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Shechem

Shechem (Biblical Place • 32.214°N, 35.282°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 12:6 , Gen 33:18 , Gen 35:4 , Gen 37:12 , Gen 37:13 , Gen 37:14 . Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Abrahamic Covenant & the Patriarchs—Called from Ur of the Chaldeans and Haran into Canaan ( Genesis 12:1 ), Abram —renamed Abraham in Genesis 17:5 —receives the covenant promise of land, numerous descendants, and blessing to all nations through Isaac and Jacob .

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Shechem (Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 12:6 , Gen 33:18 , Gen 35:4 , Gen 37:12 , Gen 37:13 , Gen 37:14 .) Tower of Shechem (Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 9:46 , Judg 9:47 , Judg 9:49 (identified with Shechem ).) Moreh 1 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 12:6 , Deut 11:30 (identified with Shechem).) Beth-millo (Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 9:6 , Judg 9:20 (identified with Shechem).) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Ishtar Gate of Babylon — Monumental double gate on the northern wall of inner Babylon constructed by King Nebuchadnezzar II around 575 BC during the era of Daniel and the Judean exile, clad in brilliant cobalt-blue glazed bricks embossed with alternating rows of golden lions, bulls (aurochs), and dragons (mušḫuššu).

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Numbers 26:31 : "And of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites: and of Shechem , the family of the Shechemites:"; 1 Kings 12:1 : "And Rehoboam went to Shechem : for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king."; 2 Chronicles 10:1 : "And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Israel come to make him king.". Related canonical books and chapters: Judges 9 ( Judges • Chapter 9 (57 verses)), Joshua 20 ( Joshua • Chapter 20 (9 verses)), 1 Kings 12 ( 1 Kings • Chapter 12 (33 verses)).

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Topics, People & Places (36)

Shechem
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Biblical Place • 32.214°N, 35.282°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 12:6 , Gen 33:18 , Gen 35:4 , Gen 37:12 , Gen 37:13 , Gen 37:14 .

Tower of Shechem
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Biblical Place • Shechem • 32.214°N, 35.282°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 9:46 , Judg 9:47 , Judg 9:49 (identified with Shechem ).

Moreh 1
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Biblical Place • Shechem • 32.214°N, 35.282°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 12:6 , Deut 11:30 (identified with Shechem ).

Beth-millo
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Biblical Place • Shechem • 32.214°N, 35.282°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 9:6 , Judg 9:20 (identified with Shechem ).

Diviners' Oak
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Biblical Place • Shechem • 32.214°N, 35.282°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 9:37 (identified with Shechem ).

Judges 9
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Judges • Chapter 9 (57 verses)

And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother's brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying, Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem , Whether is better for you, either that all the son... Mentions: Baal , Jotham , Midian , Jacob/Israel , Shechem, Ophrah 2 , Millo , Lebanon .

Joshua 20
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Joshua • Chapter 20 (9 verses)

The Lord also spake unto Joshua , saying, Speak to the children of Israel , saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses : That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge ... Mentions: Joshua , Jacob/Israel , Moses , Naphtali , Ephraim , Kedesh 1 , Galilee , Shechem , Hebron .

1 Kings 12
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1 Kings • Chapter 12 (33 verses)

And Rehoboam went to Shechem : for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king. And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt , heard of it, (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon , and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt ;) That they sent and called ... Mentions: Rehoboam , Jacob/Israel , Solomon , David , Jesse , Shechem, Egypt, Jerusalem , Ephraim , Penuel .

Genesis 34
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Genesis • Chapter 34 (31 verses)

And Dinah the daughter of Leah , which she bare unto Jacob , went out to see the daughters of the land. And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her. And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob ,... Mentions: Dinah, Leah , Jacob/Israel, Simeon , Levi , Shechem .

2 Chronicles 10
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2 Chronicles • Chapter 10 (19 verses)

And Rehoboam went to Shechem : for to Shechem were all Israel come to make him king. And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was in Egypt , whither he had fled from the presence of Solomon the king, heard it, that Jeroboam returned out of Egypt . And they sent and c... Mentions: Rehoboam , Jacob/Israel , Solomon , David , Jesse , Shechem, Egypt, Jerusalem .

Jeremiah 41
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Jeremiah • Chapter 41 (18 verses)

Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama , of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah ; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah . Then arose Ishm... Mentions: Ishmael , Elishama , Asa , Jacob/Israel , Ammonites , Mizpah 3, Babylon , Shechem , Shiloh , Samaria .

Genesis 12
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Genesis • Chapter 12 (20 verses)

Now the Lord had said unto Abram , Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bl... Mentions: Abram/Abraham , Lot , Haran , Canaan , Shechem , Moreh 1 , Egypt .

Map of Jacob's Travels in Canaan and Paddan-Aram
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Route of Jacob from Beersheba to Bethel , Haran , Peniel ( Jabbok River), and Shechem .

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Genesis 33
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Genesis • Chapter 33 (20 verses)

And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah , and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids. And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel a... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Esau (Edom), Leah, Joseph , Canaan , Esau, Seir , Succoth 1 , Shechem .

Genesis 35
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Genesis • Chapter 35 (29 verses)

And God said unto Jacob , Arise, go up to Beth–el, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother. Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Esau (Edom), Canaan , Rebekah , Abram/Abraham , Esau, Shechem , Luz 1 , Paddan .

Genesis 37
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Genesis • Chapter 37 (36 verses)

And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan . These are the generations of Jacob . Joseph , being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah , and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Canaan , Joseph , Hebron , Reuben , Bilhah , Shechem , Dothan .

Joshua 17
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Joshua • Chapter 17 (18 verses)

There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh ; for he was the firstborn of Joseph ; to wit, for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh , the father of Gilead : because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan . There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh b... Mentions: Manasseh, Joseph , Noah , Eleazar , Joshua , Gilead, Bashan , Abiezer , Shechem , Hepher .

Joshua 24
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Joshua • Chapter 24 (33 verses)

And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem , and called for the elders of Israel , and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God. And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Your ... Mentions: Joshua, Jacob/Israel, Terah , Abram/Abraham , Nahor , Shechem , Canaan , Esau , Seir .

Wiki Article • Torah & Covenant

Called from Ur of the Chaldeans and Haran into Canaan ( Genesis 12:1 ), Abram —renamed Abraham in Genesis 17:5 —receives the covenant promise of land, numerous descendants, and blessing to all nations through Isaac and Jacob .

Psalms 60
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Psalms • Chapter 60 (12 verses)

O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again. Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh. Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink th... Mentions: Manasseh , Ephraim , Judah , Moab , Esau ( Edom ), Shechem , Succoth 1 , Gilead .

Psalms 108
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Psalms • Chapter 108 (13 verses)

O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory. Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early. I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations. Mentions: Manasseh , Ephraim , Judah , Moab , Esau ( Edom ), Shechem , Succoth 1 , Gilead .

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Overview of Joshua outlining Israel 's entry into Canaan , the fall of Jericho , tribal land allocations, and Joshua 's challenge to serve the Lord alone.

BibleProject • BibleProject CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 / Standard YouTube License
1 Chronicles 6
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 6 (81 verses)

The sons of Levi ; Gershon , Kohath , and Merari . And the sons of Kohath ; Amram , Izhar , and Hebron , and Uzziel . And the children of Amram ; Aaron , and Moses , and Miriam . The sons also of Aaron ; Nadab , and Abihu , Eleazar , and Ithamar . Mentions: Levi , Gershon (Gershom), Kohath, Merari , Amram, Hebron , Jerusalem , Tahath , Uzza , Libnah 1 .

1 Chronicles 7
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 7 (40 verses)

Now the sons of Issachar were, Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimron , four. And the sons of Tola; Uzzi , and Rephaiah , and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father's house, to wit, of Tola: they were valiant men of might in their generations; whose number w... Mentions: Issachar , Uzzi , Rephaiah , David , Michael , Shimron , Bela , Anathoth , Bilhah , Gilead .

Judges 8
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Judges • Chapter 8 (35 verses)

And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply. And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes ... Mentions: Ephraim , Midian , Joash , Jacob/Israel , Baal , Jordan , Succoth 1 , Penuel .

Judges 21
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Judges • Chapter 21 (25 verses)

Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah , saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife. And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore; And said, O Lord God of Israel , why is t... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Benjamin , Canaan , Mizpah 3 , Jabesh , Shiloh , Rimmon 2 .

Joshua 21
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Joshua • Chapter 21 (45 verses)

Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun , and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel ; And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan , saying, The Lord commanded by the h... Mentions: Eleazar , Joshua , Nun (or Non), Jacob/Israel , Canaan , Shiloh , Ephraim , Dan , Bashan .

Numbers 26
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Numbers • Chapter 26 (65 verses)

And it came to pass after the plague, that the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying, Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel , from twenty years old and upward, throughout their fathers' house, all that are able to go to... Mentions: Moses , Eleazar , Aaron , Jacob/Israel , Moab , Jordan , Jericho , Egypt , Hezron .

Great Sidon
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Biblical Place • Sidon • 33.563°N, 35.366°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 11:8 (identified with Sidon ).

Interactive 3D Babylonian Gate • Daniel 1–4 & 2 Kings 25

Monumental double gate on the northern wall of inner Babylon constructed by King Nebuchadnezzar II around 575 BC during the era of Daniel and the Judean exile, clad in brilliant cobalt-blue glazed bricks embossed with alternating rows of golden lions, bulls (aurochs), and dragons (mušḫuššu).

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VIDEO • educational

Historical video footage recording the main entrance to the Old City of Jerusalem from the coastal plain and Mediterranean port of Joppa .

Lumière Brothers Historical Cinema (1897) • Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Sidon the Great
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Biblical Place • Sidon • 33.563°N, 35.366°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:28 (identified with Sidon ).

Gate of the Foundation
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Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Chr 23:5 (identified with Jerusalem ).

El-bethel
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Biblical Place • Bethel 1 • 31.931°N, 35.221°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 35:7 (identified with Bethel 1 ).

City of the Lord
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Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Isa 60:14 (identified with Jerusalem ).

Beautiful Gate
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Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 3:2 , Acts 3:10 (identified with Jerusalem ).

Scripture Passages (24)

And of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites: and of Shechem , the family of the Shechemites:

And Rehoboam went to Shechem : for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.

And Rehoboam went to Shechem : for to Shechem were all Israel come to make him king.

Judges 9:23 (KJV)
Judges 9 KJV

Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem ; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:

And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem 's house, and went out.

Judges 9:26 (KJV)
Judges 9 KJV

And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem : and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.

Judges 9:6 (KJV)
Judges 9 KJV

And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo , and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem .

And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son.

And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem .

Judges 9:20 (KJV)
Judges 9 KJV

But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem , and the house of Millo ; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem , and from the house of Millo , and devour Abimelech.

Judges 9:39 (KJV)
Judges 9 KJV

And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem , and fought with Abimelech.

And the sons of Shemida were, Ahian, and Shechem , and Likhi, and Aniam.

And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.

And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.

Judges 9:28 (KJV)
Judges 9 KJV

And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem , that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem : for why should we serve him?

Judges 9:47 (KJV)
Judges 9 KJV

And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.

And his concubine that was in Shechem , she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.

Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim , and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel .

And the bones of Joseph , which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt , buried they in Shechem , in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph .

Judges 9:41 (KJV)
Judges 9 KJV

And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah : and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem .

So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem .

God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem , and mete out the valley of Succoth .

God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem , and mete out the valley of Succoth .

And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:

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