Genesis 33:18 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 33:18

After Jacob had come from Paddan-aram, he arrived safely at the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan, and he camped just outside the city.

BSB

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ASV

And Jacob came in peace to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Paddan-aram; and encamped before the city.

KJV

And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan–aram; and pitched his tent before the city.

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Commentary

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Hebrew Questions on Genesis (420)

(Verse 18) And Jacob came to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Mesopotamia of Syria. A confusion arises, as to how Shechem is called the city of Salem, when Jerusalem, where Melchizedek reigned, was previously called Salem.

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem - The word שלם shalem, in the Samaritan שלום shalom, should be translated here in peace, or in safety. After resting some time at Succoth, which was necessary for the safety of his flocks and the comfort of his family, he got safely to a city of Shechem, in health of body, without any loss of his cattle or servants, his wives and children being also in safety.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Shalem--that is, "peace"; and the meaning may be that Jacob came into Canaan, arriving safe and sound at the city Shechem--a tribute to Him who had promised such a return (compare Ge 28:15). But most writers take Shalem as a proper name--a city of Shechem, and the site is marked by one of the little villages about two miles to the northeast.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיָּבֹא֩	vai.ya.Vo'	and he came	H935 →
יַעֲקֹ֨ב	ya.'a.Ko	Jacob	H3290 →
שָׁלֵ֜ם	sha.Lem	safe	H8003 →
עִ֣יר	'ir	[the] city of	H5892 →
שְׁכֶ֗ם	she.Khem	Shechem	H7927 →
אֲשֶׁר֙	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
בְּאֶ֣רֶץ	be.'E.retz	[is] in [the] land of	H776 →
כְּנַ֔עַן	ke.Na.'an	Canaan	H3667 →
בְּבֹא֖וֹ	be.vo.'O	when came he	H935 →
מִפַּדַּ֣ן	mi.pa.Dan	from Paddan	H6307 →
אֲרָ֑ם	'a.Ram	Aram	H758 →
וַיִּ֖חַן	vai.Yi.chan	and he camped	H2583 →
אֶת־	'et-	with	H854 →
פְּנֵ֥י	pe.Nei	[the] face of	H6440 →
הָעִֽיר׃	ha.'Ir	the city	H5892 →

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John 4:5
So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
leads to
- Joshua 24:32
  And the bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up out of Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the plot of land that Jacob had purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father,…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Genesis 33:19
  And the plot of ground where he pitched his tent, he purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver.
- Genesis 48:22
  And to you, as one who is above your brothers, I give the ridge of land that I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.”
Through
Genesis 25:20
and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean.
leads to
- Genesis 24:29
  Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban, and he rushed out to the man at the spring.
- Genesis 24:67
  And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah as his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after his mother’s death.
Through
Joshua 24:1
Then Joshua assembled all the tribes of Israel at Shechem. He summoned the elders, leaders, judges, and officers of Israel, and they presented themselves before God.
leads to
- Joshua 23:2
  he summoned all Israel, including its elders, leaders, judges, and officers. “I am old and well along in years,” he said,
- 1 Samuel 10:19
  But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions, and you have said to Him, ‘No, set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the…
Through
Judges 9:1
Now Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to his mother’s brothers at Shechem and said to them and to all the clan of his mother,
leads to
- Judges 8:31
  His concubine, who dwelt in Shechem, also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.

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