Author: Ben Zion
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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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Derech Hayam – lecture 3
If avoiding the “Road of the Philistines” after leaving Egypt was to avoid war, then they also encountered war at the Red Sea! So what was the real reason for avoiding the short and direct road? We will see different explanations, arriving at an interesting hypothesis: The Israelites had to go through a long process…
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Shilo – lecture 2
In this lecture, we will begin to discuss in depth the questions from the quiz in the previous lecture: Is Shiloh a place that God chose? And if so, why? It is apparently not a significant place during the patriarchal period. Did Jacob speak of Shiloh in his blessing to Judah? Is there a “Shekhinah”…