Saturday, August 21, 2010

Biblical Shechem

Biblical Shechem
1. Abraham promised the land.
2. Jacob buys a plot of land; Dinah is raped.
3. Jacob's sons are tending the sheep here before Joseph finds them in Dothan.
4. The covenant is confirmed during the Conquest.
5. The city is set aside as a levitical city and a city of refuge.
6. Joseph is buried here.
7. The ten tribes reject Rehoboam.


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