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offering up His only son Jesus, as a sacrifice. (Gen 22:2, 3) The city of David, Jerusalem, was eventually
settled on this mountain, and the place of the Temple where sacrifices were offered daily was located
on the exact spot that Abraham offered up his son as a sacrifice. Here, one thousand years after
Abraham, David built an altar and offered sacrifices to God. Here Solomon’s temple was built, on the
spot that had been the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite (2 Sam. 24:24). And Jesus was offered up
as a sacrifice for man’s sin just a short distance from the Temple. It is no coincidence that all these
events occurred on this one spot, for they all point to the sacrifice of blood and the salvation of GRACE.

3. Back to Beersheba as he grew up.

4. Beer Laihairio, also known as Kadesh Barnea. This was Isaac’s home after he married Rebekah. It
was here that his sons, Jacob and Esau were born. (Gen. 24: 62-67)

5. Gerar. Because there was a great famine in the land, Isaac moved to Gerar in the country of the
Philistines. This is where he repeated the sin of his father and deceived Abimelech, the king of Gerar
(Gen 26:1-16). In the Valley of Gerar, Isaac dug a number of wells. The men of Gerar contended with
the herdsmen of Isaac and forced him to leave the area. He named one of the contested wells “Esek”
and the other one “Sitnah.” (Gen. 26:22)

6. Rehoboth. Isaac was permitted to dwell in this area of plenty and he could now live in peace. He
dug a well, kept it, and called the place “Rehoboth,” which means, “there is room” (Gen. 26:22).

7. Beersheba. The Philistine king made a treaty of peace with him, and Isaac lived there many years.
Isaac also renamed the site Beer-Sheba after he had received a special revelation from the Lord (Gen.
35:27-20)

8. Hebron. Isaac spent his final days here, and at the age of 180 year old died and was buried in the
family sepulcher at Machpelah (Gen. 35:27-29) next to Rebecca, his wife. Hebron is one of the most
ancient cities in the world still in existence. It was also known as Mamre, known for its oak trees. Here
Abraham pitched his tents. Hebron became one of the cities of refuge. It was David’s first capital for 7
½ years (2 Sam. 5:5).

Hebron: Biblical City, Modern Significance

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