It is nearly midway between the southern end of the Dead Sea and the Mediterranean.Beersheba in Fausset's Bible Dictionary Beersheba means "well of the oath". He cursed them with forty years of wilderness wandering until the unbelieving generation died off, never stepping foot in the Promised Land. Timrat (Northern District) Kefar Shemaryahu (Tel Aviv) 68.99. The two unworthy sons of Samuel were Judges in Beersheba (1 Sam 8:2) and Zibiah, mother of King Jehoash, was born there (2 Ki 12:1; 2 Ch 24:1). Shechem. When Isaac was about 160 years of age, Jacob and his mother conspired to deceive the aged patriarch (Gen. 27), with the view of procuring the transfer of the birthright to himself. Shechem was the place where Joseph's remains were buried (Joshua 24:32). 11:30). Joshua called the nation to Shechem because significant things occurred there before. Bethel in Joshua 19:4 answers to Chesil in Joshua 15:30. It is usually included in Zion, to the north-east of which it lay, and from which it was separated by the Tyropoean valley. And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed [and] keep thy flock:Genesis 35:14 - And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, [even] a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.Joshua 24:32 - And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.Genesis 30:41 - And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods.Ezekiel 37:25 - And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, [even] they, and their children, and their children's children for ever: and my servant David [shall be] their prince for ever.1 Samuel 12:8 - When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried unto the LORD, then the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, which brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dwell in this place.Obediah 1:18 - And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be [any] remaining of the house of Esau; for the LORD hath spoken [it].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.Genesis 31:46 - And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.Isaiah 43:22 - But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel.Lamentations 2:2 - The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied: he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah; he hath brought [them] down to the ground: he hath polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof.Psalms 22:23 - Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.Genesis 37:2 - These [are] the generations of Jacob. It was built "seven years before Zoan in Egypt" (Gen. 13:18; Num. (Jacob did not obtain the blessing because of his deceit, but in spite of it. He bought the birthright from his brother Esau, and afterward acquired the blessing intended for Esau, by practicing a well-known deceit on Isaac. His brothers, filled with hatred, sold Joseph to some Ishmaelite traders who, coming through the Dothan pass, were headed for Egypt along the Via Maris. Where the easiest ground to travel lies, there also a wayfarer walksand so a highway begins. Bethel still abounds in stones such as Jacob used for his pillow and afterward for a sanctuary. [2][3] Before the birth of Benjamin, Jacob is renamed "Israel" by an angel, the name after which the modern nation of Israel is named. Mount Moriah. Oxford: Clarendon Press: 355-370 . Therefore, he says, in light of the fact that every inch of success has been Gods grace to you, fear the LORD and serve Him in sincerity. The Hebrew word for sincerity suggests fullness or completeness; it is the idea that one is on the inside what he is on the outside. Those three verses included God's call to Abram and the covenantal promises that God gave to Abram Remember that God's call was to leave the world that . (2) Joseph was buried at Shechem (Jos. His history is related in the latter half of the book of Genesis. One of the largest oaks in Israel is found in the valley of Eshcol, about 3 miles north of the town. This rival center would enable the northern tribes to worship without crossing the border into Judah. During the civil war with Benjamin the tribes took the ark thither to consult God (compare 1 Samuel 10:3). Abram traveled from Ur to Haran with his father Terah and settled there (Genesis 11:31). And he called it Shibah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day." Genesis 11:17-28 reads, "Terah Begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran, and Haran begot Lot. According to Acts they were all buried at Shechem in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor. 3. Joshua 21:21 They gave them Shechem with its suburbs in the hill country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Gezer with its suburbs. 2. Across the valley, musical with the sound of running water, the great bulk of Ebal rises on the North, its sides, shaggy with prickly pear, sliding down into grain fields and orchards. 23). In the time of Jerome it was still a considerable place, and still retains its ancient name --Bir es-Seba. 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. . In the morning Jacob set up "for a pillar" the stone which had served as his pillow (Gen 28:18; see PILLAR, matstsebhah), poured oil upon it and called the name of the place Bethel, "house of God"; that is, of God whose epiphany was for him associated with the pillar. 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). 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. From this place the patriarch departed for Egypt by way of Beersheba (37:14; 46:1). The best way to get from Hebron to Shechem costs only $14 and takes just 3 hours. Thus I gave them into your hand. Over the former probably David hung Ishbosheth's murderers (2 Samuel 4:12). Bethel became the king's chapel" (sanctuary) "the king's court" ("house of the kingdom") (Amos 7:13; Amos 3:14-15). (1.) A tradition which first appears in a definite shape in Josephus, and is now almost universally accepted, asserts that the "Mount Moriah" of the Chronicles is identical with the "mountain" in "the land of Moriah" of Genesis, and that the spot on which Jehovah appeared to David, and on which the temple was built, was the very spot of the sacrifice of Isaac.Mount Moriah Scripture - 2 Chronicles 3:1 Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where [the LORD] appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. Rousseau, John J. and Rami Arav. Built seven years before Zoan in Egypt (Numbers 13:22). But there are a number of independent indications that Jacob belongs to that large class of names consisting of a verb with some Divine name or title (in this case 'El) as the subject, from which the common abbreviated form is derived by omitting the subject. Joshua does not just remind them of Israels history but also of Gods grace in Israels history. Many years later Joseph became second in command in the land of Egypt by the hand of God. Joshua 20:7 They set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath Arba (the same is Hebron) in the hill country of Judah. Come, and I will send you to them." The maqom was doubtless that at which Abraham had sacrificed, East of the town. Son of Kohath Ex 6:18; Nu 3:19; 1Ch 6:2,18; 23:12,19Hebron in Smiths Bible Dictionary (alliance). This well is still there today. To this second occasion of God's speaking with Jacob at Bethel, Hosea (12:4,5) makes reference. Abraham camped there after leaving Ilaran. Shechem (Nablus) (Jewish Virtual Library) A lengthy article describing the archaeology and history of the ancient city. and Zebul his officer? Egypt. Patriarchal Period: Abram came and dwelt by the oaks of MAMRE (which see), "which are in Hebron" Gen (13:18); from here he went to the rescue of Lot and brought him back after the defeat of Chedorlaomer (14:13 f); here his name was changed to Abraham (17:5); to this place came the three angels with the promise of a son (18:1 f); Sarah died here (23:2), and for her sepulcher Abraham bought the cave of Machpelah (23:17); here Isaac and Jacob spent much of their lives (35:27; 37:14); from here Jacob sent Joseph to seek his brethren (37:14), and hence, Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt (46:1). The fruitful and well-wooded valley winds westward among the hills. Toward the end of Jeroboam's life Bethel fell into the hands of Judah. Matthew 1:15 - And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;Genesis 47:9 - And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage [are] an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.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 31:43 - And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, [These] daughters [are] my daughters, and [these] children [are] my children, and [these] cattle [are] my cattle, and all that thou seest [is] mine: and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children which they have born?Genesis 35:20 - And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that [is] the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day.Isaiah 44:21 - Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou [art] my servant: I have formed thee; thou [art] my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.Malachi 1:2 - I have loved you, saith the LORD. In Genesis 9:18-27 we read of Noah's curse. We should remember how God, in His grace, has taken care of us since then in spite of our continued disobedience. of Bethel. 6:18; 1 Chr. Baker Encyclopedia of Bible Places. 2. 3. 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. In the neighboring minaret is a stone whereon the Ten Commandments are engraved in Samaritan characters. Genesis 37:14 He said to him, "Go now, see whether it is well with your brothers, and well with the flock; and bring me word again." When his end was approaching Joshua gathered the tribes of Israel here and addressed to them his final words of counsel and exhortation (chapter 24). Mizpah. And at Abimelechs coronation, Jotham climbed Mount Gerizim and shouted a curse on Shechem for Abimelechs sin. Picture Study Bible - StudyBible with Pictures and Maps. These wells are in constant use today. Abrams grandson, Jacob, came to Shechem after he returned from Padan-Aram, undoubtedly tracing the traditional same steps of his grandfather. Abijah, king of Judah, took Bethel from Jeroboam (2 Chronicles 13:19), but it was soon recovered by Israel. It required cisterns for water supply, which was a major drawback in times of siege. Theophanies occurred there to Hagar (21:17), to Isaac (26:24), to Jacob (46:2), and to Elijah (1 Ki 19:5). 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). According to Genesis 46:27, "All the persons of the house of Jacob who went to Egypt were seventy."In the first few verses of the book of Exodus, Jacob's sons are named, and then again we are told, "All those who were descendants of Jacob were seventy persons" (Exodus 1:1,5). Do not take as your own the values of our entertainers or actors just because they are good performers; think for yourself. The wadi formed a natural and political boundary between the southern territory governed by the city-state of Jerusalem and the central territory governed by the city-state of Shechem. Then comes the most famous verse in the whole book of Joshua: And if it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD (24:15). Shiloh was the religious and military capital of Israel during the times of the Judges, and the tabernacle resided here for 369 years. Hence the prophet Hosea (Hos. His descendants are called Shechemites. 8:17; 12:16).Bethel in Fausset's Bible Dictionary ("house of God".) Mount Bethel was a hilly district near Bethel (Josh. Genesis 37:17. Ex 32:30-33:23 Depart for Canaan. cult) of Beersheba liveth." To the rich pasture land near Shechem Joseph came to seek his brethren (Genesis 37:12). The distance between hebron israel to shechem Israel is 143 Km by road. Also Shechem was situated on the essential crossroads along the Way of the Patriarchs. 381-385. Shechem. Jehovah's vision to David in the same spot, before the preparation for building the temple there, revived the name Moriah (2 Samuel 24:16; 2 Samuel 24:24-25.) Samuel visited Bethel on circuit, judging Israel (1 Sam 7:16). At the disruption Jeroboam fortified the city and made it his residence (2 Chronicles 10:25; Ant, VIII, viii, 4). Here also Samuel held in rotation his court of justice (1 Sam. But Joshuas point is choose for yourselves; in fact, those are his very words. 24:27). God used this sad turn of events to eventually take the entire family of Israel to Egypt, protecting and multiplying them. New York: Macmillan. Near the city the Law was promulgated (Deuteronomy 27:11 Joshua 8:33). The stones around the mouth are worn into grooves by the action of ropes for so many ages. 2 Chronicles 3:1 - Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where [the LORD] appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.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. Jacob left Hebron and set out for Egypt. This study will discuss the significance of Shechem, a city in central Israel. Find the travel options that best suit you. And from the sons of Hamor, Shechem's father, he bought for a hundred pieces of . But the Torah continues by telling us that Joseph's "brothers went - to pasture their father's flock in Shechem" (Genesis 37:12), which was why "[Jacob] sent [Joseph] from the valley . This is assuming Abram went via Beersheba and walked "The Way to Shur" (an ancient road) into Egypt and that he stopped at Raamses. The water is excellent, and grass with crocuses and lilies abounds. For another Bible chapter related to Shechem, see Joshua 24.. Shechem. Best Answer. Here Absalom set up the standard of revolt. Rasmussem, Carl G. Zondervan NIV Atlas of the Bible. Biblical Archaeology - Significant Discoveries from Ancient Empires. Shechem became part of the Promised Land of Israel, was given to the Kohathites, and served as a Levitical city of refuge (Joshua 21:20-21). Peniel. or from Beersheba to. It is represented by the modern Beitin, a village of some 400 inhabitants, which stands on a knoll East of the road to Nablus. Shechems geography paves the way for a discussion of its historical, and ultimately, its spiritual significance even still today. On the slope of the mountain beyond is the village of `Askar; see SYCHAR. Jacob finally arrived in Haran at the home of his uncle Laban and dwelt there for 14 years. He was finally buried in Hebron at the family tomb, the Cave of Machpelah. 4. In the New Testament Paul writes: Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. One of the towns in the territory of Asher, Jos 19:28 probably Ebdon or Abdom.Hebron in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE he'-brun (chebhron, "league" or "confederacy"; Chebron): One of the most ancient and important cities in Southern Israel, now known to the Moslems as el Khalil (i.e. Jeremiah 41:5 that there came men from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even eighty men, having their beards shaved and their clothes torn, and having cut themselves, with meal offerings and frankincense in their hand, to bring them to the house of Yahweh. The Samaritans do not total more than 200. 20:18, 31; 21:2). After the lapse of twenty-one years he returned from Padan-aram with two wives, two concubines, eleven sons and a daughter, and large property. When David became king of Judah this was his royal residence, and he resided here for seven and a half years (2 Sam. Then I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt by what I did in its midst; and afterward I brought you out. Amen. After various vicissitudes it fell into the Moslems' hands in A.D. 1187, and has continued so ever since. Gods grace. I. The shortest road distance between Shechem Israel to Dothan Israel is 103 Km. Rachel took with her her father Laban's household gods. --The elevation on which Solomon built the temple, where God appeared to David "in the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite." Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? 2Ki 10:29 After the desolation of the northern kingdom by the king of Assyria, Bethel still remained an abode of priests. Soon after his acquisition of his father's blessing (Gen. 27), Jacob became conscious of his guilt; and afraid of the anger of Esau, at the suggestion of Rebekah Isaac sent him away to Haran, 400 miles or more, to find a wife among his cousins, the family of Laban, the Syrian (28). Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: but why should we serve him? 1. Gods grace shows that none of that matters if you put your faith in Him. 25, 28). For a spiritual lesson from Shechems history, we look back at Joshuas challenge to the nation in Joshua 24. ABRAHAM'S EARLY LIFE. Then Joshua built an altar Namely, after the taking of Ai. So he packed all their belongings and journeyed again, reaching Shechem in Canaan first, then the hills of Bethel, and finally south to the Negev. Succoth. Geography affects history. Though Noah was an obedient man to God, it seems Ham wasn't always a nice guy, and his typical teenager shenanigans sealed the fate of millions of people for centuries. What made the difference? 2. A few years after this, a new city, Flavia Neapolis, was built by Vespasian a short distance to the west of the old one. Laban caught up with Jacob in the hill country of Gilead. 2. Name. Eusebius, Onomasticon places it 12 Roman miles from Jerusalem, on the road to Neapolis. Ge 12:8; 13:3,4 Bethel was the scene of Jacob's vision. God confirmed the covenant he had first made with Abraham in Harran, regarding the possession of the land of Canaan. Choose for yourself. of God, a favorite name for Abraham; compare Jas 2:23). 14. The first mention of Shechem in the Bible is Genesis 12:6, when Abram first entered Canaan. A town in Asher; spelled in Hebrew differently from the former Hebron. Jacob purchased a parcel of land here in Shechem and actually made for himself a dwelling place in the land of Canaan (Gen. 33:18-20). Map Store - Download High-Res Maps and Images, 2023, Bible History | All rights reserved, Beersheba in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE, Mount Moriah in Easton's Bible Dictionary, Mount Moriah in Fausset's Bible Dictionary, Mount Moriah Scripture - 2 Chronicles 3:1. 9. b. prophecy through dreams. 1 Kings 12:25 Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and lived in it; and he went out from there, and built Penuel. This curse proved true, for the citizens of Shechem formed a conspiracy against Abimelech, and he completely destroyed the city. Jacob served in Laban's house for 20 years before fleeing back to Canaan (Genesis 31:1-21). In the troubled times when there was no king in Israel, it was to Bethel that the people went up in their distress to ask counsel of God. The miles based distance from Ur to Canaan is 3461.2 miles. Hebron is one of the Palestine city. Like his father, he was of a quiet and gentle disposition, and when he grew up followed the life of a shepherd, while his brother Esau became an enterprising hunter. Abraham was born under the name Abram in the Sumer city of Ur in Mesopotamia (in present day Iraq). It appears to have been captured by Joshua (8:7), and it was allotted to Benjamin (Josh 18:22). There are two accounts of the origin of the name. But because Rehoboam followed the foolish and harsh advice of the youths with whom he grew up, the nation divided at Shechem. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob dwelt here, and it was here that Abraham bought a tomb - the Cave of Machpelah. And the people answered and said, Far be it from us that we should forsake the LORD to serve other gods; for the LORD our God is He who brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and who did these great signs in our sight and preserved us through all the way in which we went and among all the peoples through whose midst we passed. Frank, Harry Thomas, Ed. But when they cried out to the LORD, He put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them and covered them; and your own eyes saw what I did in Egypt. Probably because of its ease of access in a time of possible flight, a manslayer could take refuge from his avenger in Shechem, one of the three cities of refuge on the west side of the Jordan (Josh. A later king of Israel, Omri, chose Samaria as his capital because it was easy to defend. It was a favourite place of abode of both of these patriarchs (21:33-22:1, 19; 26:33; 28:10). After the occupation of the land by the Israelites, Hebron became one of the cities of refuge. Joshua says to serve the Lord in sincerity, not in hypocrisy. 67, 113, 98 and 4). Shechem was viewed as a neutral Canaanite city which worshipped Ba'al-berith and not Yahweh. According to Josh 15:13 it was so called after Arba, the father of Anak. Abram was 75 years old when he left Haran with his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and the substance and souls that they had acquired, and traveled to Shechem in Canaan. Judges 9:39 Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech. It should be noted that the personal names `Aqqubh and Ya`aqobhah (accent on the penult) also occur in the Old Testament, the former borne by no less than 4 different persons; also that in the Palmyrene inscriptions we find a person named `ath`aqobh, a name in which this same verb `aqabh is preceded by the name of the god `Ate, just as in `Aqabhyah it is followed by the name YahuJacob in Wikipedia (pronounced /dekb/; Hebrew: , Standard Yaakov; Septuagint Greek: ; "heel" or "leg-puller", Arabic: Yaqb), also known as Israel (Hebrew: , Standard Yisrael, Isrl; Septuagint Greek: ; "persevere with God"[1]), as described in the Bible, was the third patriarch of the Jewish people, and ancestor of the tribes of Israel, named after his descendants. 101. The Macmillan Bible Atlas. It lay South of Shiloh (Jdg 21:19). This, say some, is the very tree beneath which Abraham pitched his tent, and it still bears the name of the patriarch. saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob,Jeremiah 46:28 - Fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith the LORD: for I [am] with thee; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee: but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee in measure; yet will I not leave thee wholly unpunished.Ezekiel 20:5 - And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I [am] the LORD your God;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?Isaiah 60:16 - Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the LORD [am] thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.Genesis 30:31 - And he said, What shall I give thee? 3. Now El Khalil, the house of "the friend" of God. 4:28). Abraham came first to Shechem when he entered Canaan (Genesis 12:6), and God confirmed the promise to give the land to him. God would later tell King David: I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, that you should be ruler over My people Israel (2 Sam. The first European who was permitted to enter this mosque was the Prince of Wales in 1862. in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her. --ED.) Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1987. Judges 21:19 They said, "Behold, there is a feast of Yahweh from year to year in Shiloh, which is on the north of Bethel, on the east side of the highway that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.". Abram journeyed from Haran to Shechem. Resolved second: That whether others do or not, I will. Joshua says that regardless of what they chose, as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.. And you crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho; and the citizens of Jericho fought against you, and the Amorite and the Perizzite and the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Girgashite, the Hivite and the Jebusite. Jacob arose and returned to Bethel where he . 1Ch 15:9; 23:19 2. It lay in the pass which cuts through Mts. Shechem had great spiritual significance for Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, and Joshua. We should not think that because Joshua speaks of idols, and because we do not have wooden statues in our culture, that this text does not apply. The curb-stones around the mouth of both wells are worn into deep grooves by the action of the ropes of so many centures. Joshua 24:1 Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, for their heads, for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God. These people did not know the Lord (2 Kings 17:24-41) and thus they continually struggled with idolatry. In the cave of Machpelah all the patriarchs and their wives, except Rachel, were buried (49:30 f; 50:13). 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. They became the inheritance of the children of Joseph. 8. It was the extreme border of the cultivated land. may be proved genuine. Genesis 12:6 Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, to the oak of Moreh.
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