Sunday, November 8, 2009

Back To Bethel, and the quarreling with "Lot


biblep2.blogspot.com   The Arabic Translation by the Author
The wealth which "Abram" has obtained  from the pharoah,combined with the real state of poverty of the region , to create a reason of a quarreling between the herdsmen of "Lot" and his herdsmen ,when he returned to "Beth El" or ,"Tel betten" ( Now) ( 1*see H.Th. Frank,"An Archeological Companion To The Bible ".) It was an habitual conflict between the herdsmen at that time ,because of  the grass and the fodder ,"Abram" did not use his legal priority as he was elder than "Lot" and his being as his uncle ,(This tradition which led after some time to the tradition of the firstborn son which led after wards to the specialized priesthood or the opportunity of the king ,or the position of the prophet  ,I have a research in that concern I will publish it afterwords,)"Abram" left to "Lot " the options to choose  another place to live safely without  quarreling.
      who study the geography of that area ,assured that it was seen from that place , the cities of "Sodom" ,"Gomorrah","Zoar" etc, they were visible because, the place where "Abram" was standing with "Lot" ,which was called "Beth El" ,was higher than these cities (2*G.A.Smith, "The Historical Geography Of The Holy Lands,1931,National Atlas of Israel [in Hebrew] ", "Lot " saw "Sodom" and "Gomorrah" filled with the plants, and where it was plants, there was a plenty of water and food and wealth , so he chose that place  of "Sodom and Gomorrah", but he couldn't see actually the morality of people , from that higher place , where he was standing with his uncle there , he travailed to the east  to his chosen places, but his uncle travailed to the west .
           Most of the area of "Sodom"now lies under the "Dead sea" or "The Sea Of Salt" , a small area remains over the sea and became without inhabitants during the 600 years after that events , It has known after that by the name "Bab El Dahra"( 3*see "G.E.Wright ") Wright and the other  archeologists, have some evidences that there had been an earthquake at that place ,accompanied by a high explosion ,due to the gases of the petroleum oil well ,  which was there near "Lot"'s place.
          The Holy Bible records "The First War For Oil In The Human History " When "Lot' co operate with the kings , to seize the well which the Holy Bible called it "The Red well" (see Genesis 14:10) it was full of "Bot-amine" , a black bright liquid substance which looks in the bottom of the well , when reflected the sun shine color , it looks red colored liquid due to the color of the sunshine , .It was under the pressure of the earthquake, it exploded  with its gasses and oils, to burn all the area .
           "lot " lost all of his properties and all his dreams of wealth,he lost also his daughters and their husbands, he lost his wife ,even the two daughters of him , gave  him a wine to drink to conceive him,so, they born for him two sons "Ben Ami" and "Moab"( Genesis 19:38).
           Without the help of his uncle "Abram" who saved him from the captivity, to avoid the real death as a slave under the orders and rules of his masters ,who won the war over him , how did he can obey the leading of the two angels , if he was a slave ?,  he has chosen the plenty of water and plants and wealth,but in vain.
            Leave a comment .                                                             Rev. Joseph


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