Biblical places
Shechem
The place where Abraham first built an altar upon entering Canaan (Genesis 12:6-7), and where Jacob settled and Joseph was buried. Identified with the Tell Balata ruins near modern Nablus.
Sources and location confidence
- Location confidence
- Very High
- Tell Balata
- 32.2136, 35.2820
The two sources' coordinates match very closely (within 0.01 degrees).
Related Bible passages
These are selected indexed references, not an exhaustive list of every mention in the Bible.
Genesis 33:18
And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan–aram; and pitched his tent before the city.
Joshua 17:7
And the coast of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethah, that lieth before Shechem; and the border went along on the right hand unto the inhabitants of En–tappuah.
Judges 8:31
And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.
1 Kings 12:1
And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.
1 Chronicles 6:67
And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs,
2 Chronicles 10:1
And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Israel come to make him king.
Psalms 60:6
God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
Jeremiah 41:5
That there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even fourscore men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of the Lord.
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