Shunem
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Shunem was an ancient town in the Jezreel Valley of Israel, noted in the Hebrew Bible as the home of the Shunammite woman who hosted the prophet Elisha.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient town
ⓘ
biblical location ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Sunem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Elisha’s hospitality by the Shunammite woman
ⓘ
Philistine encampment before battle of Gilboa ⓘ Saul’s fear at Philistine army at Shunem ⓘ miraculous birth of the Shunammite’s son ⓘ raising of the Shunammite’s son by Elisha ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
King Saul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shunammite woman ⓘ prophet Elisha NERFINISHED ⓘ prophet Elisha’s host ⓘ |
| country | ancient Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | town of Issachar ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | ancient Near East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jezreel Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Land of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Galilee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of 1 Samuel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Book of 2 Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Joshua NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| neighboringLocation |
Endor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jezreel NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Gilboa NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notedFor |
Elisha’s miracles
ⓘ
hospitality of the Shunammite woman ⓘ |
| possibleModernSite |
Sulam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sulem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Northern Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| scripturalRole |
setting of Elisha narratives
ⓘ
site of Philistine military camp ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Iron Age Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tribalTerritory | Issachar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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