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n 100 miles / 160 km Area of Mahanaim and Penuel (Peniel) —exact locations dependent upon archaeological and biblical interpretations Jordan R. Jabbok R. Yarmuk R. Pella Ramoth-gilead Beth-shan Rabbah Jericho Succoth Mizpah ? Salem Bethlehem Bethel (Luz) Ai Shechem Dothan Megiddo Dead Sea Ashteroth Jacob to Haran Esau from Edom Jacob from Haran Alternate route Alternate route 34˚ E 36˚ E 36˚ E 38˚ E 34˚ E 34˚ N 36˚ N 30˚ N 32˚ N Jordan R. Arnon R. Balikh R. Zered R. Jabbok R. Euphrates R. Litani R. Dead Sea Aqaba Mediterranean Sea Cyprus Lebanon Mtns. Anti-Lebanon Mtns. Wilderness of Paran Wilderness of Zin Negeb Mt. Hermon Desert Arabah Mt. Seir Tripolis-Homs-Palmyra Depression Amorites Amalekites Hamath Edom Moab Ammon Paddan- Aram Canaan Phoenicia Aram (Syria) Damascus Laish (Dan) Hazor Tyre Sidon Lebo-hamath Byblos Qatna Hamath Ebla Ugarit Aleppo Tarsus Carchemish Haran Tadmor (Palmyra) Ashteroth-karnaim (Ashtaroth) Beth-shan Rabbah Dibon Kiriathaim Jericho Kadesh-barnea (En-mishpat) Punon Bozrah Petra El-paran (Ezion-geber) Beer-lahai-roi Beersheba Hebron (Mamre) Gaza Ashdod Ashkelon Gerar Salem Timnah Bethel (Luz) Shechem Megiddo Acco Jacob travels to Haran to escape Esau and acquire a bride Esau travels to meet Jacob upon Jacob’s return from Haran Jacob serves Laban for 20 years, acquiring a large family and many possessions. Jacob and his family return from Haran ...with Laban in pursuit BcResources.net © ncBc 2111220-gen2800-3500-jacob-jrnys-map-bcrx 3/1/2014 Genesis 28-35 Journeys of Jacob

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n100 miles / 160 km

Area of Mahanaim and Penuel (Peniel)—exact locations dependent upon archaeological and biblical interpretations

Jord

an R

.

Jabbok R.

Yarmuk R.

PellaRamoth-gileadBeth-shan

Rabbah

Jericho

Succoth

Mizpah ?

Salem

Bethlehem

Bethel(Luz) Ai

Shechem

Dothan

Megiddo

Dea

d Se

a

Ashteroth

Jacob to Haran

Esau

from

Edo

m

Jacob from H

aran

Alternate route

Alternate route

34˚ E

36˚ E

36˚ E 38˚ E34˚ E

34˚ N

36˚ N

30˚ N

32˚ N Jord

an R

.

Arnon R.

Balikh R

.

Zered R.

Jabbok R.

Euphrates R.Lita

ni R.

Dea

d Se

a

Aqab

a

Mediterranean Sea

Cyprus

Leba

non

Mtn

s.

Anti-Leb

anon M

tns.

Wilderness of Paran

Wilderness of Zin

Negeb

Mt. Hermon

Desert

Arab

ah

Mt. Seir

Tripolis-Homs-Palmyra Depression

Amorit

es

Amalek

ites

Hamath

Edom

Moab

Ammon

Paddan-Aram

Canaan

Phoe

nici

a Aram (Syria)Damascus

Laish (Dan)Hazor

Tyre

Sidon

Lebo-hamathByblos

Qatna

Hamath

EblaUgarit

Aleppo

TarsusCarchemish Haran

Tadmor (Palmyra)

Ashteroth-karnaim (Ashtaroth)

Beth-shan

Rabbah

DibonKiriathaim

Jericho

Kadesh-barnea(En-mishpat)

Punon

Bozrah

Petra

El-paran (Ezion-geber)

Beer-lahai-roi

Beersheba

Hebron(Mamre)

Gaza

AshdodAshkelon

Gerar

SalemTimnah

Bethel(Luz)

Shechem

Megiddo

Acco

Jacob travels to Haran to escape Esau and acquire a bride

Esau travels to meet Jacob upon Jacob’s return from Haran

Jacob serves Laban for 20 years, acquiring a large family and many possessions.

Jacob and his family return from Haran...with Laban in pursuit

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