; 21:2). If he said, "No;". It is the modern Nablus, a contraction for Neapolis, the name given to it by Vespasian. You can also enter airport name or code from Israel in above fields. Here too, after a while, he dug a well, which bears his name to this day (John 4:5, 39-42). Twenty Roman miles S. of Jerusalem, and twenty N. of Beersheba. Abraham left Hebron and for a time sojourned among the Philistines in Gerar which was in southern Canaan west of Beersheba. 7. The feet of these mountains, where they rise from the town, are not more than five hundred yards apart. I. Where this formation is deep the country is bare and arid, supplied by cisterns and deep wells. It contains about 10,000 inhabitants, of whom about 160 are Samaritans and 100 Jews, the rest being Christians and Mohammedans. But in opposition to the most ancient traditions, many modern writers have fixed the site of Ur at a very different position, viz. The buildings are of the most archaic kind, consisting of low mounds enclosed within an enceinte, on most sides perfect, an oval space 1,000 yards long by 800 broad. North of the Jabbok are many villages, and a fair amount of cultivation. Genesis 37:25 They sat down to eat bread, and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing spices and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt. 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. driving 300 miles from Mount Gilead. endstream endobj 40 0 obj <>stream 21) as the Euphrates. Haran and the temple suffered much damage in the invasion of the Umman-Manda (the Medes). Israel Distance Calculator and Driving Distance Between Cities Enter the "Distance From" city, village, town, airport or place name from Israel in the first text box. But the nearest point to Mount Gilead where a crossing of the Euphrates could take place is 300 miles distant in a straight line, and from the nearest point to Haran, the distance between Gilead and the Euphrates is 380 miles. A city in the hill country of Judah, originally Kirjath (the city of) Arba (Joshua 15:13; Joshua 14:15). The town has no walls; but the main streets opening on the principal roads have gates. But as the distance from Haran to the most northerly part of this country (afterwards assigned to the half-tribe of Manasseh) was fully three hundred miles, it would require hard riding on the part of Laban and his brethren to enable them to overtake Jacob, even on the borders of this region. 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 site of Shechem is said to be of unrivalled beauty. According to Genesis Abraham, his father, Sara and his orphaned nephew Lot moved from Ur to Harran, 600 miles away in present-day Turkey. 3. 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). ), and here Caracalla was assassinated (217 A.D.). Oregon Rainfall Totals 2021; Difference Between Saxon And Norman Churches; Jimmy Noonan Tennessee Football; Taylormade Putter Shaft Options; 332nd Infantry Regiment Roster When Jacob, with his wives, overtook the cattle, they would, probably, not travel more than ten or twelve miles a day; but three days passed before Laban learned what had taken place, and a couple of days at least must have been spent in returning to Haran and preparing for the pursuit. 4. To each of 1926.) 37:12). That Terah should have migrated from Ur to Harran, therefore, ceases to be extraordinary. 3o2b-n`MRjfDt'"*_TFuG5. the cheapest) may suggest quieter roads or avoiding tolls . A Harmony of the Life of Jesus - Four gospel accounts in harmony. In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls. It is mentioned in the prism inscription of Tiglath-pileser I. Ewing. Later biblical passages list Haran among some cities and lands subjugated by Assyrian rulers and among Tyre's trading partners. (2.) 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