There might be slight difference between the actual. But in opposition to the most ancient traditions, many modern writers have fixed the site of Ur at a very different position, viz. Also called SYCHAR, a city of refuge in Mount Ephraim Jos 20:7; 21:21; Jud 21:19 Joshua assembled the tribes of Israel at, with all their elders, chiefs, and judges, and presented them before the Lord Jos 24:1-28 Joshua buried at Jos 24:30-32 Abimelech made king at Jud 8:31; 9 Rehoboam crowned at 1Ki 12:1 Destroyed by Abimelech Jud 9:45 Rebuilt by Jeroboam 1Ki 12:25 Men of, killed by Ishmael Jer 41:5 Jesus visits; disciples made in Joh 4:1-42 -3. I. (See EGYPT T0001137. To the unprejudiced mind there is no escape from the conclusion that the history of the migration of Terah from Ur to Harran is founded on fact" (Sayce).Ur in Fausset's Bible Dictionary Of the Chaldees (Genesis 11:28; Genesis 11:31; Genesis 15:7; Nehemiah 9:7), from which Terah, Abraham, and Lot were called. He Builds altar at Shechem . 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. Though it often expressed itself in deceit, Jacob's tenacious nature was an asset to him. Also called CHARRAN A place in Mesopotamia to which Terah and Abraham migrated Ge 11:31; 12:4,5; Ac 7:4 Death of Terah at Ge 11:32 Abraham leaves, by divine command Ge 12:1-5 Jacob flees to Ge 27:43; 28:7; 29 Returns from, with Rachel and Leah Ge 31:17-21 Conquest of, king of Assyria 2Ki 19:12 Merchants of Eze 27:23 Idolatry in Jos 24:2,14; Isa 37:12Haran in Smiths Bible Dictionary (a mountaineer). Numbers 32:1 Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of livestock: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that behold, the place was a place for livestock; Numbers 32:3 "Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Sebam, and Nebo, and Beon, Numbers 32:5 They said, "If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession; don't bring us over the Jordan.". Bethel in Easton's Bible Dictionary house of God. One district was "Ibra," perhaps related to "Hebrew," Abraham's designation. Palestinian Territory Distance Chart (Distance Table): For your quick reference, below is a Distance Chart or Distance Table of distances between some of the major cities in Palestinian Territory. It was here the Sumerians established their sophisticated and advanced civilization around 3000 B.C. Apparently there were Israelites in it after the captivity, some of whom on their way to the house of the Lord at Jerusalem met a tragic fate at the hands of Ishmael ben Nethaniah (Jer 41:5 ff). Its spacious uplands, its wooded and well-watered valleys have been for centuries the pasture-land of the nomads.LITERATURE.Useful information will be found in Merrill, East of the Jordan; Oliphant, Land of Gilead; Thomson, LB; and especially in Conder, Heth and Moab, and in Memoirs of the Survey of Eastern PalestineW. This is a straight line distance and so most of the time the actual travel distance between Ur and Canaan may be higher or vary due to curvature of the road . 3. The son of Hamor the Hivite (Gen. 33:19; 34). 11h 35m. So that the Nile increasesNile River in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE nil (Neilos, meaning not certainly known; perhaps refers to the color of the water, as black or blue. (See OAK T0002758.) 500, but long continued, like Erech, to be a great sacred cemetery city, as is evident from the number of tombs found there. There is scarcely a doubt that its largest confluent is fed by the great lakes on and south of the equator. Nile River in Easton's Bible Dictionary dark; blue, not found in Scripture, but frequently referred to in the Old Testament under the name of Sihor, i.e., "the black stream" (Isa. Ge 11:28 2. In one part of the modern city is a great mosque, which is built over the grave of Machpelah. 1 Chronicles 26:31 Of the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even of the Hebronites, according to their generations by fathers' houses. Gilead." Its confluent is still called the Blue river; so Nilah means "darkblue," or "black." As we will see next week, the Lord in His grace reached into a family that did not know Him and called Abram out to create a people devoted to Himself. The Land of Gilead:Mount Gilead-literally, "Mount of the Gilead"-may refer to some particular height which we have now no means of identifying (Genesis 31:23). (2.) It lies in a sheltered valley, protected by Gerizim on the south and Ebal on the north. Twenty Roman miles S. of Jerusalem, and twenty N. of Beersheba. On the E. of Gerizim and Ebal the flue plain of Mukhna stretches from N. to S. Here first in Canaan God appeared to Abraham (Genesis 12:6), and here he pitched his tent and built an altar under the oak or terebinth (not "plain") of Moreh; here too Jacob re-entered the promised land (Genesis 33:18- 19), and "bought a parcel of a field where he had spread his tent," from the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, and bequeathed it subsequently to Joseph (Genesis 48:22; Joshua 24:32; John 4:5); a dwelling place, whereas Abraham's only purchase was a burial place. 2:1-4, 11; 1 Kings 2:11). The allusions to Shechem in the Bible are numerous, and show how important the place was in Jewish history. Of flowers the most plentiful are the phlox, the cistus and the narcissus. Bethel remained an abode of priests even after the kingdom of Israel was desolated by the king of Assyria (2 Kings 17:28, 29). 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). d. 29 travel days between Goshen and Sinai. The son of Caleb of Judah (1 Chr. The Lord appeared to Abraham again and confirmed his promises, and It was here at Shechem that Abraham built the first altar to the Lord (Gen. 12:6, 7). It lies about a mile and a half up the valley on its southern slope, and on the north of Gerizim, which rises about 1,100 feet above it, and is about 34 miles north of Jerusalem. 2:9; II Kings 10:33; Ezek. The name Bethel was at first apparently given to the sanctuary in the neighbourhood of Luz, and was not given to the city itself till after its conquest by the tribe of Ephraim. On his return Abraham passed through Salem (Jerusalem) and was met by a man named Melchizedek whose name means "king of righteousness". 6. THE NILE IN HISTORY 1. 2:18) or simply "the river" (Gen. 41:1; Ex. Egyptian Famines III. 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. Rehoboam was appointed king in Shechem (1 Kings 12:1, 19), but Jeroboam afterwards took up his residence here. Egypt. Follow Abraham's Servant: 1. In a general way it means all the water of Egypt. The Journey (Abraham Visits 17 Locations)The land of Canaan would be the inheritance of Abraham's descendants but Abraham would only be a pilgrim there. It was formerly a maritime city, as the waters of the Persian Gulf reached thus far inland. A city in the hill country of Judah, originally Kirjath (the city of) Arba (Joshua 15:13; Joshua 14:15). The children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpah. It was a seat of the worship of Sin, the moon-god, from very ancient times. A second tradition, which appears in the Talmud, finds Ur in Warka, 120 miles southeast from Babylon and four east of the Euphrates. the cheapest) may suggest quieter roads or avoiding tolls . 1 Samuel 13:7 Now some of the Hebrews had gone over the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead; but as for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling. 9:17) refers to Ur as "the moon worshipping (kamarine; kamar being Arabic for moon) city." An important city in central Israel, in the valley between mounts Ebal and Gerizim, 34 miles north of Jerusalem and 7 miles southeast of Samaria. Abdon is read in many manuscriptsHebron in Hitchcock's Bible Names society; friendshipHebron in Naves Topical Bible 1. Picture Study Bible - StudyBible with Pictures and Maps. Gilead ( Arabic: , ald or Jalaad) is an Arabic term used to refer to the mountainous land extending north and south of Jabbok. It became the central city of the Samaritans, whose shrine Joshua 17:2 - There was also [a lot] for the rest of the children of Manasseh by their families; for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: these [were] the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph by their families.1 Chronicles 7:28 - And their possessions and habitations [were], Bethel and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns thereof:Genesis 34:24 - And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city.1 Chronicles 6:67 - And they gave unto them, [of] the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; [they gave] also Gezer with her suburbs,Judges 21:19 - Then they said, Behold, [there is] a feast of the LORD in Shiloh yearly [in a place] which [is] on the north side of Bethel, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Bethel to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.Genesis 34:20 - And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,Numbers 26:31 - And [of] Asriel, the family of the Asrielites: and [of] Shechem, the family of the Shechemites:Judges 9:2 - Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether [is] better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, [which are] threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? 4. One of the largest oaks in Israel is found in the valley of Eshcol, about 3 miles north of the town. Isaac came from Beer-lahai-roi and met Rebekah (Genesis 24:58-67). Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mountain, and Laban with his relatives encamped in the mountain of Gilead. Sarah was originally names Sarai. Historical: This place is first mentioned in connection with Abraham's journey from Haran. in the extreme south of Chaldaea, at Mugheir, not very far above-- and probably in the time of Abraham actually upon-- the head of the Persian Gulf. hA It was the first capital of the kingdom of Israel. He died before his father (Gen. 11:27), in Ur of the Chaldees. The surveys directed by the Palestine Exploration Fund, in so far as they have been carried out, are invaluable. hill of testimony, ( Genesis 31:21), a mountainous region east of Jordan.From its mountainous character it is called "the mount of Gilead" ( Genesis 31:25).It is called also "the land of Gilead" ( Numbers 32:1), and sometimes simply "Gilead" ( Psalms 60:7; Genesis 37:25).It comprised the possessions of the tribes of Gad and Reuben and the south part of Manasseh ( Deuteronomy 3:13 . 13:20-22 ). (See BETHAVEN.) Numbers 32:21 and every armed man of you will pass over the Jordan before Yahweh, until he has driven out his enemies from before him. and the "flood of Egypt" (Amos 8:8). 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. A well nearby is identified as that where Eliezer met Rebekah.In Acts 7:2, 4, the King James Version gives the name as Charran.W. The Nile in Physical Geography. 3. It is covered in part by the more recent white marls which form the curious peaks of the foothills immediately above the Jordan valley; but reaches above them to an elevation of 1,000 ft. above the Mediterranean on the South, and forms the bed of the Buqei`a basin farther East, and 1,000 ft. higher. First Century Israel Map - An interesting note is that Hebron was one of the oldest cities in ancient Canaan and Numbers 13:22 says that "it was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt."9. It was called by the Romans Neapolis, and the Arabs have corrupted this into Nabulus, its modern name. Later he gave birth to a natural son of him and Sarah in his old age, he named him Isaac which means "laughter". 1 Kings 4:19 Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer who was in the land. 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. The vicinity was long the favorite camping-ground of the patriarchs. "Arba was a great man among the Anakims, father of Anak." But in any case it is clear that the bulk of Gilead fell to Gad, so that Gilead might stand for Gad (Judges 5:17). The Blue Nile rises in the highlands of Abyssinia, latitude 12 degree 30' North, long. The plural "rivers" is used for the different mouths, branches, and canals of the Nile. 3. Therefore they worshipped it, and the plague on its waters, was a judgment on that idolatry (Exodus 7:21; Psalm 105:29). A small remnant of the ancient Samaritans dwell here still, despised and persecuted by their Mahommedan masters. Jacob served in Laban's house for 20 years before fleeing back to Canaan (Genesis 31:1-21). Jacob set out in haste from Beersheba and camped at Bethel (formerly Luz) before continuing on to Paddan-aram (Genesis 28:10-29:1). Eupolemos (in Eusebius, Praep. The Nile has two names: the sacred name Hapi, or Hapi-mu, "the abyss of waters," Hp-ro-mu, "the waters whose source is hidden"; and the common name Yeor Aor, Aur (Atur): both Egyptian names. It lay in the rich plain of the Mukhna, and its value was increased by the well Jacob dug there. Father of one of David's mighty men 1Ch 11:35Ur in Smiths Bible Dictionary was the land of Haran's nativity, Ge 11:28 the place from which Terah and Abraham started "to go into the land of Canaan." In pre-Israelite times the Jabbok (Nahr ez-Zerqa), which cuts the country in two, divided the kingdom of Sihon from that of Og (Deuteronomy 3:16 Joshua 12:2). The journey probably took months. Identification and Description: It lay West of Ai (Gen 12:8). Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob dwelt here, and it was here that Abraham bought a tomb - the Cave of Machpelah. How striking and sudden a change! The miles based distance from Haran to Jerusalem is 413.8 miles. 1 Chronicles 2:49 She bore also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbena, and the father of Gibea; and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah. The regime can be seen as the overall main antagonist of the novel. The name of this city does not occur in any of the prophets or in the New Testament. 2. A city of the territory of the tribe of Asher Jos 19:28 -2. The total straight line distance between Haran and Canaan is 12180 KM (kilometers) and 978.62 meters.The name Shechem means "shoulder" in Hebrew, which is appropriate considering its location as a pass between two mountains.The Bible offers no explanation why Abraham left Ur.. Abram left Haran to begin the 480-mile (775 km) journey to Canaan. Abraham sent his servant to his home country to find a wife for Isaac (Genesis 24:1-10). 500 km between Goshen and the Red Sea crossing their daily rate of travel was 29 km (17 miles) per day. THE NILE IN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY 1. Its length measured by its course is probably 3,700 miles, the longest in the world. 33:8 ). Its bricks bear the name of the earliest monumental kings, "Urukh king of Ur"; his kingdom extended as far N. as Niffer. 2. Enter the "Distance To" city, village, town, airport or place name from Israel in the second text box. The same witness is still more decisively borne by the worship paid in it to the Babylonian moon-god and by its ancient temple of Sin. Jotham's parable was spoken from the cliff of Gerizim overhanging the town (Jdg 9:7 ff). Indeed, the temple of the moon-god at Harran was perhaps even more famous in the Assyrian and Babylonian world than the temple of the moon-god at Ur. From there, when his father was dead, God moved him into this land, where you are now living. In the cave of Machpelah all the patriarchs and their wives, except Rachel, were buried (49:30 f; 50:13). (1.) Abram doubtless built the altar, and afterwards stood with Lot when giving him his choice of the land (Genesis 12:7; Genesis 13:10). 1Ch 23:9 3. The average height of the range is about 4,000 ft. above the Jordan valley, or 3,000 ft. above the Mediterranean. Lot went with him. 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. The temple, which had been destroyed, was rebuilt by Ashurbanipal, who was here crowned with the crown of Sin. The tributaries are further up than Egypt (Psalm 78:44; Exodus 7:18-20; Isaiah 7:18; Isaiah 19:6; Ezekiel 29:3; Ezekiel 30:12). It was one of the greatest cities of the ancient world, and Ur was the capital of the ancient Chaldean Empire in ancient Mesopotamia. The total straight line distance between Ur and Canaan is 5570 KM (kilometers) and 217.72 meters. During the civil war with Benjamin the tribes took the ark thither to consult God (compare 1 Samuel 10:3). It is one of the cities named by Rabshakeh as destroyed by the king of Assyria (2 Ki 19:12; Isa 37:12). To the East of it lies the hollow (an old lake bottom) of el-Buqei`a, fully 1,500 ft. lower. But the nearest point to Mount Gilead where a crossing of the Euphrates could take place is 300 miles distant in a straight line, and from the nearest point to Haran, the distance between Gilead and the Euphrates is 380 miles. Hebron. It was one of Samuel's towns of circuit for judging (1 Samuel 7:16). Train, fly to Sanliurfa, taxi. The word Nile nowhere occurs in the Authorized Version but it is spoken of under the names of Sihor [SIHOR] and the "river of Egypt." The temple is thoroughly Chaldaean in type, in stages of which two remain, of brick partly sunburnt, partly baked, cemented with bitumen.Ur in Hitchcock's Bible Names fireUr in Naves Topical Bible 1. In troublous times the people went to Bethel to ask counsel of God (Judg. The privileges then lost were restored by Sargon II. 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