. Sacred geography, and antiquities . YAFA, THE MODERN JOPPA, FEOM THE NORTH. PALESTINE. 113 The name of Hebron in earlier times was Kirjalh-Arha, that is, city ofArba, the great man among the Anakim. Gen. 23:2; Josh. 14:15,15 : 13; 21 : 11; Judg. 1 : 10. Another name appHed to Hebron is Mamre;from Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and Aner (Gen. 14 : 13), butin exactly what extent of signification cannot easily be determined. Thecave of Machpelah, on the eastern side of the valley, is described as beingbefore Mamre (Gen. 23 : 17, 19; 49 : 30), tJie natural interpretation of whichw
. Sacred geography, and antiquities . YAFA, THE MODERN JOPPA, FEOM THE NORTH. PALESTINE. 113 The name of Hebron in earlier times was Kirjalh-Arha, that is, city ofArba, the great man among the Anakim. Gen. 23:2; Josh. 14:15,15 : 13; 21 : 11; Judg. 1 : 10. Another name appHed to Hebron is Mamre;from Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and Aner (Gen. 14 : 13), butin exactly what extent of signification cannot easily be determined. Thecave of Machpelah, on the eastern side of the valley, is described as beingbefore Mamre (Gen. 23 : 17, 19; 49 : 30), tJie natural interpretation of whichwords is, that Mamre lay opposite to it, on the western side of the must suppose, then, that Mamre was a particular quarter of Hebron;or, more j^robably, that Hebron at that time lay on the west side. Ancienttradition places the oaks of Mamre (or terehintlis, not plain, as in our ver-sion) where Abraham dwelt, some distance north of Hebron. The environs of Hebron are fertile, and it is particularly celebrated forits vineyards, which
Size: 2341px × 1068px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1870, booksubjectbible, bookyear1872
