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The Book of Ruth testifies to friendly relations between Moab and Bethlehem, one of the towns of the tribe of Judah. By his descent from Ruth, David may be said to have been part Moabite. He committed his parents to the protection of the king of Moab (who may have been his kinsman), when hard pressed by King Saul. (1 Samuel 22:3,4) But here all ...
Way stations were discovered along the route between Beersheba and Jerusalem from the time of the ancient Temple [dubious – discuss] and later during the Hellenistic and Roman eras. [6] Ritual baths (mikvaot, Hebrew: מקוואות) served pilgrims during their journey. [7] [8]
Bethlehem: צומת שיירות עציון (Shayarot Etzion Junction) Etzion Convoys: local road ↑green license plates rejoin Highway 60 south from al-Khader↑ Bethlehem Bypass: 78.4 al-Khader, Husan: צומת אל חאדר (al-Khader Junction) The Green One: Route 375 to Beitar Illit, Tzur Hadassah: 79.5 Beit Jala (northbound only) al-Amal St.
The main freeway between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, which further extends to the Jordan Valley as a regular road. Highway 1 , passes through the Judaean Mountains, between Beit Shemesh and Jerusalem . An Israel Railways line, Jaffa-Jerusalem railway , runs from Beit Shemesh along the Brook of Sorek and Valley of Rephaim to the Jerusalem Malha ...
A day's journey in pre-modern literature, including the Bible [1] [2] and ancient geographers and ethnographers such as Herodotus, is a measurement of distance. In the Bible, it is not as precisely defined as other Biblical measurements of distance; the distance has been estimated from 32 to 40 kilometers (20 to 25 miles).
Ruth in Boaz's Field by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld. In the days when the judges were leading the tribes of Israel, there was a famine.Because of this crisis, Elimelech, a man from Bethlehem in Judah, moved to Moab with his wife, Naomi, and his two sons, Mahlon and Chilion.
The family lived in Bethlehem in Judea. Due to famine, Elimelech and his family left the Land of Israel and settled in Moab, where he died. His children, Machalon and Chilyon, married two Moabite women, Ruth and Arpah. When Elimelech's two sons later died, Naomi and Ruth returned to Bethlehem. Ruth later married Boaz, a relative of Elimelech. [1]
The Bible reports that, on hearing this news, Jews who had fled to Moab, Ammon, Edom, and in other countries returned to Judah (Jeremiah 40:11–12). Gedaliah was assassinated by Ishmael son of Nethaniah two months later, and the population that had remained and those who had returned then fled to Egypt for safety ( 2 Kings 25:25–26 ...
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