Both Christians and Jews worshipped there, separated by a small screen (cancellus). Later God changed his name to Abraham which means "father of a many nations" and he obeyed God and journeyed to the land of Canaan. 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. To this second occasion of God's speaking with Jacob at Bethel, Hosea (12:4,5) makes reference. Web1 . Constantine suppressed these "superstitions," and built a church in the neighborhood, probably the so-called "Abraham's house," Beit Ibrahim of today. I. Vespasian named it Neapolis; coins are extant with its name "Flavia Neapolis"; now Nablus by corruption. Mount Bethel was a hilly district near Bethel (Josh. A city in the hill country of Judah, originally Kirjath (the city of) Arba (Joshua 15:13; Joshua 14:15). Ge 15:18 We cannot as yet determine the length of the Nile, although recent discoveries have narrowed the question. Bethel became the king's chapel" (sanctuary) "the king's court" ("house of the kingdom") (Amos 7:13; Amos 3:14-15). (y) De loc. 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. The Jewish worshippers would flock there to celebrate the deposition of Jacob and David on the day after the traditional date of Christ's birthday. Bethel remained an abode of priests even after the kingdom of Israel was desolated by the king of Assyria (2 Kings 17:28, 29). It was on the caravan route between the east and west. 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. 2:18) or simply "the river" (Gen. 41:1; Ex. The Location of Temples 2. 1. The maqom was doubtless that at which Abraham had sacrificed, East of the town. Ge 33:19; Jos 24:32; Joh 4:5 The field lay undoubtedly on the rich plain of the Mukhna, and its value was the greater on account of the well which Jacob had dug there, so as not to be dependent on his neighbors for a supply of water. Ge 24:10 with Gene 27:43 It is said to be in Mesopotamia, Ge 24:10 or more definitely in Padan-aram, ch. In their conquest of the Jordan Valley they captured Lot as a prisoner of war, and when Abraham heard of it he pursued the four kings and overtook them at Dan and defeated them with the help of the Lord (Gen. 14:1-14), Abraham had assembled an army of 318 men. The Nile as a God 2. 33 degree East (more exactly the Nile may be said to rise at the headwaters of the Ragera River, a small stream on the other side of the lake, 3 degree South of the equator), and flows North in a tortuous channel, 1,400 miles to its junction with the Blue Nile. In troublous times the people went to Bethel to ask counsel of God (Judg. WebThe definition of Sodomy is anal sex, especially between men. "Construction, Performance, and Interpretation of a Shared Holy Place: The Case of Late Antique Mamre (Rmat al-Khall)", "Arbo, also the Terebinth. 9:37). From the First Cataract, at Syene, the river flows smoothly at the rate of two or three miles an hour with a width of half a mile. After a reign of three years Abimelech was rejected by the people. Due to the idolatrous nature of the rituals at the fair, Jews were forbidden to participate by their rabbis. In the cave of Machpelah all the patriarchs and their wives, except Rachel, were buried (49:30 f; 50:13). Israel came to Bethel to consult the Divine oracle (Jdg 20:18), and it became an important center of worship (1 Sam 10:3). Abraham and his army of servants smote the army of the 4 kings of Chedorlaomer and chased them to Hobah, which was located near Damascus. 1Ch 15:9; 23:19 2. fol, 91. It is mentioned in the prism inscription of Tiglath-pileser I. It is now in a dying condition, but when Robinson visited it (BR, II, 72, 81) it was in fine condition; he mentions a Mohammedan tradition that this was "Abraham's oak." Joshua made "Shechem in Mount Ephraim" one of the six cities of refuge (Joshua 20:7). Chronic. Egyptians distinguished between Hapi-res, the "southern Nile" of Upper Egypt, and Hapi-meheet, the "northern Nile" of Lower Egypt. Jud 1:22,23 After the conquest Bethel is frequently heard of. Now Mugheir (a ruined temple of large bitumen bricks, which also "mugheir" means, namely, Um Mugheir "mother of bitumen"), on the right bank of the Euphrates, near its junction with the Shat el Hie from the Tigris; in Chaldaea proper. - Ancient GeographyShechem in Easton's Bible Dictionary shoulder. Ge 11:26 (B.C. Hebrews 7:3 gives an interesting description of Melchizedek and therefore his identity remains a mystery. 8:30-35.) And the men of the city told him, [It is] the sepulchre of the man of God, which came from Judah, and proclaimed these things that thou hast done against the altar of Bethel.Joshua 7:2 - And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which [is] beside Bethaven, on the east side of Bethel, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. Rivaling Damascus in antiquity. The eldest son of Terah, brother of Abraham and Nahor, and father of Lot, Milcah, and Iscah. Shechem or Sichem was the first place where Abraham came to in Canaan. Remains of the old cathedral are also conspicuous. Similar customs survive today at several shrines in Palestine. It is the modern Nablus, a contraction for Neapolis, the name given to it by Vespasian. THE NILE IN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY 1. Map showing the locations of Sodom, Bethel, where Lot parted from Abraham, and the Oaks of Mamre (click image to enlarge) THE DESTRUCTION of Sodom and Gomorrah was not about alternative lifestylesand yes, it really happened. WebThe difference of level between the northern and southern ends of the lake, the one according to Lynch being 1300 feet, and the other not more than 16 feet, seems to favor the idea that the latter is of recent formation, having been, in fact, submerged at the time of the overthrow of the cities. While there have been tensions in the past between Israelis and Arabs, the Oaks of Mamre are protected by Israeli forces, and around 250,000 tourists visit Hebron and this area annually. 2. Josephus mistakenly places here the dream of Solomon (Ant., VIII, ii, 1) which occurred at Gibeon (1 Ki 3:4). "With wonderful clock-like regularity the river begins to swell about the end of June, rises 24 feet at Cairo between the 20th and 30th of September and falls as much by the middle of May. According to Josh 15:13 it was so called after Arba, the father of Anak. 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). We also know that the Dead Sea level in the time of Abraham (MB2) Salem. Abraham's native place Ge 11:27,28 Abraham leaves Ge 11:31; 15:7; Ne 9:7 -2. First Century Israel Map - This prompted Emperor Constantine the Great to unsuccessfully attempt at putting a stop to this practice by erecting a Christian basilica there. (2.) (2) A place near or in Hebron where Abraham lived. (See SYCHAR ?T0003542. It may be that Harran owed its foundation to a king of Ur; at any rate the two cities were bound together by the worship of the same deity, the closest and most enduring bond of union that existed in the ancient world. WebThe fate of Sodom and Gomorrah is used as a warning to those who reject the gospel ( Matthew 10:15; Matthew 11:24 2 Peter 2:6 Jude 1:7 ). In later ages it was called Edessa, and was celebrated as the capital of Abgarus or Acbarus who was said to have received the letter and portrait of our Saviour. p. 100. to Cairo. [3], Elsewhere (Genesis 14:13)[12][clarification needed] it is called 'the Terebinths of Mamre the Amorite',[13][14][clarification needed] Mamre being the name of one of the three Amorite chiefs who joined forces with those of Abraham in pursuit of Chedorlaomer to save Lot (Gen. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Abraham), with the Old Testament Mamre, goes back to the earliest Christian pilgrims in the 4th century CE, and connects to a tradition from the time of Herod (1st century BCE). Location of Sodom: El-Hamman, Edh-Dhra or under salt sea? haran; i.e., "mountaineer." It was in Gerar that Abraham deceived King Abimelech (Gen. 20:1-18).14. Photo: Michael C. Luddeni. It was included in Israel after the kingdom was divided, and it became one of the seats of the worship of the golden calf (1 Kings 12:28-33; 13:1). (b) Bunting's Travels, p. 57. A city in Samaria (Gen. 33:18), called also Sichem (12:6), Sychem (Acts 7:16). This is an enclosure some 214 ft. long and 162 ft. wide. [1] He reported, indicating a slightly erroneous location in relation to the Tombs of the Patriarchs: A mile to the north of the Tombs that have been described above, is the very grassy and flowery hill of Mambre, looking towards Hebron, which lies to the south of it. Later History: Probably during the captivity Hebron came into the hands of Edom, though it appears to have been colonized by returning Jews (Neh 11:25); it was recovered from Edom by Simon Maccabeus (1 Macc 5:65; Josephus, Ant, XII, viii, 6). Map showing the locations of Sodom, Bethel, where Lot parted from Abraham, and the Oaks of Mamre (click image to enlarge) THE DESTRUCTION of Sodom and Gomorrah was not about alternative lifestylesand yes, it really happened. It was called by the Romans Neapolis, and the Arabs have corrupted this into Nabulus, its modern name. There appear to be three main sites which have been known, at different times in history, as Mamre. Jud 20:26- 28; 21:4 Later it is named as one of the holy cities to which Samuel went on circuit. Here was the ark of the covenant. Ezekiel speaks of the merchants of Haran as trading with Tyre (27:23). The illustration here given represents his cuneiform inscription, written in the Sumerian language, and stamped upon every brick of the temple in Ur. Here also Samuel held in rotation his court of justice (1 Sam. The word is used in a typical sense in Revelation 11:8. 1Ki 16:34 3. 1. Bethel in Joshua 19:4 answers to Chesil in Joshua 15:30. 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. 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.). Geneva Study Bible And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and {a} Shur, and sojourned in Gerar. [4], Antoninus of Piacenza in his Itinerarium, an account of his journey to the Holy Land (ca.570 CE) comments on the basilica, with its four porticoes, and an unroofed atrium. 160300/107200) was first excavated by Andreas Evaristus Mader[de] in 1926-28, followed by Sayf al-Din Haddad (1977), 'Abd el-Aziz Arjub (1984-85),[2] and Yitzhak Magen (198688),[6] Magen publishing his findings in 1991 and 2003. Hebron. [4] Denys Pringle firmly refutes this possibility, based on the analysis of pilgrims' reports. Genesis 49:30 in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite as a burial place. The surrounding country is bleak and barren, the hills being marked by a succession of stony terraces, which may have suggested the form of the ladder in Jacob's famous dream. 1. 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The Nile as a God 2. 33 degree East (more exactly the Nile may be said to rise at the headwaters of the Ragera River, a small stream on the other side of the lake, 3 degree South of the equator), and flows North in a tortuous channel, 1,400 miles to its junction with the Blue Nile. In troublous times the people went to Bethel to ask counsel of God (Judg. WebThe definition of Sodomy is anal sex, especially between men. "Construction, Performance, and Interpretation of a Shared Holy Place: The Case of Late Antique Mamre (Rmat al-Khall)", "Arbo, also the Terebinth. 9:37). From the First Cataract, at Syene, the river flows smoothly at the rate of two or three miles an hour with a width of half a mile. After a reign of three years Abimelech was rejected by the people. Due to the idolatrous nature of the rituals at the fair, Jews were forbidden to participate by their rabbis. In the cave of Machpelah all the patriarchs and their wives, except Rachel, were buried (49:30 f; 50:13). Israel came to Bethel to consult the Divine oracle (Jdg 20:18), and it became an important center of worship (1 Sam 10:3). Abraham and his army of servants smote the army of the 4 kings of Chedorlaomer and chased them to Hobah, which was located near Damascus. 1Ch 15:9; 23:19 2. fol, 91. It is mentioned in the prism inscription of Tiglath-pileser I. It is now in a dying condition, but when Robinson visited it (BR, II, 72, 81) it was in fine condition; he mentions a Mohammedan tradition that this was "Abraham's oak." Joshua made "Shechem in Mount Ephraim" one of the six cities of refuge (Joshua 20:7). Chronic. Egyptians distinguished between Hapi-res, the "southern Nile" of Upper Egypt, and Hapi-meheet, the "northern Nile" of Lower Egypt. Jud 1:22,23 After the conquest Bethel is frequently heard of. Now Mugheir (a ruined temple of large bitumen bricks, which also "mugheir" means, namely, Um Mugheir "mother of bitumen"), on the right bank of the Euphrates, near its junction with the Shat el Hie from the Tigris; in Chaldaea proper. - Ancient GeographyShechem in Easton's Bible Dictionary shoulder. Ge 11:26 (B.C. Hebrews 7:3 gives an interesting description of Melchizedek and therefore his identity remains a mystery. 8:30-35.) And the men of the city told him, [It is] the sepulchre of the man of God, which came from Judah, and proclaimed these things that thou hast done against the altar of Bethel.Joshua 7:2 - And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which [is] beside Bethaven, on the east side of Bethel, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. Rivaling Damascus in antiquity. The eldest son of Terah, brother of Abraham and Nahor, and father of Lot, Milcah, and Iscah. Shechem or Sichem was the first place where Abraham came to in Canaan. Remains of the old cathedral are also conspicuous. Similar customs survive today at several shrines in Palestine. It is the modern Nablus, a contraction for Neapolis, the name given to it by Vespasian. THE NILE IN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY 1. Map showing the locations of Sodom, Bethel, where Lot parted from Abraham, and the Oaks of Mamre (click image to enlarge) THE DESTRUCTION of Sodom and Gomorrah was not about alternative lifestylesand yes, it really happened. WebThe difference of level between the northern and southern ends of the lake, the one according to Lynch being 1300 feet, and the other not more than 16 feet, seems to favor the idea that the latter is of recent formation, having been, in fact, submerged at the time of the overthrow of the cities. While there have been tensions in the past between Israelis and Arabs, the Oaks of Mamre are protected by Israeli forces, and around 250,000 tourists visit Hebron and this area annually. 2. Josephus mistakenly places here the dream of Solomon (Ant., VIII, ii, 1) which occurred at Gibeon (1 Ki 3:4). "With wonderful clock-like regularity the river begins to swell about the end of June, rises 24 feet at Cairo between the 20th and 30th of September and falls as much by the middle of May. According to Josh 15:13 it was so called after Arba, the father of Anak. 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). We also know that the Dead Sea level in the time of Abraham (MB2) 
Salem. Abraham's native place Ge 11:27,28 Abraham leaves Ge 11:31; 15:7; Ne 9:7 -2. First Century Israel Map - This prompted Emperor Constantine the Great to unsuccessfully attempt at putting a stop to this practice by erecting a Christian basilica there. (2.) (2) A place near or in Hebron where Abraham lived. (See SYCHAR ?T0003542. 
It may be that Harran owed its foundation to a king of Ur; at any rate the two cities were bound together by the worship of the same deity, the closest and most enduring bond of union that existed in the ancient world. WebThe fate of Sodom and Gomorrah is used as a warning to those who reject the gospel ( Matthew 10:15; Matthew 11:24 2 Peter 2:6 Jude 1:7 ). In later ages it was called Edessa, and was celebrated as the capital of Abgarus or Acbarus who was said to have received the letter and portrait of our Saviour. p. 100. to Cairo. [3], Elsewhere (Genesis 14:13)[12][clarification needed] it is called 'the Terebinths of Mamre the Amorite',[13][14][clarification needed] Mamre being the name of one of the three Amorite chiefs who joined forces with those of Abraham in pursuit of Chedorlaomer to save Lot (Gen. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Abraham), with the Old Testament Mamre, goes back to the earliest Christian pilgrims in the 4th century CE, and connects to a tradition from the time of Herod (1st century BCE). Location of Sodom: El-Hamman, Edh-Dhra or under salt sea? haran; i.e., "mountaineer." It was in Gerar that Abraham deceived King Abimelech (Gen. 20:1-18).14. Photo: Michael C. Luddeni. It was included in Israel after the kingdom was divided, and it became one of the seats of the worship of the golden calf (1 Kings 12:28-33; 13:1). (b) Bunting's Travels, p. 57. A city in Samaria (Gen. 33:18), called also Sichem (12:6), Sychem (Acts 7:16). This is an enclosure some 214 ft. long and 162 ft. wide. [1] He reported, indicating a slightly erroneous location in relation to the Tombs of the Patriarchs: A mile to the north of the Tombs that have been described above, is the very grassy and flowery hill of Mambre, looking towards Hebron, which lies to the south of it. Later History: Probably during the captivity Hebron came into the hands of Edom, though it appears to have been colonized by returning Jews (Neh 11:25); it was recovered from Edom by Simon Maccabeus (1 Macc 5:65; Josephus, Ant, XII, viii, 6). Map showing the locations of Sodom, Bethel, where Lot parted from Abraham, and the Oaks of Mamre (click image to enlarge) THE DESTRUCTION of Sodom and Gomorrah was not about alternative lifestylesand yes, it really happened. It was called by the Romans Neapolis, and the Arabs have corrupted this into Nabulus, its modern name. There appear to be three main sites which have been known, at different times in history, as Mamre. Jud 20:26- 28; 21:4 Later it is named as one of the holy cities to which Samuel went on circuit. Here was the ark of the covenant. Ezekiel speaks of the merchants of Haran as trading with Tyre (27:23). The illustration here given represents his cuneiform inscription, written in the Sumerian language, and stamped upon every brick of the temple in Ur. Here also Samuel held in rotation his court of justice (1 Sam. The word is used in a typical sense in Revelation 11:8. 1Ki 16:34 3. 1. Bethel in Joshua 19:4 answers to Chesil in Joshua 15:30. 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. 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.). Geneva Study Bible And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and {a} Shur, and sojourned in Gerar. [4], Antoninus of Piacenza in his Itinerarium, an account of his journey to the Holy Land (ca.570 CE) comments on the basilica, with its four porticoes, and an unroofed atrium. 160300/107200) was first excavated by Andreas Evaristus Mader[de] in 1926-28, followed by Sayf al-Din Haddad (1977), 'Abd el-Aziz Arjub (1984-85),[2] and Yitzhak Magen (198688),[6] Magen publishing his findings in 1991 and 2003. Hebron. [4] Denys Pringle firmly refutes this possibility, based on the analysis of pilgrims' reports. Genesis 49:30 in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite as a burial place. The surrounding country is bleak and barren, the hills being marked by a succession of stony terraces, which may have suggested the form of the ladder in Jacob's famous dream. 1. 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