The Christian Traveler's Guide to the Holy Land by Charles H. Dyer

Author:Charles H. Dyer [Dyer, Charles H.; Hatteberg, Gregory A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-8024-9038-4
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Published: 2014-04-08T16:00:00+00:00

The spring of Harod, where Gideon chose his 300 men, flows from the base of Mount Gilboa into the Jezreel Valley

Period of Conquest Joshua 17:16—God allotted the Valley of Jezreel to the tribe of Manasseh, but they could not take it because the inhabitants of the valley used “iron chariots.”

Period of the Judges Judges 6:33–37; 7:1–25—Gideon defeated the Midianites in the Valley of Jezreel. Gideon and his men camped on Mount Gilboa while the Midianites camped on the Hill of Moreh.

United Kingdom 1 Samuel 29:1; 31:1–8—Saul was killed by the Philistines on Mount Gilboa at the southeastern end of the Valley of Jezreel.

1 Kings 4:12—Solomon placed Beth Shan, Megiddo, and Jezreel under the governorship of Baana, son of Ahilud.

Divided Kingdom 1 Kings 18:45–19:2—Ahab and Jezebel had a residence in the city of Jezreel, which is in the Valley of Jezreel. After the contest with the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel, Elijah outran Ahab’s chariot to Jezreel, where Jezebel threatened to have him killed.

2 Kings 4:8–37—The prophet Elisha raised the Shunammite woman’s son back to life. (Shunem is located in the Jezreel Valley on the southern slope of the Hill of Moreh.)

2 Kings 9:14–37—Jehu killed Joram, king of Israel (Ahab’s son); Ahaziah, king of Judah; and Jezebel in Jezreel.

Hosea 1:4–5—The prophet Hosea named his first child “Jezreel” as a sign to show Israel that God would allow Israel to be defeated in the Jezreel Valley for the bloodshed of Jehu and his successors at the city of Jezreel.

Life of Christ Luke 7:11–17—Jesus visited the town of Nain on the northern slope of the Hill of Moreh and raised a woman’s young son to life.

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