18 Then Abram moved his camp to the oak grove owned by Mamre, which is at Hebron. The old wall was partially destroyed, doubtless by Thothmes III (about 1480 B.C.). The portraits accompanying the names of the places taken by Shishak in southern Palestine have Amorite features, and the modern fellahin of Palestine are Canaanite rather than Jewish in type. Hebron means a "community" or "alliance"). The petty kings and governors had foreign troops in their pay with which they fought one against the other; and their mercenaries readily transferred their allegiance from one paymaster to another, or seized the city they were engaged to defend. “As soon as you hear the trumpets,” his message read, “you will know that Absalom has been crowned king in Hebron.”. Hebron in the Bible Complete list of all references to Hebron, Mamre and Machpela in the Torah and the Tanach. When Canaan became a Babylonian province, it naturally shared in the civilization of the ruling power. Baltic amber has been found at Lachish, where a furnace with iron slag, discovered in the third Amorite city, shows that the native iron was worked before the age of the Israelite conquest. Color Bible Maps. The Results of Recent Excavation:Much light has been thrown upon the history of Canaan prior to the Israelite occupation by recent excavation, supplemented by the monuments of Babylonia and Egypt. The houses built on the site of the towers of the first wall were filled with scarabs and other relics of the reign of Amon-hotep III (1440 B.C.). 1 The LORD appeared again to Abraham while he was camped near the oak grove belonging to Mamre. After the fall of the Dynasty of Ur, Babylonia was itself conquered by the Amorites who founded the dynasty to which Khammurabi, the Amraphel of Genesis 14:1, belonged (see HAMMURABI). A third Amorite city now grew up, with a larger and stronger wall, 14 ft. thick. Numbers 32:30 but if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan. 1. It was at the oak grove of Mamre that Abraham encountered 3 men and discussed with the Lord the fate of the cities of the plain (Sodom, et al). Genesis 13:18 And Abram moved his tent, and came and dwelt by the terebinths of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD. The Hittites were attacking it in the North; in the South of Canaan the Khabiri or "confederate" bands of free-lances were acquiring principalities for themselves. Thus, Jerusalem which had Amorite and Hittite founders is stated to be of "the land of the Canaanite" (Ezekiel 16:3), and Isaiah 19:18 terms Hebrew, which was shared by the Israelites with the Phoenicians and, apparently, also the Amorites, "the language of Caaan." At Jericho, on the fiat roof of a house adjoining the wall of the Canaanitish city, destroyed by the Israelites, a number of clay tablets were discovered laid out to dry before being inscribed with cuneiform characters. While Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, a very great assembly of men, women, and children, gathered to him out of Israel, for the people wept bitterly. David made Hebron his royal capital (2 Samuel 2:1-4; 2 Samuel 5:5; 1 Kings 2:11) and ruled from there for over 7 years. Hebron (Arabic: الخليل أو الخليل الرحمن ‎ al-Khalīl or al-Khalil al-Rahman; Hebrew: חֶבְרוֹן ‎ Ḥevron) is a Palestinian city in the southern West Bank, 30 km (19 mi) south of Jerusalem. The gods and goddesses of Babylonia migrated to Canaan; places received their names from Nebo or Nin-ip; Hadad became Amurru "the Amorite god"; Ishtar passed into Ashtoreth, and Asirtu, the female counterpart of Asir, the national god of Assyria, became Asherah, while her sanctuary, which in Assyria was a temple, was identified in Canaan with the old fetish of an upright stone or log. Meanwhile the counry had become to a large extent Israelite. The Holy … The second "Amorite" city at Gezer had a long existence. There Abraham mourned and wept for her. 1 Samuel 21-31. Notice the figures on the border of the map. 6. ... King David in Hebron. Ge 37:14 comp. At Lachish the ruins of the third city were full of similar remains, and among them was a cuneiform tablet referring to a governor of Lachish mentioned in the Tell el-Amarna Letters. 4. Canaanitish culture became wholly Babylonian; even its theology and gods were derived from Babylonia. Professor Petrie laid the foundations of Palestine archaeology by fixing the chronological sequence of the Lachish pottery, and tracing the remains of six successive cities, the fourth of which was that founded by the Israelites. Acts 13:19 When he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land for an inheritance, for about four hundred fifty years. I will add different figures to the borders of each map, adding characters that relate to the map subject. The human victim is also absent from the later sacrificial tariffs of Carthage and Marseilles, its place being taken in them by the ram. Now therefore, please let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen.". Khalil er Rahman, "the friend of the Merciful," i.e. Click on a link to visit that Old Testament Bible Map. For the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. (7) Tell el-Amarna Tablets.In the Tell el-Amarna Letters we have a picture of Canaan at the moment when the Asiatic empire of Egypt was breaking up through the religious and social troubles that marked the reign of Amon-hotep IV. Joshua 14:1 These are the inheritances which the children of Israel took in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed to them, Joshua 21:2 They spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, "Yahweh commanded Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for our livestock.". Our first knowledge of its population dates from the neolithic period. Genesis 37:1 Jacob lived in the land of his father's travels, in the land of Canaan. The Hebrew spies visited Hebron whilst scouting out the Promised Land for Moses (Numbers 13:21-22). 8. Art of Writing:Long before the age of Abraham the Babylonian seal-cylinder had become known and been imitated in Syria and Canaan. Joshua 22:10 When they came to the region about the Jordan, that is in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by the Jordan, a great altar to look at. The petty kings of Canaan paid tribute to their Babylonian suzerain, and Babylonian officials and "commerical travelers" (damgari) frequented the country. Genesis 31:18 and he took away all his livestock, and all his possessions which he had gathered, including the livestock which he had gained in Paddan Aram, to go to Isaac his father, to the land of Canaan. 9. Zephaniah 2:5 Woe to the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! Khalil er Rahman, "the friend of the Merciful," i.e. Hebron is one of the most ancient cities in the world still existing; and in this respect it is the rival of Damascus. Art:What primitive Canaanitish art was like may be seen from the rude sculptures in the Wadi el-Kana near Tyre. Click orange bar below to see the Bible Cartoon of the 3 visitors approaching Abraham, on the BC Gallery page, with download & purchase options: High accuracy Bible maps and Chronological time-lines: 1. The word of Yahweh is against you, Canaan, the land of the Philistines. Hebron: The Conflict in a Nutshell (Jerusalem Post) This 2017 article sums up the conflict in quite a detailed manner. How then should we steal silver or gold out of your lord's house? The sacred stone, once the supreme object of Canaanitish worship, was transformed into a Beth-el or shrine of an indwelling god. The inland towns of Canaan depended not only on agriculture but also on a carrying trade: caravans as well as "commercial travelers" (damgari) came to them from Cappadocia, Babylonia and Egypt. 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. Joshua 22:32 Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the princes, returned from the children of Reuben, and from the children of Gad, out of the land of Gilead, to the land of Canaan, to the children of Israel, and brought them word again. Genesis 23:19 After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre (that is, Hebron), in the land of Canaan. Meaning of the Name:As the Phoenicians were famous as traders, it has been supposed that the name "Canaanite" is a synonym of "merchant" in certain passages of the Old Testament. Enable JavaScript to see Google Maps. Shechem / ˈ ʃ ɛ k ə m /, also spelled Sichem (/ ˈ s ɪ k ə m /; Hebrew: שְׁכָם ‎ / שְׁכֶם ‎ Standard Šəḵem Tiberian Šeḵem, "shoulder"; Ancient Greek: Συχέμ LXX), was a Canaanite city mentioned in the Amarna letters, and is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as the first capital of the Kingdom of Israel. 21 During this period, Joshua destroyed all the descendants of Anak, who lived in the hill country of Hebron, Debir, Anab, and the entire hill country of Judah and Israel. Topographical Bible Maps. According to these tariffs the sacrifices and offerings were of two kinds, the zau`at or sin offering and the shelem or thank-offering. His heart fainted, for he didn't believe them. Next to Lachish, the most fruitful excavations have been at Gezer, which has been explored by Mr. Macalister with scientific thoroughness and skill, and where a large necropolis has been discovered as well as the remains of seven successive settlements, the last of which comes down to the Seleucid era, the third corresponding with the first settlement at Lachish. ", Numbers 32:32 We will pass over armed before Yahweh into the land of Canaan, and the possession of our inheritance shall remain with us beyond the Jordan.". Modern Hebron is a straggling town clustered round the Haram or sacred enclosure built above the traditional cave of MACHPELAH (which see); it is this sacred spot which has determined the present position of the town all through the Christian era, but it is quite evident that an exposed and indefensible situation, running along a valley, like this, could not have been that of earlier and less settled times. Several important characters from the Old Testament lived or died at or near Hebron. Numbers 13:17 Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said to them, "Go up this way by the South, and go up into the hill country: Numbers 26:19 The sons of Judah: Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. Leviticus 18:3 You shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you lived: and you shall not do as they do in the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you; neither shall you walk in their statutes. Bible References The famous legal code of Khammu-rabi (see HAMMURABI, CODE OF) was enforced in Canaan as in other parts of the empire, and traces of its provisions are found in Gen. Abram's adoption of his slave Eliezer, Sarai's conduct to Hagar, and Rebekah's receipt of a dowry from the father of the bridegroom are examples of this. The troops sent by the Egyptian Pharaoh were insufficient to suppress the rebellion, and the authority of the Egyptian commissioners grew less and less. Bible Map: Kiriath-arba (Hebron) Education Details: HEBRON (1) he'-brun (chebhron, "league" or "confederacy"; Chebron): One of the most ancient and important cities in Southern Palestine, now known to the Moslems as el Khalil (i.e. As in the Tell el-Amarna Letters, so in the Old Testament, Canaan is used in an extended sense to denote the whole of Palestine West of the Jordan (Genesis 12:5; Genesis 23:2, 19; 28:01:00; 31:18:00; 35:06:00; Genesis 36:2; Genesis 37:1; 48:07:00; Exodus 15:15 Numbers 13:2 Joshua 14:1; Joshua 21:2 Psalm 135:11). 1018-1010 BC . An American expedition, under Dr. Reisner, is now exploring Sebastiyeh (Samaria), where the ruins of Ahab's palace, with early Hebrew inscriptions, have been brought to light, as well as a great city wall built in the age of Nebuchadrezzar. The city is some 20 miles South of Jerusalem, situated in an open valley, 3,040 ft. above sea-level. Bible Cartoon: Genesis 18 – The three visitors – Scene 01 – Abraham’s greeting (Version 01), Click orange bar below to see the Bible Cartoon of the 3 visitors approaching Abraham, on the BC Gallery page, with download & purchase options: Into the land of Canaan they came. (4) Jerusalem Founded.We must ascribe to this period the foundation of Jerusalem, which bears a Babylonian name (Uru-Salim, "the city of Salim"), and commanded the road to the naphtha springs of the Dead-Sea. Genesis 18:1 (NLT) The Palestine Exploration led the way by its excavations in 1890-92 at Tell el-Hesy, which turned out to be the site of Lachish, first under Professor Flinders Petrie and then under Dr. Bliss. Abraham’s Journey. Genesis 12:5 Abram took Sarai his wife, Lot his brother's son, all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls whom they had gotten in Haran, and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan. At Taanach, gold and silver ornaments have been found of high artistic merit. It was originally called Kiriath-Arba (Genesis 23:2; Joshua 14:15; Joshua 15:13). ", Genesis 47:4 They said to Pharaoh, "We have come to live as foreigners in the land, for there is no pasture for your servants' flocks. 1025-1018 BC. (The ancient town of Hebron was founded seven years before the Egyptian city of Zoan.). I will destroy you, that there will be no inhabitant. Fortified by Rehoboam (2 Chronicles 11:7) Called for … Joshua 22:9 The children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go to the land of Gilead, to the land of their possession, which they owned, according to the commandment of Yahweh by Moses. HEBRON he’ brən (חֶבְרֹ֑ון, association, league; Arab. Under Babylonian influence it rapidly developed. Bitumen was one of the most important articles of Babylonian trade on account of its employment for building and lighting purposes, and seems to have been a government monopoly. 11 David made Hebron his capital, and he ruled as king of Judah for seven and a half years. Lebanon, cedar-beams from Amanus, and golddust from the desert between Palestine and Egypt. by | Mar 10, 2021 | Uncategorized | 0 comments | Mar 10, 2021 | Uncategorized | 0 comments Numbers 13:2 "Send men, that they may spy out the land of Canaan, which I give to the children of Israel. With the third the Semitic or "Amorite" period of Canaan begins; bronze makes its appearance; high-places formed of monoliths are erected, and inhumation of the dead is introduced, while the cities are surrounded with great walls of stone. One day about noon, as Abraham was sitting at the entrance to his tent. In the earlier days of the Israelite invasion the Canaanitish towns had been destroyed and the people massacred; later the two peoples intermarried, and a mixed race was the result. Khalil er Rahman, "the friend of the Merciful," i.e. In Bible versions: Hebron: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEV a valley and town of Judah 25 km west of the dead sea son of Kohath son of Levi son of Mareshah of Judah . Ezra 10:1 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful. Meaning of the Name 3. Genesis 36:5 Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. Hebron was given to the tribe of Judah after Israel entered the Promised Land. Genesis 16:3 Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife. As far back as 2500 B.C., alabaster and limestone had been sent to Babylonia from the quarries of the Lebanon.9. Our fathers found no food. Joshua 22:11 The children of Israel heard this, "Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh have built an altar in the forefront of the land of Canaan, in the region about the Jordan, on the side that pertains to the children of Israel.". It was originally called Kiriath-Arba (Genesis 23:2; Joshua 14:15; Joshua 15:13). History:(1) Stone Age.The history of Canaan begins with the paleolithic age, paleolithic implements having been found in the lowlands. Commerce:The position of Canaan made it the meeting-place of the commercial routes of the ancient world. Isaiah 23:11 He has stretched out his hand over the sea. Genesis 23:2Sarah died in Kiriath Arba (the same is Hebron), in the land of Canaan. Map of the Hebron. 7. Most of the labels are in Cisjordan (modern Israel), and are concerned with biblical locales, regional names, and events. Hebron. The "oaks" ("terebinths") of Mamre where Abram pitched his tent (Genesis 14:13; Genesis 18:1) are described (Genesis 13:18) as "in Hebron." of God, a favorite name for Abraham; compare James 2:23).The city is some 20 miles South of Jerusalem, situated in an open valley, 3,040 ft. above sea-level. Genesis 47:1 Then Joseph went in and told Pharaoh, and said, "My father and my brothers, with their flocks, their herds, and all that they own, have come out of the land of Canaan; and behold, they are in the land of Goshen. Genesis 48:3 Jacob said to Joseph, "God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me, Genesis 48:7 As for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when there was still some distance to come to Ephrath, and I buried her there in the way to Ephrath (the same is Bethlehem).". Genesis 47:14 Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the grain which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house. Genesis 23:2Sarah died in Kiriath Arba (the same is Hebron), in the land of Canaan. Culture:Canaanitish culture was based on that of Babylonia, and begins with the introduction of the use of copper and bronze. The Hyksos kings bear Canaanitish names, and their invasion of Egypt probably formed part of that general movement which led to the establishment of an "Amorite" dynasty in Babylonia. Gudea, viceroy of Lagas under the kings of the Dynasty of Ur (2500 B.C. When David’s son Absalom wanted to ururp his father he set up his base of operations at Hebron (2 Samuel 15:10).
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