4,5 God’s Message to the family of Israel:
"Seek me and live.
Don’t fool around at those shrines of Bethel,
Don’t waste time taking trips to Gilgal,
and don’t bother going down to Beer-sheba.
Gilgal is here today and gone tomorrow
and Bethel is all show, no substance."
Jacob
יַעֲקֹ֑בyaaqovΙακωβIakob
Jacob, son of Isaac, bought the birthright from Esau, wrestled with God at Penuel, and received the name Israel; his twelve sons gave rise to the tribes (Genesis 32:28).
Significado: “One who takes by the heel (supplanter)”
Bethel
Hoje: Beitin (Bethel)
בֵּֽיתְ־אֵלbet-el
Bethel is the city formerly called Luz, where God revealed himself to a man fleeing from his brother and where an altar was built; a calf was also set up there (Genesis 35:7).
31,92° N, 35,24° L
Citado em 69 versículos
Gilgal
Hoje: Khirbet el Mefjir
גִּלְגָּלgilgal
Gilgal was the camp of Israel east of Jericho, where the people camped after going up from the Jordan and where Joshua returned with all Israel (Joshua 4:19).
31,88° N, 35,46° L
Citado em 33 versículos
Beersheba
Hoje: Tel Be'er Sheva, Israel
בְּאֵר שֶׁ֫בַעbeer sheva
Beersheba is a town in the Negeb of Judah, where Joel and Abijah were judges, and the home of Zibiah, mother of King Joash. During Solomon’s lifetime Judah and Israel lived in safety from Dan to Beersheba (1 Samuel 8:2).
31,24° N, 34,84° L
Citado em 23 versículos
Gilgal
Hoje: Khirbet el Mefjir
גִּלְגָּלgilgal
Gilgal was the camp of Israel east of Jericho, where the people camped after going up from the Jordan and where Joshua returned with all Israel (Joshua 4:19).
31,88° N, 35,46° L
Citado em 33 versículos
Bethel
Hoje: Beitin (Bethel)
בֵּֽיתְ־אֵלbet-el
Bethel is the city formerly called Luz, where God revealed himself to a man fleeing from his brother and where an altar was built; a calf was also set up there (Genesis 35:7).
31,92° N, 35,24° L
Citado em 69 versículos