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Later the northern kingdom moved their capital to Samaria (1 Kings 16:24).ĭownload hi-res file Posted by Administrator ApSeptemPosted in Divided Monarchy Period, Judges Period, Old Testament, Patriarchal Period, United Monarchy Period Post navigation From the opening verse of the Bible we encounter terms set as polar opposites of one another: God created the heavens and the earth. Finally, Peniel became one of the first capitals of the northern kingdom of Israel after the northern tribes rebelled against the southern tribe of Judah (1 Kings 12:1-25). David eventually gained control over all Israel (2 Samuel 5:1-5 1 Chronicles 11:1-3), but he himself had to flee to Mahanaim after his son Absalom staged a rebellion in Hebron and Jerusalem (2 Samuel 13-18). Later Mahanaim is mentioned as the headquarters of Saul’s son Ish-bosheth as he competed with David for control over the kingdom of Israel (2 Samuel 2). Gideon tore down a tower at Peniel after the people there refused to help him while he was pursuing the Midianites (Judges 8). In the account of the crossing, the main point is their taking twelve stones with them from the bed of the river to the opposite side. They are first mentioned as the place where Jacob camped and wrestled with the man of God as Jacob anxiously prepared to meet his brother Esau (Genesis 32). During the Old Testament these fortresses stood on opposite sides of the Jabbok River and guarded an important road leading from southern Gilead to the roads of the Jordan River valley. One of the most significant biblical locations that few Bible readers would recognize is the site of the twin fortresses of Mahanaim and Peniel.
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