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"Abram" was 75 years old when he began his trip to the "Holy Lands" , he accompanied his wife "Sarai" and his slaves ,cattle and sheep with "Lot" the son of his late brother "Haran", therefore "Lot" then was his respected brother, as he was a respected as a son of "Tarah" , "Abram's" father , "Lot" also was the brother of "Abram's" wife , he accompanied "Abram" with his wife, slaves, cattle and sheep , they went towards the western east , to "Sichem", It's name was "Luz" during the times of "Abram", but "moses as an inspired writer called the places according to the names, which were popular in his times, in order to enable the people to know it, and follow his ideas (see Judges 1.23).
The city of "Sichem" now is "Tell Balata". At "Abram" times it was an "Oak tree of Morah"there , It was known that, the oak trees have a good shadow, because it was an aged tree , a high tree ,with thick branches, which absorbed the heat of the son rays , it was 31 mile north of "Jerusalem" where the mount of "Gerzeem" ,5.5 miles southern east of "Samaria", the inhabitants who lived there during that period were "Canaanite " people .
"Mme , Marquet Krause"(1* see H.T. Frank " An Archaeological Companion to the Bible ) have found three old walls for the city of " Tel Betteen"( the modern name of the old "Beth El" ) it was clear that every wall was destroyed as a result of attacking , they related to different ages , the oldest one refer to 2200 years B.C , and she found also, an old sanctuary related to the same period . "Beth El " was far from "Jerusalem by 12 miles in the northern direction , and far from "Sichem" by 19 miles in the souther direction .
So "Abram and his folk departed the "Oak" after sometimes of rest, towards the south and passed from "Beth El"towards "Ai" , but at the middle of the distance between "Beth El " and "Ai" , "Abram" built a sanctuary to God, who appeared to him . It was appeared that he walked towards the south direction, by the leading of God, from place to another ,"Abram" himself knew nothing about the way, but he was obedient to God's leading .
But the economic state weakened "Abram", he himself thought without God's leading, that it was better to him to go to "Egypt", to solve his economic problems , but the faithfulness of God did not leave him, to hurt himself with his group, so God interfere as we shall see . leave a comment . thanks . Rev. Joseph
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