1-4 Hallelujah!
Praise the name of God,
praise the works of God.
All you priests on duty in God’s temple,
serving in the sacred halls of our God,
Shout "Hallelujah!" because God’s so good,
sing anthems to his beautiful name.
And why? Because God chose Jacob,
embraced Israel as a prize possession.
5-12 I, too, give witness to the greatness of God,
our Lord, high above all other gods.
He does just as he pleases—
however, wherever, whenever.
He makes the weather—clouds and thunder,
lightning and rain, wind pouring out of the north.
He struck down the Egyptian firstborn,
both human and animal firstborn.
He made Egypt sit up and take notice,
confronted Pharaoh and his servants with miracles.
Yes, he struck down great nations,
he slew mighty kings—
Sihon king of the Amorites, also Og of Bashan—
every last one of the Canaanite kings!
Then he turned their land over to Israel,
a gift of good land to his people.
13-18 God, your name is eternal,
God, you’ll never be out-of-date.
God stands up for his people,
God holds the hands of his people.
The gods of the godless nations are mere trinkets,
made for quick sale in the markets:
Chiseled mouths that can’t talk,
painted eyes that can’t see,
Carved ears that can’t hear—
dead wood! cold metal!
Those who make and trust them
become like them.
19-21 Family of Israel, bless God!
Family of Aaron, bless God!
Family of Levi, bless God!
You who fear God, bless God!
Oh, blessed be God of Zion,
First Citizen of Jerusalem!
Hallelujah!
Egypt
Hoje: Egypt (Nile Valley)
מִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayimΑἴγυπτοςAiguptos
Egypt is the land where Abram went down because of famine and where Jacob and his sons went. Because Pharaoh refused to let Israel go, the Lord killed all the firstborn there (Exodus 13:15).
30,13° N, 31,31° L
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Egypt
Hoje: Egypt (Nile Valley)
מִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayimΑἴγυπτοςAiguptos
Egypt is the land where Abram went down because of famine and where Jacob and his sons went. Because Pharaoh refused to let Israel go, the Lord killed all the firstborn there (Exodus 13:15).
30,13° N, 31,31° L
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Pharaoh
פַּרְעֹהparohΦαραώPharaō
Pharaoh, the king of Egypt in the days of Moses, refused to let Israel go until the ten plagues and, pursuing the people, saw his army sink in the Red Sea (Exodus 14:28).
Significado: “Great house”
Sihon
סִיחֹ֥ןsiychon
Sihon, king of the Amorites in Heshbon, refused to let Israel pass through his territory and was defeated in the battle of Jahaz (Numbers 21:23).
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Og
עוֹג֩og
Og, king of Bashan, the last of the Rephaim, was defeated by Israel at Edrei, and his land was given to the half-tribe of Manasseh (Deuteronomy 3:11).
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Bashan
Hoje: Saham al Jawlan
בָּשָׁןbashan
Bashan is the land of the kingdom of Og, who reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei and was defeated by Moses. It was allotted to the tribe of Manasseh, and in it was Golan, a city of refuge (Joshua 13:12).
32,78° N, 35,93° L
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Canaan
Hoje: Israel, Palestine, and Lebanon
כְּנַ֫עַןkenaanΧαναάνChanaan
Canaan is the land God promised to give the Israelites as an inheritance. Jacob and his sons lived there, and the Israelites ate manna forty years until they reached the borders of Canaan (Exodus 16:35).
32,77° N, 35,33° L
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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)”
Aaron
אַהֲרֹ֤ןaharon
Aaron, brother of Moses, spoke for him before Pharaoh and was the first high priest of Israel, consecrated with his sons for the priesthood (Exodus 4:14).
Significado: “Exalted, enlightened”
Levi
לֵוִֽיleviΛευιLevi
Levi, third son of Jacob and Leah, joined Simeon in avenging the defilement of their sister Dinah in Shechem; his descendants, the Levites, were set apart for the service of the sanctuary (Genesis 34:25).
Significado: “United, bound”
צִיּוֹןtsiyyonΣιώνSiōn
Zion is the fortress David captured, which became the City of David; the people of the Lord live there, and it was foretold that Zion would be plowed like a field (2 Samuel 5:7).
31,78° N, 35,23° L
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Jerusalem
Hoje: Jerusalem, Israel
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫םyerushalaimἹερουσαλήμHierousalēm
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
31,78° N, 35,23° L
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