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Calories Bicycling 185.134 kcal Running 178.121 kcal Jogging 171.108 kcal CO2 Emission VS Trees Flight 643.04 kg (10780Trees) Bike 240.17 kg (4026 Trees) Car Large Map of the Roman Empire in the Early First Century - Click around on the Places. Pi-hahiroth Israel passed through the Red Sea ( Ex. driving 300 miles from Mount Gilead. It was about 12 miles N. of Jerusalem. Terms | PDF The map of ancient Mesopotamia is dotted with cities along the southern parts. Rameses Israel was thrust out of Egypt ( Ex. 4:3, 8, 9), possibly the old "oak of Moreh," as a silent witness of the transaction to all coming time. 15:10), who probably expected to find his chief support in the tribe of Judah, now called el-Khulil. It was a seat of the worship of Sin, the moon-god, from very ancient times. 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. The name appears in Assyro-Babalonian as Charran, which means "road"; possibly because here the trade route from Damascus joined that from Nineveh to Carchemish. Post author: Post published: June 6, 2022; Post category: built in entertainment center; Post comments: . 1 Kings 17:1 Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the foreigners of Gilead, said to Ahab, "As Yahweh, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.". A son of the great Caleb by his concubine Ephah. Roman Empire Map - 500, but long continued, like Erech, to be a great sacred cemetery city, as is evident from the number of tombs found there. The distance is straight path from one place to another place. Here, about midway in this district, is a small village still called Harran. 1 Chronicles 26:31 Of the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even of the Hebronites, according to their generations by fathers' houses. why then isn't the health of the daughter of my people recovered? Abijah, king of Judah, took Bethel from Jeroboam (2 Chronicles 13:19), but it was soon recovered by Israel. Though it often expressed itself in deceit, Jacob's tenacious nature was an asset to him. Some of Shechem became one of the cities of refuge, the central city of refuge for Western Israel (Josh. Again, along with Bashan, it indicates the land East of Jordan, as distinguished from the Moab plateau (Deuteronomy 3:10 Joshua 13:11 2 Kings 10:33).2.Bashan:In the North Gilead bordered upon Geshur and Maacah (Joshua 13:11, 13); and here the natural boundary would be formed by the deep gorge of the Yarmuk and Wady esh-Shellaleh. The population is about 8000, of which about 600 are Jews; the remainder Turks and Arabs. Here he met his bride (Genesis 29:4), and in the neighboring pastures he tended the flocks of Laban. "Ur Scripture - Genesis 11:28 And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.https://bible-history.com/ 2 Kings 25:13 - And the pillars of brass that [were] in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that [was] in the house of the LORD, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon.2 Kings 24:2 - And the LORD sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servants the prophets.2 Chronicles 36:17 - Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave [them] all into his hand.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.2 Kings 25:4 - And the city was broken up, and all the men of war [fled] by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which [is] by the king's garden: (now the Chaldees [were] against the city round about:) and [the king] went the way toward the plain.Genesis 15:7 - And he said unto him, I [am] the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.2 Kings 25:5 - And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army were scattered from him.2 Kings 25:25 - But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah.2 Kings 25:24 - And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you.2 Kings 25:26 - And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose, and came to Egypt: for they were afraid of the Chaldees.Nehemiah 9:7 - Thou [art] the LORD the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham;Isaiah 13:19 - And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.2 Kings 25:10 - And all the army of the Chaldees, that [were with] the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about.Genesis 11:28 - And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees. Mount Bethel was a hilly district near Bethel (Josh. Abraham sent his servant to his home country to find a wife for Isaac (Genesis 24:1-10). Hence the prophet Hosea (Hos. 20. This is the east side. In the 40th year of David's reign 2,700 of them, at Jazer in Gilead, "mighty men of valor," superintended for the king the two and a half tribes "in matters pertaining to God and the king" (1 Chronicles 26:30- 32); Jerijah was their chief. Genesis 27:43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice. Josephus mistakenly places here the dream of Solomon (Ant., VIII, ii, 1) which occurred at Gibeon (1 Ki 3:4). 1Ch 23:9 3. 4:212) down to Nabonid (540 B.C.) Abimelech, whose mother was a native of the city, persuaded the men of Shechem to make him king (Jdg 9:1-6), evidently seeking a certain consecration from association with "the oak of the pillar that was in Shechem." The total straight line distance between Haran and Jerusalem is 665 KM (kilometers) and 900 meters. Bethel in Joshua 19:4 answers to Chesil in Joshua 15:30. Maps are essential for any serious Bible study. The total straight line distance between Haran and Egypt is 5690 KM (kilometers) and 10.2 meters. 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. 3. Its confluent is still called the Blue river; so Nilah means "darkblue," or "black." 2Ki 17:27,28 In later times Bethel is named only once under the scarcely-altered name of Beitin. In one part of the modern city is a great mosque, which is built over the grave of Machpelah. Description: The Nile is formed by the junction of the White Nile and the Blue Nile in latitude 15 degree 45' North and longitude 32 degree 45' East. Hara begins with 'h'; Caleb's son by Ephah (1 Chronicles 2:46) begins with 'ch'. gil'-e-ad (ha-gil`adh, "the Gilead"): The name is explained in Genesis 31:46, 51, as derived from Hebrew gal, "a cairn," and `edh, "witness," agreeing in meaning with the Aramaic yegharsahadhutha'. HEBRON is one of the most ancient cities in the world still existing, and it is in this respect the rival of Damascus. Obadiah 1:19 Those of the South will possess the mountain of Esau, and those of the lowland, the Philistines. 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). His flocks were pastured at so remote a distance from Haran that it would be easy for him to send them in detachments to the ford of the Euphrates, distant about sixty or seventy miles; he would make all the arrangements with his four elder sons and trusty servants, and, probably, even see them across the ford himself, and would return to Haran to fetch his wives and younger children only when all was well advanced. When Abraham finally returned to Hebron God reminded him of his covenant with him and changed his name from Abram to Abraham (Gen. 15:1-21; 17:1-27). Genesis 31:22 haran; i.e., "mountaineer." Follow Abraham's Servant: 1. 01) In straight lines from Ur to Babel/Babylon, to Accad, to Mari, to Rezeph, to Haran it is about 641 miles (1031 Km). From this junction-point the Niles flows North through Nubia and Egypt 1,900 miles and empties into the Mediterranean Sea, in latitude 32 degree North, through 2 mouths, the Rosetta, East of Alexandria, and the Damietta, West of Port Said. Remains of the old cathedral are also conspicuous. of God, and this is the modern name of Hebron. The Republic of Gilead, sometimes colloquially referred to simply as Gilead, is the authoritarian, theocratic regime that takes over the United States of America in the novel of The Handmaid's Tale. ; the King James Version gives "Sichem" in Gen 12:6; and "Sychem" in Acts 7:16): 1. The allusions to Shechem in the Bible are numerous, and show how important the place was in Jewish history. The average height of the range is about 4,000 ft. above the Jordan valley, or 3,000 ft. above the Mediterranean. Gilead." One of the largest oaks in Israel is found in the valley of Eshcol, about 3 miles north of the town. The Incredible Bible - First in the BKA Series. Ge 24:10 with Gene 27:43 It is said to be in Mesopotamia, Ge 24:10 or more definitely in Padan-aram, ch. Nabuna`id restored temple and city, adorning them on a lavish scale. Biblical Archaeology - Significant Discoveries from Ancient Empires. Isaac came from Beer-lahai-roi and met Rebekah (Genesis 24:58-67). Three children are ascribed to him --Lot, vs. Ge 11:27,31 and two daughters, viz., Milcah, who married her uncle Nahor, ver. The family of Hebronites sprang from him. The Torah describes three main sites where Isaac spends his days prior to the account of the blessing of his sons: Beer-lahai-roi (Gen. 25:11b), Gerar (Gen. 26:1b) [2] and Beer-sheba (Gen. 26:23). 2. 2 Samuel 2:9 and he made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel. It was on the caravan route between the east and west. Succoth After the Hebrews left this first campsite, the Lord attended them in a cloud by day and in a pillar of fire by night ( Ex. ver. ", Judges 11:8 The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "Therefore we have turned again to you now, that you may go with us, and fight with the children of Ammon; and you shall be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead. In Mesopotamia (Acts 7:2). The Bible offers no explanation why Abraham left Ur. The appearance of the Moslem armies was the signal for its decay. The king of Sodom also came out to meet Abraham at the same place (Gen. 14:17-21).12. Joshua 17:5 Ten parts fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan; Joshua 17:6 because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons. The Making of Egypt 4. Abram pitched his tent on a mountain E. of Bethel, abounding in pasture (Genesis 12:8; Genesis 13:3). (3) See preceding article. At the disruption Jeroboam fortified the city and made it his residence (2 Ch 10:25; Ant, VIII, viii, 4). Abraham continued his journey southward and came to a mountain near Bethel, where he built a second altar (Genesis 12:8).6. He overtook him in the mountain of Gilead. "Two, physical features must have secured Orfah, from the earliest times, as a nucleus for the civilization of those regions. It is called "Charran" in the LXX. It stood near the mouth of the Euphrates, on its western bank, and is represented by the mounds (of bricks cemented by bitumen) of el-Mugheir, i.e., "the bitumined," or "the town of bitumen," now 150 miles from the sea and some 6 miles from the Euphrates, a little above the point where it receives the Shat el-Hie, an affluent from the Tigris. 3. Ur in Naves Topical Bible 1. 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. To the East of the city Jacob pitched his tent in a "parcel of ground" which he had bought from Hamor, Shechem's father (Gen 33:19). In contrast, in J, it is only Rebecca. bound of Israel (Joshua 13:3; 1 Chronicles 13:5; 2 Chronicles 9:26; Genesis 15:18). Abraham and his nephew Lot returned to their former home at Bethel, but on account of strife between their herdsmen they parted each others company as friends. 2 Kings 15:25 Pekah the son of Remaliah, his captain, conspired against him, and struck him in Samaria, in the castle of the king's house, with Argob and Arieh; and with him were fifty men of the Gileadites: and he killed him, and reigned in his place. The first European who was permitted to enter this mosque was the Prince of Wales in 1862. 0HX(w\m@(mootwbC *9(3AXT,`65v0g3;Y_NaMJ-ovd;yl:{P)x! gd Abraham, on his first migration to the land of promise, pitched his tent and built an altar under the oak (or terebinth) of Moreh at Shechem. 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