He died before his father (Gen. 11:27), in Ur of the Chaldees. Bethel still abounds in stones such as Jacob used for his pillow and afterward for a sanctuary. The war of conquest being done, Joseph's bones were buried in the parcel of ground which Jacob had bought, and which fell to the lot of Joseph's descendants (24:33). Haran seems to have shared in the rebellion of Assur (763 BC, the year of the solar eclipse, June 15). Old Testament Overview - General survey of the Old Testament. 1 Kings 8:65 "stream" (nachal, not "river".) --Stanley, Jewish Church, part i.p.7. A town in southern Judah (Joshua 12:16; 1 Samuel 30:27). . "Between Ur and Harran there must, consequently, have been a close connection in early times, the record of which has not yet been recovered. Hither the ark was brought from Gilgal (Jdg 2:1, Septuagint). (Genesis 11:27-32) Then God called Abram (as he was then called), and told him to travel to Canaan. with maps; The Moldovan family Holy Land Map Collection; Biblical Maps: Alphabetically and Topically Arranged . 1. Rehoboam was appointed king in Shechem (1 Kings 12:1, 19), but Jeroboam afterwards took up his residence here. Well known at Abram's entrance into Canaan, 3,780 years ago (Genesis 42:18). )Ur in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE ur ('ur, "flame"; Codex Vaticanus Sthur; Codex Sinaiticus Ora): Father of Eliphal, one of David's "mighty men," in 1 Ch 11:35; in the parallel 2 Sam 23:34 called "Ahasbai. Historical Maps and Atlases - Index Abrahams Journey; Bible Maps: Abraham s Journey: 2000 BC; Palestine: Hills and Valleys; Ancient Trade Routes - Jewish Virtual Library Exodus from Egypt - Settling in Canaan. It was on the caravan route between the east and west. 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. 3. Jews, Christians and Muslims all agree that Abraham is the Patriarch of their religions and founder of Monotheism. 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. 1. He "made a covenant with the people that day" at the very place where, on first entering the land, they had responded to the law from Ebal and Gerizim (Josh. (2.) It appears to have been captured by Joshua (8:7), and it was allotted to Benjamin (Josh 18:22). Last Journeys before Crucifixion. Beersheba. 1Ki 16:34 3. To Shechem Joshua gathered all Israel "before God," and delivered to them his second parting address (Josh. It is supposed by some to be the tree under which Abraham pitched his tent, and is called "Abraham's oak." It was built "seven years before Zoan in Egypt" (Gen. 13:18; Num. Called Hur by the natives, and on monuments Ur. A town in the south of Judah (Josh. Abraham and his family journeyed southward through the land of Canaan and a major famine hit they migrated to Egypt. Salem. The family of Hebronites sprang from him. The suburbs in our Lord's days reached nearer the entrance of the valley between Gerizim and Ebal than now; for the narrative in John 4:30; John 4:35, implies that the people could be seen as they came from the town toward Jesus at the well, whereas Nablus now is more than a mile distant, and cannot be seen from that point. "Ur Scripture - Genesis 11:28 And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.https://bible-history.com/ 2 Kings 25:13 - And the pillars of brass that [were] in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that [was] in the house of the LORD, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon.2 Kings 24:2 - And the LORD sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servants the prophets.2 Chronicles 36:17 - Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave [them] all into his hand.Genesis 11:31 - And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.2 Kings 25:4 - And the city was broken up, and all the men of war [fled] by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which [is] by the king's garden: (now the Chaldees [were] against the city round about:) and [the king] went the way toward the plain.Genesis 15:7 - And he said unto him, I [am] the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.2 Kings 25:5 - And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army were scattered from him.2 Kings 25:25 - But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah.2 Kings 25:24 - And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you.2 Kings 25:26 - And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose, and came to Egypt: for they were afraid of the Chaldees.Nehemiah 9:7 - Thou [art] the LORD the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham;Isaiah 13:19 - And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.2 Kings 25:10 - And all the army of the Chaldees, that [were with] the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about.Genesis 11:28 - And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.