Samuel visited Bethel on circuit, judging Israel (1 Sam 7:16). 2. Jacob was preoccupied with prosperity and security at the expense of purity and piety. It was afterwards known as Mamre. Jacob had other daughters, whose names are not mentioned. Bethel remained an abode of priests even after the kingdom of Israel was desolated by the king of Assyria (2 Kings 17:28, 29). 20:1; 1 Chr. An incident later in the history of Israel helps us to grasp what prompted this act and the penalty exacted by Jacob. And she said, Do you come peacefully? And he said, Peacefully. Then he said, I have something to say to you. And she said, Speak. So he said, You know that the kingdom was mine and that all Israel expected me to be king; however, the kingdom has turned about and become my brothers, for it was his from the LORD. (1.) 3. Now the days of Isaac were one hundred and eighty years. In ancient times these were supplemented by a reservoir hewn in the rock South of the town. And he built an altar there, and called the place El-bethel, because there God had revealed Himself to him, when he fled from his brother. On the round mount S.E. Bethel in Easton's Bible Dictionary house of God. While oblivious to divine standards of holiness and purity in Succoth and Shechem, Jacob was intent upon putting off impurity before coming into the presence of God. It became the residence also of the rebellious Absalom (2 Sam. We may still continue to preserve the forms and observe the rituals of piety, but, in fact, the reality is not there. Ya'acov) was the son of Isaac and grandson of Abraham the first Hebrew. Spiritually, however, Jacob was not near to God at all. It is still called by the Arabs Bir es- Seba, i.e., "well of the seven", where there are to the present day two principal wells and five smaller ones. Joseph is 56 and Benjamin is about 40. A city in the hill country of Judah, originally Kirjath (the city of) Arba (Joshua 15:13; Joshua 14:15). 21:2; 2 Sam. But in closing the life of Isaac it is proper to mention his death, though in reality this did not occur for another twelve years. Joseph, [being] seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad [was] with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.Isaiah 44:23 - Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done [it]: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.Isaiah 49:6 - And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.Isaiah 58:14 - Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken [it].Genesis 27:42 - And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, [purposing] to kill thee.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. Several lessons may be learned from the events of this chapter. But "Hebron would appear to have been the original name of the city, and it was not till after Abraham's stay there that it received the name Kirjath-arba, who [i.e., Arba] was not the founder but the conqueror of the city, having led thither the tribe of the Anakim, to which he belonged. When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the ruler of that area, saw her, he took her and violated her. Jacob: 13. Succoth and Shechem - William Kelly (#70796) - Bible Truth Consequently, ownership of this real estate reverted back to Hamor's family. Bible: How Old Was Dinah When She Was Married To Shechem? Again Jacob journeyed southward, and at Bethlehem Rachel gave birth to Benjamin, but she died in giving childbirth and was buried there (Gen. 35:16-20). II Samuel 12:9-12). of God, and this is the modern name of Hebron. The two principal wells are on or close to the northern bank of the Wady es-Seba. A Harmony of the Life of Jesus - Four gospel accounts in harmony. But reconciliation with God and the renewal at Bethel necessitated the reconciliation described in verses 27-29. The name is not found in the New Testament. The southern limit of the Holy Land, as Dan in the N.: "from Dan to Beersheba" (compare in David's census, 1 Chronicles 21:2; 2 Samuel 24:2-7) comprehends the whole. why did Jacob travel to Succoth (the opposite direction of Esau The Midrash (Bereishit Rabbah 80:10) fills in more detail about the events subsequent to Dinah's abduction. The tumultuous Dinah affair also occurred during Jacob's stay at Shechem. Jacob arrives at Shechem in c.1691BC (see Genesis 12:6-7 . (a) In Babylonian documents of the period of the Patriarchs, there occur such personal names as Ja-ku-bi, Ja-ku-ub-ilu (the former doubtless an abbreviation of the latter), and Aq-bu-u (compare Aq-bi-a-hu), according to Hilprecht a syncopated form for A-qu(? But Esau has long since forgiven Jacob and is delighted to see him. When Jacob fled from his brother Esau he laid down to sleep for the night at Bethel, where he met the Lord and received the vision of the heavenly ladder (Gen. 28:11-22). Mizpah. He then set out with his family and property "to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan" (Gen. 31). (1.) He was presented to Pharaoh, and dwelt for seventeen years in Rameses and Goshen, and died in his 147th year. The Cross And Our Response to Trials (1 Peter 4:12-19), 8. Toward the end of Jeroboam's life Bethel fell into the hands of Judah. First, trees were not all that numerous there, and so it may have been the only tree around. 2. A Hivite chieftain named Hamor was the father of a man named Shechem, who lived in the city that bore his name. And now all connection of the Israelites with Mesopotamia is at an endJacob in Hitchcock's Bible Names that supplantsJacob in Naves Topical Bible -Son of Isaac, and the twin brother of Esau Ge 25:24-26; Jos 24:4; 1Ch 1:34; Ac 7:8 -Ancestor of Jesus Mt 1:2 -Given in answer to prayer Ge 25:21 -Obtains Esau's birthright for just one bowl of stew Ge 25:29-34; Heb 12:16 -Fradulently obtains his father's blessing Ge 27:1-29; Heb 11:20 -Esau seeks to kill, escapes to Padan-aram Ge 27:41-46; 28:1-5; Ho 12:12 -His vision of the ladder Ge 28:10-22 -God confirms the covenant of Abraham to Ge 28:13-22; 35:9-15; 1Ch 16:13-18 -Sojourns in Haran with his uncle, Laban Ge 29:30; Ho 12:12 -Serves fourteen years for Leah and Rachel Ge 29:15-30; Ho 12:12 -Sharp practice of, with the flocks and herds of Laban Ge 30:32-43 -Dissatisfied with Laban's treatment and returns to the land of Canaan Ge 31 -Meets angels of God on the journey, and calls the place "Mahanaim," Ge 32:1,2 -Dreads to meet Esau; sends him presents; wrestles with an angel Ge 32Jacob in Smiths Bible Dictionary (supplanter), the second son of Isaac and Rebekah. The relatives of those who were killed and those taken captive were not inclined to take the actions of Jacobs sons lightly. Beersheba. Joseph In Egypt - Amazing Bible Timeline with World History While Jacob's family lived in Shechem, Jacob's daughter, Dinah, was raped by a man named Shechem, the son of the ruler, Hamor. Jacob left Hebron and set out for Egypt. Called so from the oath of peace between Abraham and Abimelech, king of the Philistines (Genesis 21:31), else from the seven (sheba' ) ewe lambs slain there: indeed sheba', an oath, is from the custom of binding one's self by seven things, as Abraham made the seven ewe lambs a pledge of his covenant with Abimelech. 1Ch 15:9; 23:19 2. But I took your . By Amos (5:5) it is classed with Bethel and Gilgal as one of the rival shrines to the pure worship of Yahweh, and in another place (8:14) he writes "They shall fall, and never rise up again," who sware, "As the way (i.e. Now Gods people will be begotten through all the sons of Jacob.20. According to the Bible, God destroys the world in a flood after telling Noah to build an ark. Ge 35:1-8 The original name was Luz. Whether married or not, make time for private study and praise. 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. In Hebron, David reigned over Judah first for seven and a half years (2 Samuel 5:5). Jacob finally arrived in Haran at the home of his uncle Laban and dwelt there for 14 years. I have previously suggested that Jacob would have felt obliged to give the tithe that he had promised (28:22), which might have been a bitter pill to swallow. Introduction to Jacob's Life and Times - JesusWalk We are by nature children of wrath (Ephesians 2:3), born dead in trespasses and sins (Ephesians 2:1). Then Ornan saw David, and made over to him the threshing floor (1 Chronicles 21:15-16; 1 Chronicles 21:18-26). In fact, these adversities and afflictions are the very things which draw us nearer to God and strengthen our faith (cf. NIV After Jacob came from Paddan Aram, he arrived safely at the city of Shechem in Canaan and camped within sight of the city. Mahanaim. He was born with Esau, probably at the well of Lahai-roi, about B.C. Son of Isaac and Rebekah, and younger twin brother of Esau. The word again particularly inclines us toward this conclusion. The meeting was of a painful kind. The family of Hebronites sprang from him. What did Simeon and Levi do to Shechem and Hamor? Laban agreed that he wanted to give Rachel to him and no one else (Gen. 29:18-19).
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