- a city of Shechem:
- Or, rather, "the city Shechem," which was situated in a narrow valley, abounding with springs, between Mounts Ebal and Gerizim, having the former on the north, and the latter on the south; 10 miles from Shiloh, and 34 from Jerusalem. It became the capital of Samaria, after the ruin of the city of that name. "And Joshuaª gatheredª°¹ all¹ the tribesª of Israelª to Shechem,ª and calledª° for the eldersª of Israel,ª and for their heads,ª and for their judges,ª° and for their officers;ª° and they presented²° themselves¹ beforeª God.ª" {Jsh 24:1} + "And Abimelechª the sonª of Jerubbaalª went²°¹ to Shechemª unto¹ his mother'sª brethren,ª and communedª° with¹ them, and with¹ all¹ the familyª of the houseª of his mother'sª father,ª saying,ª°" {Jdg 9:1} + "Thenª cometh¹ he²° toª a cityª of Samaria,ª which is calledª° Sychar,ª nearª to the¹ parcel of groundª thatª Jacobª gaveª° to his²¹ sonª Joseph.ª" {Jhn 4:5}, Sychar, "Andª were carried overª° intoª Sychem,ª andª laidª° inª the¹ sepulchreª thatª Abrahamª boughtª° for a sumª of moneyª ofª the¹ sonsª of Emmorª [the father]² of Sychem.ª" {Act 7:16}, Sychem, Padan-aram, "And Isaacª was¹ fortyª yearsª oldª when he tookª°¹ Rebekahª to wife,ª the daughterª of Bethuelª the Syrianª of Padanaram,ª¹ the sisterª to Labanª the Syrian.ª" {Gen 25:20} + "When Esauª sawª° that¹ Isaacª had blessedª°¹ Jacob,ª and sent him awayª°¹ to Padanaram,ª to takeª° him a wifeª from thence;¹¹ and that as he blessedª° him he gave him a charge,ª°¹ saying,ª° Thou shalt not¹ takeª° a wifeª of the daughtersª¹ of Canaan;ª ... And that Jacobª obeyedª°¹ his fatherª and his mother,ª and was gone²°¹ to Padanaram;ª" {Gen 28:6-7} + "And Godª appearedª° unto¹ Jacobª again,¹ when he cameª° out of Padanaram,ª¹ and blessedª° him." {Gen 35:9} + "These¹ [be] the sonsª of Leah,ª which¹ she bareª° unto Jacobª in Padanaram,ª with¹ his daughterª Dinah:ª all¹ the soulsª of his sonsª and his daughtersª [were] thirtyª and three.ª" {Gen 46:15}
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