Life Changing. New Testament Overview - General survey of the New Testament. But now he is called upon to make this dangerous journey across uncharted . A town in the north border of Asher (Josh. Then Ornan saw David, and made over to him the threshing floor (1 Chronicles 21:15-16; 1 Chronicles 21:18-26). Haran first appears in the Book of Genesis as the home of Terah and his descendants, and as Abrahams temporary home. Jacob's Journey It's a long way from Beersheba to Haran - about the distance from Savannah, Georgia to Richmond, Virginia. After this he proceeds on his journey without any memorable incident. Traditional beehive houses at Haran (Zhengan). "Seven wells" is improbable on etymological grounds; the numeral should in that case be first. Nehemiah 11:27 and in Hazar Shual, and in Beersheba and its towns. Mount Moriah. 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. Abraham planted here a" grove" ('eshel) (distinct from the idol grove, Asheerah, or Astarte Baal), or tree, the tamarisk, long living, of hard wood, with long, clustering, evergreenBeersheba in Hitchcock's Bible Names the well of an oath; the seventh wellBeersheba in Naves Topical Bible 1. of God, and this is the modern name of Hebron. 4. Jonah goes to Nineveh & Nahum condemns it, Jonah is thrown overboard to appease the gods, 42. 759 52 From Dan to Beersheba (2 Samuel 17:11, etc.) Ge 37:14 comp. Jacob then served Laban for another six years, during which he amassed a large amount of property; he then set out with his wives and children to return to Palestine. Roman Empire Map - 0000061406 00000 n Terms | PDF 0000031084 00000 n He puts his wives and children on camels and crosses the river (the River Euphrates) then heads for the hill country of Gilead (see7 on Map 41). 0000004103 00000 n A Sacred Shrine: Beersheba was a sacred shrine. Hebron was fortified by Rehoboam (2 Ch 11:10). Beitinwas a prosperous town during Roman times, and still contains the remains of a Byzantine monastery built to commemorate Jacobs dream. Abraham took Isaac to the Mountains of Moriah to offer him as burnt offering in obedience to God. Gen 30:25-43 Jacob agrees with his uncle Laban that he will take the speckled sheep and goats as his wages for the next six years. 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. Travelling north, he rests for the night at Luz (Bethel) and has an amazing dream. It has been supposed that the highest point of the temple hill, which is now covered by the Mohammedan Kubbetes-Sakhrah, or "Dome of the Rock," is the actual site of Araunah's threshing- floor. In 2 Kings (19:12) and Isaiah (37:12) Haran reappears in the late 8th to early 7th century BC context of the Neo-Assyrian Empire's conquests. H_o016cTU"V)$x)#aS IJ ls.L]~,@@+GqpfiZJ/xv,Q*p@s_8O%Ys(JB3Wf A Sacred Shrine: Beersheba was a sacred shrine. Genesis 26:33 He called it Shibah. 0000042913 00000 n Paul's Letters to Galatia & Thessalonica, The risen Lord Jesus appears to his followers, Christ's Victory Parade & the New Covenant, 15. Jacob was 77 years old, and he loved Rachel immediately. The family of Hebronites sprang from him. 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. Isaac lived longer than either Abraham or his son Jacob, and his he spent his life within a small area in the south of the land of Canaan. - Jacob's Journey to Haran. Obadiah foretells the punishment of Edom, Obadiah prophesies the resurgence of Israel, 46. How many miles did Jacob travel from Beersheba to Haran? 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). Laban caught up with Jacob in the hill country of Gilead. "The mount of the Lord" (Genesis 22:14) means almost always Mount Zion. %PDF-1.5 % It was also visited by the Marquis of Bute in 1866, and by the late Emperor Frederick of Germany (then Crown-Prince of Prussia) in 1869. the pestilence. 0000042671 00000 n 8. 0000009999 00000 n |hV.uAc&&L'ESfpCO18 Gene 23:19 About a mile from the town, up the valley, is one of the largest oak trees in Israel. Afterward on Moriah he offered Isaac (Genesis 22:2; Genesis 22:14). It is supposed by some to be the tree under which Abraham pitched his tent, and is called "Abraham's oak." It was the extreme border of the cultivated land. By Amos (5:5) it is classed with Bethel and Gilgal as one of the rival shrines to the pure worship of Yahweh, and in another place (8:14) he writes "They shall fall, and never rise up again," who sware, "As the way (i.e. Jacob served in Laban's house for 20 years before fleeing back to Canaan (Genesis 31:1-21). In his dream, the LORD renewed his covenant promise to give the land of Canaan to Jacob and his descendants. God gives Jacob the name Israel, meaning He struggles with God. Then, in verse 10, the description of Jacob's journey from Beersheba to Haran begins. Because there was a great famine in the land Isaac moved to Gerar in the country of the Philistines. cult) of Beersheba liveth." And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her. The biblical placename is .mw-parser-output .script-hebrew,.mw-parser-output .script-Hebr{font-family:"SBL Hebrew","SBL BibLit","Taamey Ashkenaz","Taamey Frank CLM","Frank Ruehl CLM","Ezra SIL","Ezra SIL SR","Keter Aram Tsova","Taamey David CLM","Keter YG","Shofar","David CLM","Hadasim CLM","Simple CLM","Nachlieli",Cardo,Alef,"Noto Serif Hebrew","Noto Sans Hebrew","David Libre",David,"Times New Roman",Gisha,Arial,FreeSerif,FreeSans} (with a et) in Hebrew, pronounced [aran] and can mean "parched," but is more likely to mean "road" or "crossroad," cognate to Old Babylonian aranu (MSL 09, 124-137 r ii 54'). The period between Abrahams call to enter Canaan (AM 2021) and Jacobs entry into Biblical Egypt is 215 years, calculated from the ages of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; the period in Egypt is stated in the Book of Exodus (12:40) as 430 years, although the Septuagint and the Samaritan Pentateuch texts both give only 430. After the death of Saul, David was here anointed king (2 Sam 5:3) and reigned here 7 1/2 years, until he captured Jerusalem and made that his capital (2 Sam 5:5); while here, six sons were born to him (2 Sam 3:2). 0000005293 00000 n Gerar. It was here at Beer Laihairoi that his sons, Jacob and Esau, were born (Gen. 24:62-67; 25:24-29). This was "the land of Moriah" to which Abraham went to offer up his son Isaac (Gen. 22:2). Our collection of maps are simple and they are free. Although the placename can be found in English as Haran, Charan, and Charran, it should not be confused with the personal name Haran, borne by Abram's brother, among others. Jacob (Heb. Its Position:Geographically Beersheba marked the southern limit of Judah, though theoretically this extended to the "river of Egypt" (Genesis 15:18)-the modern Wady el`Avish-60 miles farther south. 1 Chronicles 21:2 David said to Joab and to the princes of the people, Go, number Israel from Beersheba even to Dan; and bring me word, that I may know the sum of them. bottom of the map to calculate the distance Jacob traveled from Beersheba to Bethel (about 90 miles) and then to Haran (about 650 miles total). 0000005459 00000 n He made his home in Beersheba where he was born until the last days of his life which were in Hebron. 2 Samuel 24:2 The king said to Joab the captain of the army, who was with him, "Now go back and forth through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and number the people, that I may know the sum of the people.". century BC and which have been rebuilt in the same style many times during the intervening centuries. Isaiah offers comfort to those in exile, Words of comfort after the fall of Jerusalem, Those returning are encouraged to follow the LORD, The LORD's blessing will rest on Jerusalem, 41. 759 0 obj <> endobj 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. I will also surely bring you up again. When David became king of Judah this was his royal residence, and he resided here for seven and a half years (2 Sam. Write by: . [8] Although Abram's nephew Lot accompanied him to Canaan, Terah and his other descendants remained in Paddan-Aram,[9]. Beersheba. endstream endobj 785 0 obj[/Separation/Blue/DeviceCMYK 799 0 R] endobj 786 0 obj<>stream Jacob was not someone who . In Genesis 46, Jacob took his family to Egypt to meet Joseph. Joshua 15:28 Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah, Joshua 19:2 They had for their inheritance Beersheba (or Sheba), Moladah, In Genesis 21:31 Abraham and Abimelech took an oath of witness that the former had dug the well and seven ewe lambs were offered in sacrifice, "Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware both of them." qhl "congregation." 9. 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). 0000007940 00000 n Old Testament Overview - General survey of the Old Testament. (Enlarge) (PDF for Print) (Freely Distributed for Personal or Church use). |dX60aco"6 LX&1A! 2. 2 Samuel 3:10 to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beersheba.". )R:ZtN128YPafzsNR9oVT)gL!'/t{]s=z8qTJLaU@%'m%s Abraham lived at Beersheba. The vicinity was long the favorite camping-ground of the patriarchs. 0000010991 00000 n or from Beersheba to Dan (1 Chronicles 21:2 2 Chronicles 30:5) were the proverbial expressions, though necessarily altered through the changed conditions in later years to "from Geba to Beer-sheba" (2 Kings 23:8) or "from Beer-sheba to the hill-country of Ephraim" (2 Chronicles 19:4).4. Map of jacobs journey to haran and back. This may recall the cpisode of Laban duping Jacob into receiving the weak-eyed Leah and not the ewe-lamb Rachel (2\1;24). In our last article we followed Jacob as he left his father's house and commenced his long journey to Padan-aram where lived Laban, his mother's brother. Make a copy of BLM 3A Jacob's 0000037224 00000 n 2. Maps are essential for any serious Bible study. In the first great revolt 1 Chronicles 12:38 - All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel [were] of one heart to make David king.2 Samuel 4:8 - And they brought the head of Ishbosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ishbosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life; and the LORD hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.2 Samuel 3:19 - And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin.1 Chronicles 29:27 - And the time that he reigned over Israel [was] forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three [years] reigned he in Jerusalem.2 Samuel 5:5 - In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.1 Kings 2:11 - And the days that David reigned over Israel [were] forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.Joshua 10:39 - And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that [were] therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.2 Samuel 3:20 - So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. As far as we know, Jacob never had been very far from home. 0000007836 00000 n Israels ancestors came from a region known as Aram Naharaim which could explain the designation Aramean.. 0000011673 00000 n 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. 0000007912 00000 n What Jehovah has made one see (this hophal mowreh occurs four times in the Pentateuch, nowhere in later books) "the vision of Jehovah". Genesis 46:3 He said, "I am God, the God of your father. Theophanies occurred there to Hagar (Genesis 21:17), to Isaac (Genesis 26:24), to Jacob (Genesis 46:2), and to Elijah (1 Kings 19:5). (1.) To see this page as it is meant to appear, please enable your Javascript! The Babylonians - Learn about ancient Babylon and the people who lived there. startxref Gideon, himself, was born in the Vale of Jezreel at Ophrah usually identified as the modern-day city of Afula (see Judges 6:11 & 24). qhl "congregation." 9. I. when Joseph had a dream that it is safe to return to Israel. 0000038201 00000 n Hebron was called for a time also Mamre, from Abram's ally (Genesis 23:19; Genesis 35:27). What kind of triangle has no equal sides or angles. It meant leaving the Promised Land and venturing into territory Jacob had never entered. They reached Egypt after a 65 kilometers journey where they lived for three years until after the death of Herod in 4 B.C. Beer Lai-hai-roi. 0000004683 00000 n By Amos (Amos 5:5) it is classed with Bethel and Gilgal as one of the rival shrines to the pure worship of Yahweh, and in another place (Amos 8:14) he writes "They shall fall, and never rise up again," who sware, "As the way (i.e. 1. Labans sons are furious with their cousin Jacob, so Jacob flees secretly from Haran. Therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day. Genesis 11:31 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there. 13:22). 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. 0000004892 00000 n 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. 2 Samuel 17:11 But I counsel that all Israel be gathered together to you, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that you go to battle in your own person. Jacob remembers that, when he left Canaan twenty years earlier, his brother Esau had threatened to kill him. Jacob was awestruck and declared This place issurely the house of God (Genesis 28:17). 2 Arise, go to Padanaram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughers of Laban thy mother's brother. It is more likely that Harran is based on Istanbul, Turkeys largest city and former capital. HM0HsFZ6ZdWV]U8Fp7 wpgwL#x|=CaL.66$nC! \X@`/4JT!J+A C#M Around the large are nine stone troughs; around the smaller, five. how far did jacob travel to haran. In Hebron, David reigned over Judah first for seven and a half years (2 Samuel 5:5). 0000007990 00000 n Ya'acov) was the son of Isaac and grandson of Abraham the first Hebrew. God also promised that allthe families of theearth will be blessed through Jacobs offspring (Genesis 28:14). Then it was that he dreamed, and in the dream the Lord . 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. Genesis 33:18 Jacob came in peace to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Paddan Aram; and encamped before the city. Click colored sequential icons for summaries and scripture links. The stones around the mouth are worn into grooves by the action of ropes for so many ages. 3. laban caught up with jacob in the hill country of gilead. The third resting place of Abram; Shechem was the first, Bethel the second. the above mentioned distance because of the route chosen.The Where did Jacob went to meet his uncle Laban? 0000002117 00000 n Seven (sheba' which also may explain the name) wells are at the place, so that a different one may have been named by Isaac from that named by Abraham. It was originally called Kirjath-Arba, " The city of Arba." Twenty Roman miles S. of Jerusalem, and twenty N. of Beersheba. Distance between Beersheba and Haran is 5340 KM / 3318.3 miles. xref The town has no walls; but the main streets opening on the principal roads have gates. How can you take 9 toothpicks and make ten without breaking the toothpicks? 2 Samuel 24:15 So Yahweh sent a pestilence on Israel from the morning even to the appointed time; and there died of the people from Dan even to Beersheba seventy thousand men. 3. Jacob was awestruck and declared This place issurely the house of God (Genesis 28:17). On his first night out from Beersheba he lit upon a certain place and making a pillar of the stones lay down to sleep. Rivaling Damascus in antiquity. 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. How many hundredths are equivalent to 9 tenths? "Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of Yahweh, the Everlasting God" Gen (21:33). ^D$=;yE!3%2:I1^ymoJ;_Zc_*j C^g| e@%&5mEV]+y$\~3i[ . of Zion. Jesus's Journeys beyond Galilee Jesus heals & teaches in Jerusalem Jesus teaches how to receive the Holy Spirit Jesus journeys among the Gentiles Jesus walks on the Sea of Galilee Jesus in Tyre and Sidon Who is Jesus? 1 Samuel 3:20 All Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of Yahweh. Harran's name is said to be from Akkadian arrnum (fem. Antipode: -31.259357,-145.214874. 1. 2. Genesis 28:10-22 describes the Lord's appearance in a dream, given to Jacob while on the road to Haran in Mesopotamia, the region where Rebekah's brother Laban lives. Abraham is called by Mohammedans el-Khulil, "the Friend," i.e. Ge 22:2 Its position is doubtful, some thinking it to be Mount MOriah, others that Moreh, near Shechem, is meant. It was the extreme border of the cultivated land. How long was Jacob with Laban? A city in the south end of the valley of Eshcol, about midway between Jerusalem and Beersheba, from which it is distant about 20 miles in a straight line. The valley runs from north to south, and the main quarter of the town, surmounted by the lofty walls of the great mosque, lies partly on the eastern slope. Jacob set out in haste from Beersheba and camped at Bethel (formerly Luz) before continuing on to Paddan-aram (Genesis 28:10-29:1). 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. By selective breeding, he ensures that most of the new lambs are speckled, and so builds up his own flocks at Labans expense. The personal name Haran is spelled (with a hei) in Hebrew and means "mountaineer". 4. Zephaniah & Habakkuk foretell Judah's fall, Zephaniah warns of the punishment of Judah, Habakkuk asks why the cruel Babylonians succeed, 44. It lies along the Balkh River, 24 miles (38 km) southeast of Urfa. haran to canaan distance. 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.
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