Shechem, in the Bible
Shechem (shĕk`əm, shē`–), in the Bible.1 Hivite prince.
2 Manassite chief.
Shechem, town, West Bank
Shechem (shē`kəm), town, central ancient Palestine, the modern Tell Balatan, between Mts. Gerizim and Ebal, near Nablus Nablus (nă`bləs, nä`–), Heb. Shechem, city (2003 est. pop. 127,000), the West Bank ...... Click the link for more information. . Excavations in the 20th cent. indicate a village there c.3500 B.C. Shechem's greatest period began c.1700 B.C. when the Hyksos rebuilt it. According to patriarchal narratives in the Book of Genesis, it was visited by Abraham, and Jacob built an altar to God there. Jacob pastured his flocks near Shechem; his well remains a landmark. The rape of Dinah, Jacob's daughter, by Shechemites provoked Jacob's sons to plunder the city. As related in the book of Joshua Joshua (jŏsh`
ə), book of the Bible...... Click the link for more information. , after the Canaanite conquest, Hebrew tribes gathered at Shechem. Solomon's son Rehoboam was crowned (c.930 B.C.) there; Jeroboam I Jeroboam I (jĕrəbō`əm), in the Bible, first king of the northern kingdom of Israel.
..... Click the link for more information. "built" Shechem. Thus it was the first northern capital, before Samaria. A small community of Samaritans still live in the area.
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