Biblical Place • Ashnah • 31.810°N, 34.937°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Deut 1:1 (identified with Ashnah ).
Genesis • Chapter 31 (55 verses)
And he heard the words of Laban 's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's hath he gotten all this glory. And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban , and, behold, it was not toward him as before. And the Lord said unto Jacob... Mentions: Laban, Jacob/Israel, Leah , Isaac , Canaan , Paddan , Gilead , Galeed .
Genesis • Chapter 29 (35 verses)
Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east. And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth. And t... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Haran , Laban , Nahor , Rebekah , Bilhah .
Genesis • Chapter 30 (43 verses)
And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob , Give me children, or else I die. And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb? And she said, Be... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Dan , Naphtali , Leah , Gad , Bilhah , Laban .
Genesis • Chapter 28 (22 verses)
And Isaac called Jacob , and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan . Arise, go to Paddan –aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother's broth... Mentions: Isaac , Jacob/Israel , Canaan , Bethuel , Laban , Paddan , Esau .
Genesis • Chapter 32 (32 verses)
And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim . And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir , the country of Edom . Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Esau (Edom), Laban , Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Mahanaim , Esau, Seir , Edom.
Old Testament • 34 Chapters
Deuteronomy (Old Testament, 34 chapters). Key figures: Moses , Jacob/Israel , Laban , Moab , Abram/Abraham , Isaac . Key places: Jordan , Paran , Tophel , Laban , Hazeroth , Dizahab . Opens with: "These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between P..."
Genesis • Chapter 24 (67 verses)
And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things. And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: And I will make thee swear by the Lord, the God of hea... Mentions: Abram/Abraham, Isaac , Nahor , Rebekah , Bethuel , Mesopotamia , Laban .
Genesis • Chapter 27 (46 verses)
And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I. And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death: Now therefore take,... Mentions: Isaac , Esau (Edom), Rebekah , Jacob/Israel , Laban , Esau, Haran .
Deuteronomy • Chapter 1 (46 verses)
These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran , and Tophel , and Laban , and Hazeroth , and Dizahab . (There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadesh –barn... Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel , Laban , Moab , Abram/Abraham , Jordan , Paran , Tophel , Hazeroth .
Judith • Chapter 8 (36 verses)
And in those days Judith heard thereof, the daughter of Merari , the son of Ox, the son of Joseph , the son of Oziel, the son of Elkiah, the son of Ananias, the son of Gideon, the son of Raphaim, the son of Ahitub , the son of Elihu, the son of Eliab , the son of Nathanael, the son o... Mentions: Merari , Joseph , Ahitub , Eliab , Jacob/Israel , Mesopotamia , Syria , Laban .
Genesis • Chapter 25 (34 verses)
Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah. And she bare him Zimran , and Jokshan , and Medan , and Midian , and Ishbak , and Shuah . And Jokshan begat Sheba , and Dedan . And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim. Mentions: Abram/Abraham , Zimran , Jokshan, Medan , Midian , Sheba , Dedan, Ephah , Machpelah .
Genesis • Chapter 46 (34 verses)
And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer–sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac . And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I. And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Isaac , Joseph , Canaan , Reuben , Egypt , Hezron , Shimron , Elon .
Biblical Place • 32.071°N, 35.240°E
now al-Lubban. Referenced in Judg 21:19 .
Biblical Place • 33.025°N, 35.445°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 1:31 .
Old Testament • 3 Chapters
Habakkuk (Old Testament, 3 chapters). Key figures: Teman , Midian . Key places: Lebanon , Teman , Paran , Cushan , Midian . Opens with: "The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see...."
Biblical Place • Madmannah • 31.392°N, 34.941°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:32 (identified with Madmannah ).
offering, oblation, sacrificial gift
offering, oblation, sacrificial gift. Offering, sacrificial present brought near; generic term for all oblations presented at altar, reflecting worshiper drawing near to God.