by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
[dt_sc_full_width first] A city of refuge in the Torah is a place where someone who murdered unintentionally can seek asylum. God commanded the Israelites to set aside six Levitical cities in the Land of Israel to be cities of refuge. Three of those...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
[dt_sc_full_width first] Shechem – After being anointed king over the Northern Kingdom of Israel, Jeroboam fortified the city of Shechem and settles there, making it the capital of his kingdom (I Kings 12:25).Penuel – After settling in Shechem for a...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
[dt_sc_full_width first] This map features the biblical boundaries of the Land of Israel as described in Genesis 15:18 and Genesis 17:8.Dan is described in the Bible as the northernmost city of the Kingdom of IsraelBe’er Sheva is described in the Bible as the...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
[dt_sc_full_width first] This map feature key places from the journeys of Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaakov as described in the Book of Genesis. Ur Kasdim (Ur of the Chaldees) – Avraham’s birthplaceHaran – Avraham’s family travels from Ur Kasdim...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
[dt_sc_full_width first] [/dt_sc_full_width]This map traces the journey of the Ark of the Covenant from the Tabernacle in Shiloh to the City of David in Jerusalem, as described in I Samuel 4:1-7:2 and II Samuel 6:2-17.Shiloh was the home of the Mishkan (Tabernacle)...
