Shilhim
Shilhim (Biblical Place • Sharuhen • 31.282°N, 34.483°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:32 (identified with Sharuhen ). It is closely linked with Joshua 15 ( Joshua • Chapter 15 (63 verses)): This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast. And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward: And... Mentions: Judah , Esau (Edom), Hezron , Reuben , Caleb , Edom, Zin 1 , Kadesh 1 , Azmon .
Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage
Ashbel (or Jediael ?) (Generation 24 • Child of Benjamin ): Ashbel (or Jediael?) is a biblical figure in Generation 24, child of Benjamin . ( Genesis 46:21 , Numbers 26:38 , 1 Chronicles 7:6 , 1 Chronicles 8:1 ) (mentioned in Genesis 46 , Numbers 26 , 1 Chronicles 7 ) Abihud (Generation 54 • Messianic Line • Child of Zerubbabel ): Abihud is a biblical figure in Generation 54 of the Messianic Line , child of Zerubbabel , parent of Eliakim . ( Matthew 1:13 ) (mentioned in Matthew 1 ) Ehud (Generation 32 • Child of Gera ): ( 1 Chronicles 8:6 ) Son of Gera ( Judges 3:15 ) Ehud was left-handed and used that attribute to enable him to kill Israel 's enemy, Eglon the King of Moab ( Judges 3:15-4 :1). Ehud judged 80 years: 1369-1289 BCE ( Judges 3:30 ). (mentioned in Judges 3 , Judges 4 , 1 Chronicles 7 )
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Shilhim (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:32 (identified with Sharuhen ).) Maarath (now Bayt Ummar. Referenced in Josh 15:59 .) Baale-judah (Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Sam 6:2 (identified with Kiriath-jearim ).) Gidom (Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 20:45 (identified with Rimmon 1 ).) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Rock-Cut Burial Cave ( Kidron Valley , Jerusalem ) — Photogrammetry scan of a rock-hewn Jerusalem burial cave in the Kidron Valley carved directly into the natural limestone bedrock with a low rectangular entrance and interior burial benches—illustrating the architecture of Judean rock-cut family tombs from Isaiah 22:16 to the Gospel accounts of the burial and resurrection of Jesus ( Matthew 27:60 ; John 19:41 ). Tel Lachish Archaeological Site — 3D archaeological site model from the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East documenting the fortified Judean city of Lachish ( Tel Lachish )—the second most important city in the Kingdom of Judah after Jerusalem, besieged by Sennacherib in 701 BC and by Nebuchadnezzar II in 586 BC ( Jeremiah 34:7 ).
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Joshua 15:32 : "And Lebaoth , and Shilhim , and Ain , and Rimmon : all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages:". Related canonical books and chapters: Joshua 15 ( Joshua • Chapter 15 (63 verses)), Zechariah 14 ( Zechariah • Chapter 14 (21 verses)), 1 Samuel 30 ( 1 Samuel • Chapter 30 (31 verses)).