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. "The mount of the Lord" (Genesis 22:14) means almost always Mount Zion. We may appear to be walking close to God while the opposite is true. ESV And Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, on his way from Paddan-aram, and he camped before the city. However, Abraham did not settle in Shechem. Matthew 4:23-25 part two March 26, 2021; Why did so many thousands come to Jesus in the beginning before he had done or said anything. Several lessons may be learned from the events of this chapter. But Isaac was sixty years old when Jacob was born; 108 + 60 = 168 = Isaacs age when Jacob returned home. 2:42, 43. 13:2). What Jacob did at Bethel was hardly novel, and what God said to him at His second appearance was nothing new. First, from the age of Dinah in Shechem as compared to her age at the time of Jacobs departure. Contrary to his fears, not so much as one finger was raised to resist their departure to Bethel thirty miles or so to the south and then beyond this. Not only did Jacob live here and dig a well. Not many years after the Israelites read of the burial (literally, hiding) of these pagan artifacts, they would be called upon by Joshua to put away their foreign gods. Exodus 14:13-14; Proverbs 8:13; 10:27; 14:26; Isaiah 8:13-15). The Days of the Monarchy: David, when a fugitive, received kindness from the people of this city (1 Sam 30:31); here Abner was treacherously slain by Joab at the gate (2 Sam 3:27), and the sons of Rimmon, after their hands and feet had been cut off, were hanged "beside the pool" (2 Sam 4:12). Hence the prophet Hosea (Hos. 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. But was it not needful that Jacob return to his father to be reconciled to him and to be with him before his death? It was in the Samaria region of Israel in the territory of Ephraim during Bible times. Jacob had other daughters, whose names are not mentioned. Adonijah then made one last daring attempt to regain supremacy. Third son of Kohath; younger brother of Amram, father of Moses and Aaron (Exodus 6:18). It was after Joseph's birth that his father, Jacob, worked his final six years for Laban in Padan Aram (30:25; 31:38,41). Near it was the oak or terebinth, a place of pagan worship. Perhaps the desire to use the word-play is responsible for the awkwardness of the verse. Whether this is done the hard way or the easy way is determined by our resistance or cooperation, but Gods purposes will be achieved (Romans 8:28-30). He bought a piece of ground near Shechem. 4. The faith of Jacob must become the faith of his children. Although Laban proved to be more deceitful than Jacob, God was with Jacob and blessed him greatly. God also said to him, I am God Almighty; Be fruitful and multiply; A nation and a company of nations shall come from you, And kings shall come forth from you. In Jos 16:1 and 1Sam 13:2 Mount Bethel, a hilly section near Beth-el, is referred to.Bethel in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE beth'-el (beth-'el; Baithel and oikos theou, literally, "house of God"): (1) A town near the place where Abraham halted and offered sacrifice on his way south from Shechem. No doubt Jacob intended to get around to going up to Bethel in time, but there was no hurry in his mind. Later History: Probably during the captivity Hebron came into the hands of Edom, though it appears to have been colonized by returning Jews (Neh 11:25); it was recovered from Edom by Simon Maccabeus (1 Macc 5:65; Josephus, Ant, XII, viii, 6). The explanation is to be found in the great terror that came from God. So Jacob come to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him. He sent gifts ahead of his caravan to determine the situation with Esau, if he rejected the gifts then Jacob knew there would be trouble (Gen. 32:13-20). Son of Kohath Ex 6:18; Nu 3:19; 1Ch 6:2,18; 23:12,19Hebron in Smiths Bible Dictionary (alliance). Genesis 34 v 31,32 records how, when Jacob was angry with this, Levi replied that they had treated his sister like a prostitute, and this could not be allowed. But all of a sudden, when God called him to return to Bethel, he was greatly concerned about purity. Jacob to Shechem. It was thirty years after Jacob's vow to return to Bethel that he determined to fulfill it, and this in light of the fact that Bethel lay only thirty miles from Shechem. That's why the place was named Allon-bacuth. Also Hashabiah and 1,700 Hebronites were officers "in all the Lord's business and the king's service" on the W. of Jordan. What would have been done with it? Jacob revisited the place on his return from Paddan-aram; here Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died and was buried under "the oak" (Gen 35:6 f). Jacob lives in Egypt for seventeen years after his arrival (Genesis 47:28). Ya'acov) was the son of Isaac and grandson of Abraham the first Hebrew. It was in the city of Beersheba where Jacob deceived his brother Esau and the strife developed, Jacob departed from Beersheba to go to his family in PadanAram, to the city of Haran (Gen. 25:28-34; 27:1-46). (Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died and was buried under the oak below Bethel; thus it was named Oak of . The name of this city does not occur in any of the prophets or in the New Testament. Here also Samuel held in rotation his court of justice (1 Sam. The third son of Kohath, who was the second son of Levi. 23 The command of our Lord, This be doing in remembrance of Me (Luke 22:19, my translation), is a present imperative, suggesting a continuing observance through the ages, till He comes (cf. The children were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, daughter Dinah, Joseph, and Benjamin. also I Corinthians 11:26). 1837. Gods will can be resisted for a season and at a great price, but ultimately God will create an atmosphere in which we will gladly hear and obey. There cannot be renewal without obedience. One day his daughter Dinah went to attend a festival of the women of Shechem. So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem). Jacob would henceforth be called Israel. 20:18, 31; 21:2). 20 years. The final lesson is what we might call the certainty of sanctification. (2.) By the time Jacob was in Shechem, Dinah was of a marriageable age (cf. Twenty Roman miles S. of Jerusalem, and twenty N. of Beersheba. Isaac was the only son Abraham had with his wife Sarah; he was the husband of Rebekah and the father of the twin brothers Jacob and Esau. The relatives of those who were killed and those taken captive were not inclined to take the actions of Jacobs sons lightly. It is time to leave, his obligation is over, his family is established and the time to return to his land and people are at hand. Here in Succoth Jacob built a house for himself and booths for his cattle to rest from their long journey (Gen. 33:17). Mount Moriah. Shechem is an ancient walled city that guarded the pass between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, on the main road from Jerusalem to the north. [] He told his servants, "Pass over before me, and keep some distance . Again, Jacob gave this place, which was presently known as Luz, the name Bethel (verse 6). There he erected an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel" (Gen. 33:1920). Roman Empire Map - In the first great revolt 1 Chronicles 12:38 - All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel [were] of one heart to make David king.2 Samuel 4:8 - And they brought the head of Ishbosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ishbosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life; and the LORD hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.2 Samuel 3:19 - And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin.1 Chronicles 29:27 - And the time that he reigned over Israel [was] forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three [years] reigned he in Jerusalem.2 Samuel 5:5 - In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.1 Kings 2:11 - And the days that David reigned over Israel [were] forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.Joshua 10:39 - And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that [were] therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.2 Samuel 3:20 - So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. Here Solomon's temple was built, on the spot that had been the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite (2 Sam. Identification and Description: It lay West of Ai (Gen 12:8). He, too, set up an altar at Shechem, and called it "El Elohe Israel." Shechem was also the site of Jacob's daughter Dinah's ill-fated love affair with the son of Hamor, also named Shechem (Gen. 34). En reise fra min hukommelse March 24, 2021 10. Now Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the women of the land. It states, "For a hundred pieces of silver, he bought from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem, the plot of ground where he pitched his tent.". The Cross And Separation From The World (1 Peter 4:1-6), 7. On some low hills north of the large wells are scattered the foundations and ruins of a town of moderate size.Beersheba in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE be-er-she'-ba (be'er shebha`; Bersabee): Allotted originally to Simeon (Josh 19:2), one of "the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah" (Josh 15:28). Here also, one thousand years after Abraham, David built an altar and offered sacrifices to God.Mount Moriah in Fausset's Bible Dictionary Genesis 22:2; 2 Chronicles 3:1. Then Ornan saw David, and made over to him the threshing floor (1 Chronicles 21:15-16; 1 Chronicles 21:18-26). Son of Isaac and Rebekah, and younger twin brother of Esau. After promising to meet Esau at Seir (33:14), Jacob traveled the opposite direction, first to Succoth, then to Shechem. He had then moved on to the city of Shechem, where he had bought the land that his tents were pitched on from Hamor (Genesis 33:17-19). It was on a main north-south travel route that linked the northern and southern parts of Israel. What a sense of history this pillar must have helped to create. 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. Manasseh, Ephraim are between 19 and 26. This, say some, is the very tree beneath which Abraham pitched his tent, and it still bears the name of the patriarch. It is named as on the northern border of Benjamin (the southern of Ephraim, Josh 16:2), at the top of the ascent from the Jordan valley by way of Ai (Josh 18:13). In fact, these adversities and afflictions are the very things which draw us nearer to God and strengthen our faith (cf. This is our first indication that God wanted Jacob to complete his vow at Bethel when He told Isaac's son to leave Laban's country (31:13). Among those returning from captivity were men of Bethel (Ezra 2:28; Nehemiah 7:32; Nehemiah 11:31.) The Canaanites feared any military action or resistance because they were convinced of the fierceness of the sons of Jacob and of the might of their God. 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. They all pour their streams into the wady es Seba, and are called Bir es seba, the largest 12 ft. diameter, and masonry round reaching 28 ft. down, and 44 from bottom to surface of the water. The fear of man brings a snare, But he who trusts in the Lord will be exalted (Proverbs 29:25; cf. Under Jehu, who restored the calf worship, and Jeroboam II his great grandson, Bethel comes again into prominence (2 Kings 10:29). The Bible records that during Jacob's stay he purchased land near Shechem. The way has been provided in the life, death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, Who died in your place and Who offers His righteousness to all who will believe on Him alone for salvation. 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. So Jacob named the place where God had spoken with him, Bethel (Genesis 35:9-15). 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). Theophanies occurred there to Hagar (21:17), to Isaac (26:24), to Jacob (46:2), and to Elijah (1 Ki 19:5). Hebron is one of the most ancient cities in the world still existing; and in this respect it is the rival of Damascus. (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(?