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Tower of Shechem

Tower of Shechem (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 ). It is closely linked with 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 .

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Tower of Shechem (Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 9:46 , Judg 9:47 , Judg 9:49 (identified with Shechem ).) 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 the Hundred (Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 3:1 , Neh 12:39 (identified with Jerusalem ).) Tower of the Ovens (Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 3:11 , Neh 12:38 (identified with Jerusalem ).) 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). Second Temple of Jerusalem ( Herod's Temple ) — Reconstruction of the expanded Second Temple Mount complex in Jerusalem during the life and ministry of Jesus and the early Church—featuring the towering white-stone and gold Sanctuary facade, the Court of the Women, Court of the Gentiles, Solomon's Portico , the Royal Stoa, and the Antonia Fortress.

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Judges 9:47 : "And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together."; Judges 9:46 : "And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith."; Judges 9:49 : "And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of ...". Related canonical books and chapters: Judges 9 ( Judges • Chapter 9 (57 verses)), Joshua 20 ( Joshua • Chapter 20 (9 verses)), 2 Chronicles 10 ( 2 Chronicles • Chapter 10 (19 verses)).

Connected Topics & Entities Book/Chapter Verse Person Place Lexicon Theology Commentary

Topics, People & Places (36)

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 ).

Shechem
99% Mapped Place
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 the Hundred
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 3:1 , Neh 12:39 (identified with Jerusalem ).

Tower of the Ovens
98% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 3:11 , Neh 12:38 (identified with Jerusalem ).

Tower of Hananel
95% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 3:1 , Neh 12:39 , Jer 31:38 , Zech 14:10 (identified with Jerusalem ).

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 .

Moreh 1
82% Mapped Place
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 ).

Joshua 20
78% Chapter
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 .

Diviners' Oak
76% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Shechem • 32.214°N, 35.282°E

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

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 .

Judges 8
67% Chapter
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 .

1 Kings 12
66% Chapter
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 .

Gustave Doré — The Tower of Babel (1866)
IMAGE • artwork

The ambitious ziggurat climbing toward heaven and the confusion of human tongues across the nations.

Gustave Doré / La Grande Bible de Tours • La Grande Bible de Tours (1866) Public Domain Mark 1.0
Nehemiah 3
64% Chapter
Nehemiah • Chapter 3 (32 verses)

Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel. And next unto him builded the men of Jericho . And next... Mentions: Berechiah , Zadok , Uzziel , Rephaiah , Malchijah , Jericho , Gibeon , Mizpah 3 , Jerusalem , Zanoah 1 .

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 ).

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 .

Sidon the Great
60% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Sidon • 33.563°N, 35.366°E

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

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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
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).

Ezekiel 26
57% Chapter
Ezekiel • Chapter 26 (21 verses)

And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, because that Tyre hath said against Jerusalem , Aha, she is broken that was the gates of the people: she is turned unto me: I shall be replenished, ... Mentions: Tyre , Jerusalem , Babylon .

Interactive 3D Architectural Model • Luke 2, John 2 & Acts 3

Reconstruction of the expanded Second Temple Mount complex in Jerusalem during the life and ministry of Jesus and the early Church—featuring the towering white-stone and gold Sanctuary facade, the Court of the Women, Court of the Gentiles, Solomon's Portico , the Royal Stoa, and the Antonia Fortress.

Genesis 35
57% Chapter
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 12
56% Chapter
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 .

Gate of the Foundation
56% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

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

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 .

Samaria's
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Biblical Place • Samaria • 32.280°N, 35.198°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Hos 10:7 (identified with Samaria ).

El-bethel
56% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Bethel 1 • 31.931°N, 35.221°E

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

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VIDEO • educational

Cinematic survey of the Old City of Jerusalem , showing the Temple Mount, Western Wall, Mount of Olives , and Kidron Valley .

Historical Cartography Society • Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 4.0
Gate of the Guard
54% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 12:39 (identified with Jerusalem ).

Genesis 37
54% Chapter
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 .

Gate of Benjamin
54% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Zech 14:10 (identified with Jerusalem ).

Beautiful Gate
53% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

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

Joshua 17
53% Chapter
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 .

Scripture Passages (24)

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

And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.

And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.

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.

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.

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.

And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

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 upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall,

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

Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon , by the gate of Bath–rabbim: thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus .

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.

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

And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar.

Walk about Zion , and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.

But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower.

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.

And from above the gate of Ephraim , and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.

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