Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 3:1 , Neh 12:39 (identified with Jerusalem ).
Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 3:11 , Neh 12:38 (identified with Jerusalem ).
Judges • Chapter 9 (57 verses)
And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother's brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying, Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem , Whether is better for you, either that all the son... Mentions: Baal , Jotham , Midian , Jacob/Israel , Shechem, Ophrah 2 , Millo , Lebanon .
Biblical Place • Shechem • 32.214°N, 35.282°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 12:6 , Deut 11:30 (identified with Shechem ).
Biblical Place • Shechem • 32.214°N, 35.282°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 9:6 , Judg 9:20 (identified with Shechem ).
Joshua • Chapter 20 (9 verses)
The Lord also spake unto Joshua , saying, Speak to the children of Israel , saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses : That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge ... Mentions: Joshua , Jacob/Israel , Moses , Naphtali , Ephraim , Kedesh 1 , Galilee , Shechem , Hebron .
Biblical Place • Shechem • 32.214°N, 35.282°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 9:37 (identified with Shechem ).
2 Chronicles • Chapter 10 (19 verses)
And Rehoboam went to Shechem : for to Shechem were all Israel come to make him king. And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was in Egypt , whither he had fled from the presence of Solomon the king, heard it, that Jeroboam returned out of Egypt . And they sent and c... Mentions: Rehoboam , Jacob/Israel , Solomon , David , Jesse , Shechem, Egypt, Jerusalem .
Genesis • Chapter 34 (31 verses)
And Dinah the daughter of Leah , which she bare unto Jacob , went out to see the daughters of the land. And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her. And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob ,... Mentions: Dinah, Leah , Jacob/Israel, Simeon , Levi , Shechem .
Judges • Chapter 8 (35 verses)
And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply. And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes ... Mentions: Ephraim , Midian , Joash , Jacob/Israel , Baal , Jordan , Succoth 1 , Penuel .
1 Kings • Chapter 12 (33 verses)
And Rehoboam went to Shechem : for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king. And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt , heard of it, (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon , and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt ;) That they sent and called ... Mentions: Rehoboam , Jacob/Israel , Solomon , David , Jesse , Shechem, Egypt, Jerusalem , Ephraim , Penuel .
Nehemiah • Chapter 3 (32 verses)
Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel. And next unto him builded the men of Jericho . And next... Mentions: Berechiah , Zadok , Uzziel , Rephaiah , Malchijah , Jericho , Gibeon , Mizpah 3 , Jerusalem , Zanoah 1 .
Biblical Place • Sidon • 33.563°N, 35.366°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 11:8 (identified with Sidon ).
Jeremiah • Chapter 41 (18 verses)
Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama , of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah ; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah . Then arose Ishm... Mentions: Ishmael , Elishama , Asa , Jacob/Israel , Ammonites , Mizpah 3, Babylon , Shechem , Shiloh , Samaria .
Biblical Place • Sidon • 33.563°N, 35.366°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:28 (identified with Sidon ).
Interactive 3D Babylonian Gate • Daniel 1–4 & 2 Kings 25
Monumental double gate on the northern wall of inner Babylon constructed by King Nebuchadnezzar II around 575 BC during the era of Daniel and the Judean exile, clad in brilliant cobalt-blue glazed bricks embossed with alternating rows of golden lions, bulls (aurochs), and dragons (mušḫuššu).
Ezekiel • Chapter 26 (21 verses)
And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, because that Tyre hath said against Jerusalem , Aha, she is broken that was the gates of the people: she is turned unto me: I shall be replenished, ... Mentions: Tyre , Jerusalem , Babylon .
Interactive 3D Architectural Model • Luke 2, John 2 & Acts 3
Reconstruction of the expanded Second Temple Mount complex in Jerusalem during the life and ministry of Jesus and the early Church—featuring the towering white-stone and gold Sanctuary facade, the Court of the Women, Court of the Gentiles, Solomon's Portico , the Royal Stoa, and the Antonia Fortress.
Genesis • Chapter 35 (29 verses)
And God said unto Jacob , Arise, go up to Beth–el, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother. Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Esau (Edom), Canaan , Rebekah , Abram/Abraham , Esau, Shechem , Luz 1 , Paddan .
Genesis • Chapter 12 (20 verses)
Now the Lord had said unto Abram , Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bl... Mentions: Abram/Abraham , Lot , Haran , Canaan , Shechem , Moreh 1 , Egypt .
Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Chr 23:5 (identified with Jerusalem ).
Genesis • Chapter 33 (20 verses)
And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah , and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids. And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel a... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Esau (Edom), Leah, Joseph , Canaan , Esau, Seir , Succoth 1 , Shechem .
Biblical Place • Samaria • 32.280°N, 35.198°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Hos 10:7 (identified with Samaria ).
Biblical Place • Bethel 1 • 31.931°N, 35.221°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 35:7 (identified with Bethel 1 ).
Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 12:39 (identified with Jerusalem ).
Genesis • Chapter 37 (36 verses)
And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan . These are the generations of Jacob . Joseph , being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah , and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Canaan , Joseph , Hebron , Reuben , Bilhah , Shechem , Dothan .
high stronghold, refuge, fortress
High retreat, inaccessible cliff-fortress; safe retreat where the righteous are lifted above reach of enemies.
Derivation: From שָׂגַב (H7682) to be inaccessibly high.
Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Zech 14:10 (identified with Jerusalem ).
Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 3:2 , Acts 3:10 (identified with Jerusalem ).
Joshua • Chapter 17 (18 verses)
There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh ; for he was the firstborn of Joseph ; to wit, for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh , the father of Gilead : because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan . There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh b... Mentions: Manasseh, Joseph , Noah , Eleazar , Joshua , Gilead, Bashan , Abiezer , Shechem , Hepher .