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.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shechem canonical | 28 |
| ancient city of Shechem | 2 |
| Shechem (Nablus) | 1 |
| Shechem (in some biblical traditions) | 1 |
| city of Samaria | 1 |
| lords of Shechem | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
biblical city ⓘ |
| appearsInText | Amarna letters ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSiteName | Tell Balata ⓘ |
| associatedRuler | Labayu ⓘ |
| associatedWithPatriarch |
Abraham
ⓘ
Jacob ⓘ Joseph ⓘ |
| countryToday | State of Palestine ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Canaanites
ⓘ
surface form:
Canaanite
Israelites ⓘ
surface form:
Israelite
Samaritanism ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ |
| fortificationType | walled city ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalExcavationsBy |
American expeditions
ⓘ
German expeditions ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLandmark |
Mount Ebal
ⓘ
Mount Gerizim area ⓘ
surface form:
Mount Gerizim
|
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canaan
ⓘ
Ancient Near East ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Near East
Judean Mountains ⓘ
surface form:
central highlands of Canaan
region of Samaria ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | shoulder ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| modernSiteNear | Nablus ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
early Israelite worship center
ⓘ
site of covenant ceremonies ⓘ |
| religiousStructure | temple or fortress-temple complex ⓘ |
| tribalTerritory |
tribe of Ephraim
ⓘ
Tribe of Manasseh ⓘ
surface form:
tribe of Manasseh
|
Referenced by (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
city of Samaria
subject surface form:
Tribe of Ephraim
this entity surface form:
lords of Shechem
subject surface form:
שכם
this entity surface form:
ancient city of Shechem
this entity surface form:
Shechem (in some biblical traditions)
subject surface form:
Hivites
this entity surface form:
ancient city of Shechem
this entity surface form:
Shechem (Nablus)