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Shiloh (shī`lō), town, central ancient Palestine, the modern Khirbet Seilun, the West Bank, NNE of Jerusalem. In biblical times it lay in the territory of Ephraim Ephraim (ē`frēəm), in the Bible, younger son of Joseph and Asenath and eponymous ancestor of one of the 12 tribes of Israel. ..... Click the link for more information. . The Hebrews were, apparently, the first to build extensively on the site. Shiloh was home to the priests Eli and Ahijah, boyhood home of Samuel Samuel, two books of the Bible, originally a single work, called First and Second Samuel in modern Bibles, and First and Second Kingdoms in the Septuagint . They are considered part of "Deuteronomistic history," in which the book of Deuteronomy functions as the ..... Click the link for more information. , and the place where the Ark rested after the conquest of Canaan. It was the sanctuary and meeting place of the Levites Levites (lē`vīts), a religious caste among the ancient Hebrews, descended from Jacob's son Levi and figuring prominently in the ..... Click the link for more information. until the Philistines captured the Ark of the Covenant. References to it in the Bible are numerous. Shiloh a town in central ancient Palestine, in Canaan on the E slope of Mount Ephraim: keeping place of the tabernacle and the ark; destroyed by the Philistines How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In the spring of the year 1862 General Buell's big army lay in camp, licking itself into shape for the campaign which resulted in the victory at Shiloh. And then came the news that he was killed at Shiloh. |
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