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2. Mount Moriah. Abraham took Isaac to the Mountains of Moriah to offer him as a burnt offering to
God. The Lord stopped him in the middle of the act and provided a substitute to teach him about God’s
plan of salvation in 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).

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