שְׁכֶם
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שְׁכֶם (Shechem) is an ancient city of major biblical and historical significance in the central hill country of the Land of Israel, near modern-day Nablus in the West Bank.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| שְׁכֶם canonical | 2 |
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ biblical city ⓘ |
| arabicName | نابلس القديمة (تل بلاطة / شكيم التاريخية) ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSiteName | Tel Balata ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Samaritans
ⓘ
Abraham ⓘ
surface form:
patriarch Abraham
patriarch Jacob ⓘ patriarch Joseph ⓘ tribe of Ephraim ⓘ Tribe of Manasseh ⓘ
surface form:
tribe of Manasseh
|
| biblicalEvent |
Abram
ⓘ
surface form:
Abraham built an altar near Shechem
Dinah incident involving sons of Jacob ⓘ Jacob purchased land near Shechem ⓘ burial of Joseph’s bones at Shechem ⓘ covenant renewal under Joshua at Shechem ⓘ crowning of Abimelech as king at Shechem ⓘ proclamation of blessings and curses between Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal ⓘ |
| contains | large Canaanite temple ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Assyria
ⓘ
surface form:
Assyrian Empire
Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Persian Empire
Roman Empire ⓘ Canaanites ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Canaanites
Israelites ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Israelites
|
| country |
Eretz HaKodesh
ⓘ
surface form:
Land of Israel
|
| excavatedBy |
American archaeological expeditions
ⓘ
German archaeological expeditions ⓘ |
| fortifications | massive Middle Bronze Age city wall ⓘ |
| greekName | Σίκιμα ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalLayersFrom |
Iron Age
ⓘ
Late Bronze Age ⓘ Middle Bronze Age ⓘ |
| hebrewName | שְׁכֶם self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important archaeological and biblical heritage site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
West Bank
ⓘ
central hill country of the Land of Israel ⓘ State of Palestine ⓘ
surface form:
modern-day State of Palestine
region of Samaria ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Nablus ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Books of Chronicles
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Chronicles
Book of Genesis ⓘ Book of Joshua ⓘ Judges ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Judges
Books of Kings ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Kings
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
New Testament ⓘ |
| nearbySacredSite |
Mount Gerizim area
ⓘ
surface form:
Mount Gerizim Samaritan sanctuary
|
| religiousSignificance | holy site for Samaritans ⓘ |
| servedAs |
capital of the Kingdom of Israel in its early phase
ⓘ
early cultic center in ancient Israel ⓘ political center in the period of the Judges ⓘ |
| situatedBetween |
Mount Ebal
ⓘ
Mount Gerizim area ⓘ
surface form:
Mount Gerizim
|
| successorSettlement | Flavia Neapolis (Nablus) ⓘ |
| transliteration | Shechem ⓘ |
| valleyLocation | between Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
שכם