Shechem
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Shechem was an important ancient city in the central highlands of Canaan, serving as a significant political and religious center in biblical times.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
→
biblical city → |
| appearsInText |
Amarna letters
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|
| archaeologicalSiteName |
Tell Balata
→
|
| associatedRuler |
Labayu
→
|
| associatedWithPatriarch |
Abraham
→
Jacob → Joseph → |
| countryToday |
State of Palestine
→
|
| culturalContext |
Canaanite
→
Israelite → Samaritan → |
| event |
Abraham built an altar there
→
Dinah incident involving the sons of Jacob → Jacob buried foreign gods under the oak near Shechem → Jacob purchased land there → Joshua set up a stone of witness there → assembly of Israel to make Rehoboam king → division of the united monarchy of Israel → renewal of the covenant under Joshua → |
| firstBiblicalMention |
Book of Genesis
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|
| fortificationType |
walled city
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|
| hasArchaeologicalExcavationsBy |
American expeditions
→
German expeditions → |
| hasNearbyLandmark |
Mount Ebal
→
Mount Gerizim → |
| languageOfName |
Hebrew
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|
| locatedIn |
Canaan
→
ancient Near East → central highlands of Canaan → region of Samaria → |
| meaningOfName |
shoulder
→
|
| mentionedIn |
Hebrew Bible
→
Old Testament → |
| modernSiteNear |
Nablus
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|
| nameInHebrewScript |
שְׁכֶם
→
|
| nearbyFeature |
fertile valley
→
important north–south trade route → |
| periodOfOccupation |
Iron Age
→
Late Bronze Age → Middle Bronze Age → |
| politicalSignificance |
capital of the Kingdom of Israel under Jeroboam I for a time
→
early Israelite political center → |
| religiousGroupAssociation |
Samaritans
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|
| religiousSignificance |
early Israelite worship center
→
site of covenant ceremonies → |
| religiousStructure |
temple or fortress-temple complex
→
|
| tribalTerritory |
tribe of Ephraim
→
tribe of Manasseh → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Nablus
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hasOldName |
|
Ancient Israel
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|
keyCity |
|
Canaan
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|
majorCity |
|
Sebaste
("city of Samaria")
→
|
predecessor |
|
Book of Joshua
→
|
setting |