The houses are stone, solidly built, flat-roofed, and have each one or two little cupolas, such as are seen in several parts of Israel. 1. Ge 28:11-19; 31:13 Jacob lived there. Joseph was born when Jacob was 91. The naming of Bethel Jacob repeated more publicly on his return home, 20 years later, with his family purified of idols, when God again appeared to him, and confirmed his change of name to Israel (Genesis 35:1-15; Genesis 32:28). But "life-long sorrow, disgrace, and trials, in the retributive providence of God, followed as a consequence of this double union." Along the way he saw in a dream a ladder reaching to heaven with angels ascending and descending which proved to be a type of Jesus. His mother's name also [was] Zibiah of Beersheba.Amos 8:14 - They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beersheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again.1 Chronicles 21:2 - And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beersheba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know [it].Genesis 21:14 - And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave [it] unto Hagar, putting [it] on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.2 Kings 12:1 - In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. Bethel in Easton's Bible Dictionary house of God. Joseph was born when Jacob was 91. 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. Shechem. Egypt. He gave birth to twelve sons who became the fathers of the twelve tribes of Israel. He had twelve sons and several daughters, by his two wives, Leah and Rachel, and their maidservants, Bilhah and Zilpah. HOHAM (which see), king of Hebron, was one of the five kings defeated by Joshua at Beth-horon and slain at Makkedah (Josh 10:3 f). It became the residence also of the rebellious Absalom (2 Sam. The land of the people of the east; which lay eastward from Canaan, as Mesopotamia did. Jud 20:26- 28; 21:4 Later it is named as one of the holy cities to which Samuel went on circuit. Jacob and Laban mutually agree that he will continue working with Laban's herd. Jacob moves to Egypt at 130 years old. 
Times of Joshua and Judges: The spies visited Hebron and near there cut the cluster of grapes (Nu 13:22 f). Its ruins still lie on the righthand side of the road from Jerusalem to Nablus. Jacob served in Labans house for 20 years before fleeing back to Canaan (Genesis 31:1-21). 
Toward the end of Jeroboam's life Bethel fell into the hands of Judah. Jacob served in Labans house for 20 years before fleeing back to Canaan (Genesis 31:1-21). It was about 12 miles N. of Jerusalem. Josiah, as foretold, defiled the altar with dead men's bones, but disturbed not the sepulchre of the prophet of Judab when he discerned its title. 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. WebGen 28:10-19 Jacob Flees From Laban Labans sons are furious with their cousin Jacob, so Jacob flees secretly from Haran. 1. After the occupation of the land by the Israelites, Hebron became one of the cities of refuge. The two principal wells are on or close to the northern bank of the Wady es-Seba. How long did it take Abraham to travel from Ur to Haran? The series of events recalls to Isaac's mind the original name and that which gave rise to the name; so he restores both the well itself and the name. 5. He gave birth to twelve sons who became the fathers of the twelve tribes of Israel. It was expressly so named by Jacob, when he had the vision of the heavenly ladder, on his way from his father at Beersheba to Harsh (Genesis 28:19; Genesis 31:13). 19:2; 1 Chr. 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 Empires conquests. Here Absalom set up the standard of revolt. It was taken by Joshua and given to Caleb (Josh. Bethlehem. 12:2-4), the second born of the twin sons of Isaac by Rebekah. WebFrom Hebron, where Abraham now was, to Haran, is reckoned a journey of seventeen days; the distance between them, according to Ptolemy, as Drusius observes, were eight degrees, which make one hundred and twenty German miles; the journey Abraham's servant took is computed to be four hundred and sixty eight miles (q). In the time of Jerome it was still a considerable place, and still retains its ancient name --Bir es-Seba. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Here also Samuel held in rotation his court of justice (1 Sam. 165), hollowed out in the great mass of rock, and covered with a large, thick, flat stone, in the middle of which a round hole had been left, which formed the opening of the cistern, and in many cases was closed up with a heavy stone, which it would take two or three men to roll away.). If he reached Bethel the first night, he must have travelled about fifty miles the first day. 2:1-4, 11; 1 Kings 2:11). One of Jeroboam's two sanctuaries for the calf worship, selected doubtless because of its religious associations (1 Kings 12-13). The third resting place of Abram; Shechem was the first, Bethel the second. 1 Chronicles 2:42-43. Chart of the chosen line of the Messiah in Genesis. Jacob set out in haste from Beersheba and camped at Bethel (formerly Luz) before continuing on to Paddan-aram (Genesis 28:10-29:1). Under Ahab the Baal worship at Samaria and Jezreel drew off attention from the calf worship at Bethel. Twenty Roman miles S. of Jerusalem, and twenty N. of Beersheba. Islam sees Jacob (Ya'qub) as a Prophet of Islam and Muslims believe that he preached the same monotheistic faith as his forefathers Abraham, Isaac and Ishmael. Jacob learned and realized for the first time God's intention to save the whole world through the sacrifice of His only Son who would be a descendant of his, the Jewish Messiah. 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 second, at a hundred yards distance, 5 in diameter, 42 in depth. In Hebron, David reigned over Judah first for seven and a half years (2 Samuel 5:5). of Zion. Samuel visited Bethel on circuit, judging Israel (1 Sam 7:16). WebRebecca Sends Jacob to Haran. Under Jehu, who restored the calf worship, and Jeroboam II his great grandson, Bethel comes again into prominence (2 Kings 10:29). The people of the East.Usually the Arabians are designated by this phrase, but it here signifies the tribes who inhabited northern Mesopotamia. Moreover, a Pharaoh of the Hyksos period bears a name that looks like ya`aqobh-'el (Spiegelberg, Orientalische Literaturzeitung, VII, 130). Theophanies occurred there to Hagar (21:17), to Isaac (26:24), to Jacob (46:2), and to Elijah (1 Ki 19:5). The History of Rome - Brief Overview Of Roman History from Her Dawn to the First Punic War. WebDuring the journey Jacob dreamed of a stairway between heaven and earth on which angels were ascending and descending to the Lord at the top. Gen 32:1-2 Jacob sets off from Mizpah in the hill country of Gilead and is met en route by angels (messengers) sent by God. He found shepherds resting near a well, watching their flocks. Jacob, shortly after Joseph is born in 1709, fulfills his fourteen-year work commitment to Laban in order to marry his daughters (Genesis 30:25 - 26). After this he proceeds on his journey without any memorable incident. 2. The other well is 5 feet in diameter, and was 42 feet to the water. The birthright secured to him who possessed it (1) superior rank in his family (Gen. 49:3); (2) a double portion of the paternal inheritance (Deut. (2.) 4. A city of the territory of the tribe of Asher Jos 19:28 -2. At the close of the fourteen years of service, Jacob desired to return to his parents, but at the entreaty of Laban he tarried yet six years with him, tending his flocks (31:41). WebJacobs Arrival in Canaan. The meeting was of a painful kind. His messengers told him the news of Esau's coming (Gen. 32:6-8) and Jacob became troubled and prayed for help and deliverance (Gen. 32:9-12). 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). Jacob served in Labans house for 20 years before fleeing back to Canaan (Genesis 31:1-21). 3:1). His dealing with Esau, however, showed much mean selfishness and cunning (Gen. 25:29-34). 
Gen 31:1-21 Jacob Prepares to Meet Esau The masonry which encloses the well extends downward 28 1/2 feet. God reassured Jacob of his blessing and promise. 
The third son of Kohath the Levite (Ex. The kingdom of the ten tribes extended from Beersheba to Mount Ephraim (2 Chr. [See MOUNT MORIAH] 2. In Jos 16:1 and 1Sam 13:2 Mount Bethel, a hilly section near Beth-el, is referred to.Bethel in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE beth'-el (beth-'el; Baithel and oikos theou, literally, "house of God"): (1) A town near the place where Abraham halted and offered sacrifice on his way south from Shechem. Terah dies in Haran five years later. Bethel, the place, is expressly distinguished from Luz, the old Canaanite city. S. of the town in the bottom of the valley is a tank, 130 ft. square by 50 deep. In Beth-El he erected an altar at the place where Gd had appeared to him when he fled from Esau. (Enlarge) (PDF for Print) (Freely Distributed for Personal or Church use). Caleb drove out from Hebron the "three sons of Anak" (Josh 14:12; 15:14); it became one of the cities of Judah (Josh 15:54), but was set apart for the Kohathite Levites (Josh 21:10 f), and became a city of refuge (Josh 20:7). "Arba was a great man among the Anakims, father of Anak." Jacob greeted them and asked them about the town and his uncle Laban. "Summer and winter houses" too, and "great houses" and "houses of ivory." 
On the round mount S.E. Ge 12:8; 13:3,4 Bethel was the scene of Jacob's vision. HEBRON is one of the most ancient cities in the world still existing, and it is in this respect the rival of Damascus. Beersheba. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob dwelt here, and it was here that Abraham bought a tomb - the Cave of Machpelah. The tope was levelled by Solomon, and immense walls were built around it from the base to enlarge the level surface for the temple area. 15:10), who probably expected to find his chief support in the tribe of Judah, now called el-Khulil. WebDuring the journey Jacob dreamed of a stairway between heaven and earth on which angels were ascending and descending to the Lord at the top. But as soon as Jacob returned from Eber, his old grudge flared up, and day and night he brooded over a scheme to kill Jacob. ). In Genesis 28:1019, Abrahams grandson Jacob left Beersheba and went toward Haran. - Ancient GeographyHebron in Easton's Bible Dictionary a community; alliance. It was a favourite place of abode of both of these patriarchs (21:33-22:1, 19; 26:33; 28:10). 4. He then set out with his family and property "to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan" (Gen. 31). Here Jacob, on his way from Beersheba to Haran, had a vision of the angels of God ascending and descending on the ladder whose top reached unto heaven (28:10, 19); and on his return he again visited this place, "where God talked with him" (35:1-15), and there he "built an altar, and called the place El- beth-el" (q.v.). WebAbraham was born in Ur of the Chaldees when his father, Terah, was 130 years old. 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. 4:15; 5:8; 10:5, 8) calls it in contempt Beth-aven, i.e., "house of idols." 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. 8. The Hebrew maqom, like the cognate Arabic maqam, denotes a sacred place or sanctuary. In process of time the name Luz disappeared, giving place to that of the adjoining sanctuary, town and sanctuary being identified. The well of, belonged to Abraham and Isaac Ge 21:25,26 -3. His history is related in the latter half of the book of Genesis. 1. Well known at Abram's entrance into Canaan, 3,780 years ago (Genesis 42:18). Heb. Jacob secretly left Haran because his father-in-law was envious of Jacob's wealth and was planning to take revenge. The third son of Kohath, who was the second son of Levi. He found shepherds resting near a well, watching their flocks. How many miles did Jacob travel from Beersheba to Haran? He sent gifts ahead of his caravan to determine the situation with Esau, if he rejected the gifts then Jacob knew there would be trouble (Gen. 32:13-20). Laban caught up with Jacob in the hill country of Gilead. Rachel took with her her father Laban's household gods. This was "the land of Moriah" to which Abraham went to offer up his son Isaac (Gen. 22:2). Over the former probably David hung Ishbosheth's murderers (2 Samuel 4:12). (4.) Along the way he had his dream of Jacobs Ladder. He desired to see his father Jacob and invited him to Egypt because of the great famine. It is mentioned among the "cities" given to the tribe of Simeon (Josh. And David made Abner and the men that [were] with him a feast.Joshua 11:21 - And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities.Joshua 10:23 - And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, [and] the king of Eglon.2 Samuel 2:1 - And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? The total straight line distance between Bethel and Haran is 8825 KM (kilometers) and 73.99 meters. (c) In the Jewish tractate Pirqe Abhoth, iii.l, we read of a Jew named 'Aqabhyah, which is a name composed of the same verbal root as that in Jacob, together with the Divine name Yahu (i.e. 6:18; 1 Chr. Later a troubling situation came about, the slaughter of the Shechemites by Jacob's sons, and this forced Jacob to move southward (Gen. 34:1-30). Distance between Beersheba and Haran is 5340 KM / 3318.3 miles. During Jacobs absence, Esau s hatred had died down. Peniel. Jacob greeted them and asked them about the town and his uncle Laban. How long did Jacob stay in Haran? Large Map of Israel in the First Century - Click around on the Cities. How far did Jacob travel from Beersheba to Haran? Where is Beersheba Haran? But as soon as Jacob returned from Eber, his old grudge flared up, and day and night he brooded over a scheme to kill Jacob. Josephus mistakenly places here the dream of Solomon (Ant., VIII, ii, 1) which occurred at Gibeon (1 Ki 3:4). WebHere Jacob, on his way from Beersheba to Haran, had a vision of the angels of God ascending and descending on the ladder whose top reached unto heaven (28:10, 19); and on his return he again visited this place, "where God talked with him" (35:1-15), and there he "built an altar, and called the place El- beth-el" (q.v. 14. It was here at hebron where Jacob met saw his father Isaac in his old age (Gen. 35:27) and he dwelt here in Hebron. They bargain that Jacob should serve seven years for Rachel, Genesis 29:15-19. Jacob exclaims, This is the camp of God and calls the place Mahanaim (see 8 on Map 41).. Mahanaim. Now El Khalil, the house of "the friend" of God. Jacob (Heb. The threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite was the spot on which David reared an altar by Gad's direction from Jehovah. Jacob exclaims, This is the camp of God and calls the place Mahanaim (see 8 on Map 41).. Mahanaim. Bethuel, 1 Chronicles 4:30. Web1. Laban would not consent to give him his daughter in marriage till he had served seven years; but to Jacob these years "seemed but a few days, for the love he had to her." Haran. Jacob died there 17 years later, and Joseph carried Jacob's remains to the land of Canaan, where he gave them stately burial in the same Cave of Machpelah as were buried Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebecca and Jacob's wife Leah (Genesis 49:29- 50:14 ) Genesis 26:18 - And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.Leviticus 26:42 - Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land.Deuteronomy 30:20 - That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, [and] that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he [is] thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.Genesis 25:21 - And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she [was] barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.Genesis 35:12 - And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.Genesis 27:46 - And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these [which are] of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?Genesis 24:14 - And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: [let the same be] she [that] thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.Joshua 24:4 - And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.Genesis 49:31 - There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah.Genesis 22:9 - And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.2 Chronicles 30:6 - So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.Deuteronomy 29:13 - That he may establish thee to day for a people unto himself, and [that] he may be unto thee a God, as he hath said unto thee, and as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.Jeremiah 33:26 - Then will I cast away the seed of Jacob, and David my servant, [so] that I will not take [any] of his seed [to be] rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return, and have mercy on them.Deuteronomy 9:5 - Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.Genesis 27:22 - And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice [is] Jacob's voice, but the hands [are] the hands of Esau.Exodus 33:1 - And the LORD said unto Moses, Depart, [and] go up hence, thou and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed will I give it:Amos 7:16 - Now therefore hear thou the word of the LORD: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not [thy word] against the house of Isaac.Genesis 28:6 - When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padanaram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;Exodus 32:13 - Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit [it] for ever.Deuteronomy 6:10 - And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,1 Kings 18:36 - And it came to pass at [the time of] the offering of the [evening] sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou [art] God in Israel, and [that] I [am] thy servant, and [that] I have done all these things at thy word.Genesis 22:3 - And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.Genesis 28:13 - And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I [am] the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;Romans 9:7 - Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, [are they] all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.Genesis 17:19 - And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, [and] with his seed after him.Genesis 22:2 - And he said, Take now thy son, thine only [son] Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.Genesis 25:20 - And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.Genesis 32:9 - And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee:Deuteronomy 1:8 - Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them.1 Chronicles 29:18 - O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee: Beersheba in Easton's Bible Dictionary well of the oath, or well of seven, a well dug by Abraham, and so named because he and Abimelech here entered into a compact (Gen. 21:31). 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Times of Joshua and Judges: The spies visited Hebron and near there cut the cluster of grapes (Nu 13:22 f). Its ruins still lie on the righthand side of the road from Jerusalem to Nablus. Jacob served in Labans house for 20 years before fleeing back to Canaan (Genesis 31:1-21). Toward the end of Jeroboam's life Bethel fell into the hands of Judah. Jacob served in Labans house for 20 years before fleeing back to Canaan (Genesis 31:1-21). It was about 12 miles N. of Jerusalem. Josiah, as foretold, defiled the altar with dead men's bones, but disturbed not the sepulchre of the prophet of Judab when he discerned its title. 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. WebGen 28:10-19 Jacob Flees From Laban Labans sons are furious with their cousin Jacob, so Jacob flees secretly from Haran. 1. After the occupation of the land by the Israelites, Hebron became one of the cities of refuge. The two principal wells are on or close to the northern bank of the Wady es-Seba. How long did it take Abraham to travel from Ur to Haran? The series of events recalls to Isaac's mind the original name and that which gave rise to the name; so he restores both the well itself and the name. 5. He gave birth to twelve sons who became the fathers of the twelve tribes of Israel. It was expressly so named by Jacob, when he had the vision of the heavenly ladder, on his way from his father at Beersheba to Harsh (Genesis 28:19; Genesis 31:13). 19:2; 1 Chr. 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 Empires conquests. Here Absalom set up the standard of revolt. It was taken by Joshua and given to Caleb (Josh. Bethlehem. 12:2-4), the second born of the twin sons of Isaac by Rebekah. WebFrom Hebron, where Abraham now was, to Haran, is reckoned a journey of seventeen days; the distance between them, according to Ptolemy, as Drusius observes, were eight degrees, which make one hundred and twenty German miles; the journey Abraham's servant took is computed to be four hundred and sixty eight miles (q). In the time of Jerome it was still a considerable place, and still retains its ancient name --Bir es-Seba. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Here also Samuel held in rotation his court of justice (1 Sam. 165), hollowed out in the great mass of rock, and covered with a large, thick, flat stone, in the middle of which a round hole had been left, which formed the opening of the cistern, and in many cases was closed up with a heavy stone, which it would take two or three men to roll away.). If he reached Bethel the first night, he must have travelled about fifty miles the first day. 2:1-4, 11; 1 Kings 2:11). One of Jeroboam's two sanctuaries for the calf worship, selected doubtless because of its religious associations (1 Kings 12-13). The third resting place of Abram; Shechem was the first, Bethel the second. 1 Chronicles 2:42-43. Chart of the chosen line of the Messiah in Genesis. Jacob set out in haste from Beersheba and camped at Bethel (formerly Luz) before continuing on to Paddan-aram (Genesis 28:10-29:1). Under Ahab the Baal worship at Samaria and Jezreel drew off attention from the calf worship at Bethel. Twenty Roman miles S. of Jerusalem, and twenty N. of Beersheba. Islam sees Jacob (Ya'qub) as a Prophet of Islam and Muslims believe that he preached the same monotheistic faith as his forefathers Abraham, Isaac and Ishmael. Jacob learned and realized for the first time God's intention to save the whole world through the sacrifice of His only Son who would be a descendant of his, the Jewish Messiah. 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 second, at a hundred yards distance, 5 in diameter, 42 in depth. In Hebron, David reigned over Judah first for seven and a half years (2 Samuel 5:5). of Zion. Samuel visited Bethel on circuit, judging Israel (1 Sam 7:16). WebRebecca Sends Jacob to Haran. Under Jehu, who restored the calf worship, and Jeroboam II his great grandson, Bethel comes again into prominence (2 Kings 10:29). The people of the East.Usually the Arabians are designated by this phrase, but it here signifies the tribes who inhabited northern Mesopotamia. Moreover, a Pharaoh of the Hyksos period bears a name that looks like ya`aqobh-'el (Spiegelberg, Orientalische Literaturzeitung, VII, 130). Theophanies occurred there to Hagar (21:17), to Isaac (26:24), to Jacob (46:2), and to Elijah (1 Ki 19:5). The History of Rome - Brief Overview Of Roman History from Her Dawn to the First Punic War. WebDuring the journey Jacob dreamed of a stairway between heaven and earth on which angels were ascending and descending to the Lord at the top. Gen 32:1-2 Jacob sets off from Mizpah in the hill country of Gilead and is met en route by angels (messengers) sent by God. He found shepherds resting near a well, watching their flocks. Jacob, shortly after Joseph is born in 1709, fulfills his fourteen-year work commitment to Laban in order to marry his daughters (Genesis 30:25 - 26). After this he proceeds on his journey without any memorable incident. 2. The other well is 5 feet in diameter, and was 42 feet to the water. The birthright secured to him who possessed it (1) superior rank in his family (Gen. 49:3); (2) a double portion of the paternal inheritance (Deut. (2.) 4. A city of the territory of the tribe of Asher Jos 19:28 -2. At the close of the fourteen years of service, Jacob desired to return to his parents, but at the entreaty of Laban he tarried yet six years with him, tending his flocks (31:41). WebJacobs Arrival in Canaan. The meeting was of a painful kind. His messengers told him the news of Esau's coming (Gen. 32:6-8) and Jacob became troubled and prayed for help and deliverance (Gen. 32:9-12). 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). Jacob served in Labans house for 20 years before fleeing back to Canaan (Genesis 31:1-21). 3:1). His dealing with Esau, however, showed much mean selfishness and cunning (Gen. 25:29-34). Gen 31:1-21 Jacob Prepares to Meet Esau The masonry which encloses the well extends downward 28 1/2 feet. God reassured Jacob of his blessing and promise. The third son of Kohath the Levite (Ex. The kingdom of the ten tribes extended from Beersheba to Mount Ephraim (2 Chr. [See MOUNT MORIAH] 2. In Jos 16:1 and 1Sam 13:2 Mount Bethel, a hilly section near Beth-el, is referred to.Bethel in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE beth'-el (beth-'el; Baithel and oikos theou, literally, "house of God"): (1) A town near the place where Abraham halted and offered sacrifice on his way south from Shechem. Terah dies in Haran five years later. Bethel, the place, is expressly distinguished from Luz, the old Canaanite city. S. of the town in the bottom of the valley is a tank, 130 ft. square by 50 deep. In Beth-El he erected an altar at the place where Gd had appeared to him when he fled from Esau. (Enlarge) (PDF for Print) (Freely Distributed for Personal or Church use). Caleb drove out from Hebron the "three sons of Anak" (Josh 14:12; 15:14); it became one of the cities of Judah (Josh 15:54), but was set apart for the Kohathite Levites (Josh 21:10 f), and became a city of refuge (Josh 20:7). "Arba was a great man among the Anakims, father of Anak." Jacob greeted them and asked them about the town and his uncle Laban. "Summer and winter houses" too, and "great houses" and "houses of ivory." On the round mount S.E. Ge 12:8; 13:3,4 Bethel was the scene of Jacob's vision. HEBRON is one of the most ancient cities in the world still existing, and it is in this respect the rival of Damascus. Beersheba. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob dwelt here, and it was here that Abraham bought a tomb - the Cave of Machpelah. The tope was levelled by Solomon, and immense walls were built around it from the base to enlarge the level surface for the temple area. 15:10), who probably expected to find his chief support in the tribe of Judah, now called el-Khulil. WebDuring the journey Jacob dreamed of a stairway between heaven and earth on which angels were ascending and descending to the Lord at the top. But as soon as Jacob returned from Eber, his old grudge flared up, and day and night he brooded over a scheme to kill Jacob. ). In Genesis 28:1019, Abrahams grandson Jacob left Beersheba and went toward Haran. - Ancient GeographyHebron in Easton's Bible Dictionary a community; alliance. It was a favourite place of abode of both of these patriarchs (21:33-22:1, 19; 26:33; 28:10). 4. He then set out with his family and property "to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan" (Gen. 31). Here Jacob, on his way from Beersheba to Haran, had a vision of the angels of God ascending and descending on the ladder whose top reached unto heaven (28:10, 19); and on his return he again visited this place, "where God talked with him" (35:1-15), and there he "built an altar, and called the place El- beth-el" (q.v.). WebAbraham was born in Ur of the Chaldees when his father, Terah, was 130 years old. 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. 4:15; 5:8; 10:5, 8) calls it in contempt Beth-aven, i.e., "house of idols." 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. 8. The Hebrew maqom, like the cognate Arabic maqam, denotes a sacred place or sanctuary. In process of time the name Luz disappeared, giving place to that of the adjoining sanctuary, town and sanctuary being identified. The well of, belonged to Abraham and Isaac Ge 21:25,26 -3. His history is related in the latter half of the book of Genesis. 1. Well known at Abram's entrance into Canaan, 3,780 years ago (Genesis 42:18). Heb. Jacob secretly left Haran because his father-in-law was envious of Jacob's wealth and was planning to take revenge. The third son of Kohath, who was the second son of Levi. He found shepherds resting near a well, watching their flocks. How many miles did Jacob travel from Beersheba to Haran? He sent gifts ahead of his caravan to determine the situation with Esau, if he rejected the gifts then Jacob knew there would be trouble (Gen. 32:13-20). Laban caught up with Jacob in the hill country of Gilead. Rachel took with her her father Laban's household gods. This was "the land of Moriah" to which Abraham went to offer up his son Isaac (Gen. 22:2). Over the former probably David hung Ishbosheth's murderers (2 Samuel 4:12). (4.) Along the way he had his dream of Jacobs Ladder. He desired to see his father Jacob and invited him to Egypt because of the great famine. It is mentioned among the "cities" given to the tribe of Simeon (Josh. And David made Abner and the men that [were] with him a feast.Joshua 11:21 - And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities.Joshua 10:23 - And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, [and] the king of Eglon.2 Samuel 2:1 - And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? The total straight line distance between Bethel and Haran is 8825 KM (kilometers) and 73.99 meters. (c) In the Jewish tractate Pirqe Abhoth, iii.l, we read of a Jew named 'Aqabhyah, which is a name composed of the same verbal root as that in Jacob, together with the Divine name Yahu (i.e. 6:18; 1 Chr. Later a troubling situation came about, the slaughter of the Shechemites by Jacob's sons, and this forced Jacob to move southward (Gen. 34:1-30). Distance between Beersheba and Haran is 5340 KM / 3318.3 miles. During Jacobs absence, Esau s hatred had died down. Peniel. Jacob greeted them and asked them about the town and his uncle Laban. How long did Jacob stay in Haran? Large Map of Israel in the First Century - Click around on the Cities. How far did Jacob travel from Beersheba to Haran? Where is Beersheba Haran? But as soon as Jacob returned from Eber, his old grudge flared up, and day and night he brooded over a scheme to kill Jacob. Josephus mistakenly places here the dream of Solomon (Ant., VIII, ii, 1) which occurred at Gibeon (1 Ki 3:4). WebHere Jacob, on his way from Beersheba to Haran, had a vision of the angels of God ascending and descending on the ladder whose top reached unto heaven (28:10, 19); and on his return he again visited this place, "where God talked with him" (35:1-15), and there he "built an altar, and called the place El- beth-el" (q.v. 14. It was here at hebron where Jacob met saw his father Isaac in his old age (Gen. 35:27) and he dwelt here in Hebron. They bargain that Jacob should serve seven years for Rachel, Genesis 29:15-19. Jacob exclaims, This is the camp of God and calls the place Mahanaim (see 8 on Map 41).. Mahanaim. Now El Khalil, the house of "the friend" of God. Jacob (Heb. The threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite was the spot on which David reared an altar by Gad's direction from Jehovah. Jacob exclaims, This is the camp of God and calls the place Mahanaim (see 8 on Map 41).. Mahanaim. Bethuel, 1 Chronicles 4:30. Web1. Laban would not consent to give him his daughter in marriage till he had served seven years; but to Jacob these years "seemed but a few days, for the love he had to her." Haran. Jacob died there 17 years later, and Joseph carried Jacob's remains to the land of Canaan, where he gave them stately burial in the same Cave of Machpelah as were buried Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebecca and Jacob's wife Leah (Genesis 49:29- 50:14 ) Genesis 26:18 - And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.Leviticus 26:42 - Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land.Deuteronomy 30:20 - That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, [and] that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he [is] thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.Genesis 25:21 - And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she [was] barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.Genesis 35:12 - And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.Genesis 27:46 - And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these [which are] of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?Genesis 24:14 - And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: [let the same be] she [that] thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.Joshua 24:4 - And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.Genesis 49:31 - There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah.Genesis 22:9 - And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.2 Chronicles 30:6 - So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.Deuteronomy 29:13 - That he may establish thee to day for a people unto himself, and [that] he may be unto thee a God, as he hath said unto thee, and as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.Jeremiah 33:26 - Then will I cast away the seed of Jacob, and David my servant, [so] that I will not take [any] of his seed [to be] rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return, and have mercy on them.Deuteronomy 9:5 - Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.Genesis 27:22 - And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice [is] Jacob's voice, but the hands [are] the hands of Esau.Exodus 33:1 - And the LORD said unto Moses, Depart, [and] go up hence, thou and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed will I give it:Amos 7:16 - Now therefore hear thou the word of the LORD: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not [thy word] against the house of Isaac.Genesis 28:6 - When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padanaram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;Exodus 32:13 - Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit [it] for ever.Deuteronomy 6:10 - And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,1 Kings 18:36 - And it came to pass at [the time of] the offering of the [evening] sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou [art] God in Israel, and [that] I [am] thy servant, and [that] I have done all these things at thy word.Genesis 22:3 - And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.Genesis 28:13 - And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I [am] the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;Romans 9:7 - Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, [are they] all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.Genesis 17:19 - And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, [and] with his seed after him.Genesis 22:2 - And he said, Take now thy son, thine only [son] Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.Genesis 25:20 - And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.Genesis 32:9 - And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee:Deuteronomy 1:8 - Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them.1 Chronicles 29:18 - O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee: Beersheba in Easton's Bible Dictionary well of the oath, or well of seven, a well dug by Abraham, and so named because he and Abimelech here entered into a compact (Gen. 21:31). 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