參考版本 AFV  A  Faithful Version 的希臘文 2009版本

耶和華的事，私用沒有版權

1. And the LORD said to Abram, “Get out of your country, and from your kindred, and from your father’s house into a land that I will show you.

2. And I will make of you a great nation. And I will bless you and make your name great. And you shall be a blessing.

3. And I will bless those that bless you and curse the one who curses you. And in you shall all families of the earth be blessed.”

4. Then Abram departed, even as the LORD had spoken to him. And Lot went with him. And Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.

5. And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the people that they had gained in Haran. And they went forth to go into the land of Canaan. And they came into the land of Canaan.

6. And Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, unto the Oak of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.

7. And the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your seed.” And he built an altar there to the LORD, Who had appeared to him.

8. And he moved from there to a mountain on the east of Bethel. And he pitched his tent with Bethel toward the sea and Hai on the east. And he built an altar there to the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.

9. And Abram journeyed, going on toward the south.

 (A Faithful Version)

1. 某日，耶和華對亞伯蘭說，要離開這地、這族群、你現在的父家，到指示的地方去。

2. 要使你成為大族，會賜福給你，你的名聲不斷壯大，福氣隨時日加增。

3. 祝福你的，我會加增他們的福氣。咒詛的，會得咒詛。各族因而得到祝福。

4. 耶和華說了這番話，亞伯蘭便離開那地。羅得與其他人一起隨亞伯蘭離開，到達哈蘭的時候，年七十五歲。

5. 亞伯蘭帶著妻子撒萊、他哥哥的兒子羅得，和眾多人等並財物朝迦南地去，安全到達這個地域。

6. 亞伯蘭繼續前行，來到示劍人的地方，那地方稱為摩利，那裡有一橡樹林，有迦南的後人住在其中。

7. 耶和華向亞伯蘭顯現，吩咐去築一座壇，並說這地域是賜給他的後裔。

8. 於是亞伯蘭就找到一處，在伯特利東邊的一個山上，搭了一帳篷，面朝大海。就在這大海朝東邊的方向，在那裡築了一座壇，以耶和華的名字稱呼。

9. 亞伯蘭就從這山地出發，繼續往南行。

Based on the search results, here’s what we know about the distance from Haran to Moreh (Shechem):

The journey from Haran to Canaan was approximately 480 miles (775 km) .

Shechem (where the Oak/Plain of Moreh was located) sat roughly in the geographic center of Canaan, about 32 miles (51 km) north of Jerusalem

Abram was 75 years old when he departed from Haran, and the journey likely took six to twelve months  (如果這是以今日的醫療評估，相信這個行程要短一些)。

For a straight-line reference, the distance from Ur to the Jordan River (near Canaan) is approximately 630 miles  and Haran sits along that route in what is modern-day Turkey

So, from Haran specifically to the Oak of Moreh at Shechem, the distance would be somewhat less than the full 480-mile Haran-to-Canaan journey, since Shechem is in the central part of Canaan rather than its southern end. A reasonable estimate would be roughly 400–450 miles, though the exact figure isn’t precisely stated in the sources.

Shechem   was an ancient city in the Southern Levant, located in the central hill country of Canaan, near modern-day Nablus in the West Bank.    It is identified with the archaeological site of   Tell Balata, just east of Nablus.    Shechem holds significant biblical importance as one of the earliest sites associated with the patriarchs. 

• Biblical Significance:
  • First mentioned in   Genesis 12: 6–7, where   Abraha m arrived and built an altar at the oak of Moreh, receiving God’s promise of the land. 
  • Jacob   later purchased land in Shechem (Genesis 33:18–19), where the   rape of Dinah   (Genesis 34) occurred, leading to a violent retaliation by her brothers Simeon and Levi. 
  • Joseph’s tomb   was located there, where his bones were buried (Joshua 24:32), and it became a site of covenant renewal under   Joshua, who assembled Israel at Shechem to reaffirm their loyalty to God (Joshua 24). 
  • It served as the   capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel   after the split from Judah, chosen by Rehoboam   and later fortified by   Jeroboam I (1 Kings 12:1–25). 
• Geography & Strategic Importance:
  • Situated between   Mount Gerizim   (south) and  Mount Ebal   (north), Shechem controlled a key east-west pass connecting the Jordan Valley to the Mediterranean coast. 
  • The fertile valley, fed by abundant springs, made it a vital agricultural and trade hub. 
• Later History:
  • Became a prominent   Samaritan religious center   during the Hellenistic and Roman periods. 
  • Known in the New Testament as   Sychar, the site of Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman at   Jacob’s Well  (John 4:5–26), symbolizing the universality of salvation.
• Archaeological Evidence:
  • Excavations at Tell Balata reveal   Middle Bronze II (c.  1900 BCE) fortifications, Cyclopean walls, and a gate complex, consistent with biblical and Amarna letter references. 

Today, the site is part of the Palestinian Authority, and   Nablus   (formerly Flavia Neapolis) is the modern city that grew from the ancient settlement, though the ruins of Shechem lie just east of it.

這段記述似乎是亞伯蘭受到感動，要從哈蘭回歸迦南他拉，他先祖的出生地。這就似流浪他鄉的人對家鄉的想念，希望有日回歸，就是很早以前，離開那個地方、那個民族，以及那位先祖的居地。到那個指示的地方，這地方在那？

在原來的居住地，從新向世界出發。這是個合理又明顯的動機，反映出亞伯蘭並不甘於寄居的環境下，看來是一事無成。回歸，那先祖曾築壇的地方。這地方似乎就是迦南。

當亞伯蘭回到迦南地，似乎是效法先祖挪亞，要築壇記念耶和華。他先祖挪亞就是當從方舟出來，便築了一壇。亞伯蘭選擇了伯特利的一個山上，築一壇以其名記念耶和華，看來是效法挪亞。伯特利意思是耶和華給他們永恆的居所，這壇是心意的呈獻。

註：這處有個問題，當創造時，亞當和夏娃那是直接的面對。之後，摩西用一詞：耶和華說。這情景是面對面還是在人心裡呈現？

這段記載的地點，在日後都反映出它的意義，是這族群的生活範圍

Bethel  was an ancient Israelite city and sacred site located in the central hill country of Canaan, approximately 10–12 miles north of Jerusalem.   Its name, meaning  “House of God”  in Hebrew, reflects its deep religious significance in biblical tradition. 

• Biblical Origins: First mentioned in   Genesis 12:8, Bethel was where   Abraham   built an altar after arriving from Shechem.   It later became the site of   Jacob’s  dream  of a ladder to heaven (Genesis 28:10–19), where he named the place Bethel and anointed a stone pillar as a memorial. 
• Historical Significance: Originally known as  Luz, a Canaanite city, it was captured by the tribe of Joseph (Judges 1:23) and later became a major religious center.   The   Ark of the Covenant   was kept at Bethel during the period of the Judges (Judges 20:26–27). 
• Divided Kingdom Era: Under   King Jeroboam I, Bethel was established as a center of idolatry with a golden calf, a move that led to strong prophetic condemnation by   Amos   and   Hosea, who referred to it as   “Beth-aven”   (House of Wickedness). 
• Archaeological Site:   Most scholars identify Bethel with the modern village of   Beitin in the West Bank, northeast of Ramallah.   Excavations reveal layers of settlement from the Iron Age, including evidence of a major fire in the 13th century BC and destruction by the Assyrians in 724–722 BC.
• Later History: The city was resettled after the Babylonian exile (Ezra 2:28) and remained inhabited through the Roman period. It was later fortified by the Maccabees and mentioned in Josephus’s accounts of the First Jewish-Roman War. 

Bethel’s legacy endures as a symbol of both divine revelation and spiritual apostasy in Israel’s history.

如果這段理解合乎摩西的用意，那就明白耶和華看顧亞伯拉罕的理由：一位心中常存耶和華的人。他不完美，卻是真情一片，從無反悔。依靠住耶和華去實現他的理想：回歸祖地不再流浪。按以色人的歷史，多年分散，一直渴望回歸，相信這是第一次，在自己有能力時，帶著耶和華去實現自己的理想。

這樣的心態，看來是會得耶和華的加倍愛護。