SPECIFICLY, IN OUR CASE, THE LAND OF PROPHET SAMUEL from the high place of Gibeon, the original home of the school of the prophets, Naioth, in Ramah.
So Solomon and all the congregation with him went to the high place that was at Gibeon; for there was the tabernacle of the congregation of God, which Moses the servant of the Lord had made in the wilderness (2 chronicles 1:3).
The mountain of Samuel (Har Shemu'el), bordering Benjamin and Judah, is known in Scripture as "high place of Gibeon", the highest mountain to the northwest of Jerusalem. It was given the name, "Mountain of joy" by King Richard of England, because of the breathtaking view of Jerusalem. The village, Gibeon is at its base; the village Ramah, home of Samuel, where he judged the nation of Israel, is at the top of the mountain.
The high place of Gibeon, at Ramah, is the location of SAMUEL'S TOMB. The Orthodox Jews consider it to be the most important holy site in ISRAEL, next to the Wailing Wall.
And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for it was the GREAT HIGH PLACE; a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon the altar. (1 Kings 3:3-4).
Can you imagine the mountain burning with the fire from heaven as the sacrifice was received?
In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon… (2 Chronicles 1:5-7, 13). Then Solomon came from his journey to the high place that was Gibeon to Jerusalem.
It was also to this location that David fled when chased by Saul's men.
1 Samuel 18:18 When David had fled and made his escape, he went to Samuel at Ramah and told him all that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went to Naioth and stayed there.
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19 Word came to Saul: "David is in Naioth at Ramah";20 so he sent men to capture him. But when they saw a group of prophets prophesying, with Samuel standing there as their leader, the Spirit of God came upon Saul's men and they also prophesied.
When they saw the company of prophets prophesying and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul and they also prophesied. [1Sam 19:18-19]. Dakes refers to this place, Naioth, as the location of Samuel's school of the prophets as well as his home at RAMAH.
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God's Endtime Plan with
Samuel's Mountain
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Isn't it exciting to know that the springs of Samuel are on our land? An orthodox rabbi once told us that NAIOTH was located on the lower level of our property, with its olive trees and springs of water and an ancient dwelling, which we have restored. It was therefore the place where Samuel taught the prophets and where Saul prophesied. Isn't it a SIGN & A WONDER?
One the SPRINGS OF SAMUEL, in a cave, was modified to serve as a MIKVAH - see picture elsewhere. JEWS come from all over Israel and the world to visit the mikvah to take the ritual bath of purification from sins. (An average of a 100 per day and up to a 1,000 during FEAST times.
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