View of modern Shiloh, a modern community established adjacent to the ancient biblical site, Tel Shilo.
Shiloh (Hebrew: שלה, Šīlōh, Hebrew: שלו, Šīlô, Hebrew: שילו, Šîlô) was an ancient city in the tribe of Ephraim mentioned in the Bible. It was located twelve miles north and east of Bethel and about twelve miles south of Sychar.[1] It was the site of Israel's early sanctuary in the time of the Judges,[2] a capital of Israel for 300 years before Jerusalem.[3]. The ark was removed from Shiloh in a battle with the Philistines (1Samuel 4:3 )
References
- ↑ Douglas, J.D.; Tenney, Merril C, ed. (1987). The New International Dictionary of the Bible. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House. p. 934. ISBN 0-310-33190-0.
- ↑ Unger, Merrill F (1988). Harrison, R. K.. ed. The New Unger´s Bible Dictionary. Chicago: Moody Press. pp. 922-923. ISBN 0-8024-9037-9.
- ↑ Berrett, LaMar C.; Ogden, D. Kelly (1996). Discovering The World of The Bible. Grandin Book Company. p. 94. ISBN 0-910523-52-5.
