Author: Ben Zion
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Shilo – lecture 9
Shiloh is a bridge, also from a halakhic perspective. We will study the Mishnah and Gemara that describe the holiness of the Tabernacle of Shiloh, as well as the structure of the Tabernacle. Based on these sources and archaeological findings, we will find out where exactly the Tabernacle stood in relation to the city of…
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Derech Hayam – lecture 7
This time too, we will compare two battles – the battle of Israel’s defeat at “Afek” and the battle of Israel’s defeat at Gilboa. They took place at different times and in different places, but the Tanach connects them – when it tells us, without any reason, that in the second battle too, the Philistines…
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Derech Hayam – lecture 6
We will make a linguistic comparison between the two battles of “Even HaEzer”, which were 20 years apart and in different places, but the Tanach tells of them in adjacent chapters and calls the two places “Even HaEzer”. The Tanach conveys a clear message here: that Israel’s perception in the first battle – that the…
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Shilo – lecture 7
Shilo as a Bridge We will begin to understand why Shilo is a bridge in many ways. Geographically – Shilo connects Nablus and Jerusalem. Chronologically – the period of Shilo, which corresponds to the period of the Judges, connects a period of separation, where “everyone will do what is right in his own eyes” to…
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Derech Hayam – lecture 5
The first site we will focus on along the sea route – “Derech Hayam”, is Afek. Israel had two major battles with the Philistines, in the days of the prophet Samuel, between Afek and “Even HaEzer”. In one battle, there was a complete defeat and the destruction of Shiloh, and in the other, a great…
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Derech Hayam – lecture 4
Why doesn’t “Derech Hayam”, go along the sea? Studying maps and understanding the topography of Biblical times will clarify many interesting things for us. We will focus on the question: Why does the road go eastward at a point called “Afek”? What is the strategic importance of “Afek” that made it such a central place…
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