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Shechem
Shechem A city north of Jerusalem controlling a vital trade route, and so very prosperous. It was visited by
Abraham (Gen. 12: 6) and it was the burial site of
Jacob (Josh. 24: 32) and the place where
Joshua renewed the
covenant (Josh. 24). It was destroyed by
Abimelech, self-styled king (Judg. 9: 45), but rebuilt, and became the place chosen by
Rehoboam for his coronation; but it was in the northern area which revolted against him soon afterwards, and Jeroboam I of Israel used Shechem temporarily as his capital. The city survived successfully until the
Assyrian invaders again destroyed it; once more it was rebuilt and became a religious centre in 350 BCE for the
Samaritans. It was destroyed again when
Samaria was subdued by John Hyrcanus in 107 BCE, and again rebuilt. It survives today as part of the city of Nablus.
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Counter-Terror Operation in Shechem Continues Thursday Night.
Newspaper article from: Israel Faxx; 6/29/2007; 700+ words
; ...the capital of terrorism in Samaria, Shechem, continued into Thursday night. Troops...to be in serious condition. Downtown Shechem was placed under curfew Thursday in the...for soldiers along the narrow roads of Shechem, carrying out bombing and shooting attacks...
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Shechem IV; the Persian-Hellenistic pottery of Shechem/Tell Balatah.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 8/1/2009; 480 words
; 9780897570794 Shechem IV; the Persian-Hellenistic pottery of Shechem/Tell Balatah. Lapp, Nancy L. Am.Schools / Oriental Research 2009 337 pages $74.95 Hardcover American Schools of Oriental Research archaeological reports; no.11...
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The Manasseh Hill Country Survey, volume 1: The Shechem Syncline.(Book review)
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 10/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Manasseh Hill Country Survey, volume 1: The Shechem Syncline. By ADAM ZERTAL. Culture and...environmental data for each site. Volume 1, The Shechem Syncline, an expanded version of the...from the Dothan Valley in the north to Shechem in the southeast and the Samaria/Sebaste...
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The Manasseh Hill Country Survey: Volume 1, The Shechem Syncline
Magazine article from: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly; 4/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...ZERTAL, The Manasseh Hill Country Survey: Volume 1, The Shechem Syncline (Culture and History of the Ancient Near East 21...the description of each site, geography, settlements of the Shechem Syncline, and geographical and historical identifications...
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WHY Do You Treat Me This Way?
Magazine article from: The African American Pulpit; 12/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...a short journey to visit the nearby Canaanite women when she was spotted by Shechem. Shechem, suffering from no self-esteem, raped her. The Bible says that Shechem raped and disgraced Dinah, but then to add insult to injury, he asked her...
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For a Noahide constitution
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 9/5/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...it was perpetrated by a Gentile named Shechem against Dinah, a daughter of Jacob...us re-examine the Biblical story of Shechem, the Prince of Hivi, who rapes Dinah...that if the entire male population of Shechem were to have themselves circumcised...
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Accomplices are also guilty
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 12/12/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...between Jacob's family and the people of Shechem can provide the answer. A cursory reading...were the terrorists of the tale. "Shechem, son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of...afflicted" Dina, the daughter of Jacob. Shechem then falls in love with his victim, and...
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THE PORTION; Family Honor in Distress
Newspaper article from: Forward; 11/26/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...set up his altar. Nearby, the little city of Shechem buzzes in the Canaanite landscape, urban and...Dina is in turn "seen" by the young prince of Shechem, who "lies with her." Shechem falls in love and proposes marriage. The two...
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Book World;Dinah's Modern Counterpart;A Tale of Woman And Conquest
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 10/20/1989; ; 700+ words
; ...people came to the Hivite city of Shechem, Dinah went out "to see the daughters of the land" and the Hivite prince Shechem "saw her, took her, and lay with...The Bible says in so many words that Shechem loved Dinah and asked to marry her...
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Tribal conflict.(Review)
Magazine article from: The Christian Century; 11/3/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...who has "defiled" their sister Dinah. After Shechem "takes" Jacob's daughter Dinah, his soul...Jacob's family had not demanded revenge against Shechem's family, Dinah and Shechem might have lived happily every after. This...
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Shechem
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Shechem , town, central ancient Palestine, the...indicate a village there c.3500 BC Shechem's greatest period began c.1700 BC when...there. Jacob pastured his flocks near Shechem; his well remains a landmark. The rape...
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Abimelech
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible
...or Jerubbaal) and a concubine from Shechem . Upon the death of Gideon, Abimelech got himself proclaimed king at Shechem (Judg. 9), contrary to the tradition...archaeological evidence of the destruction of Shechem between 1150 and 1125 BCE. He was...
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trade
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible
...Hebron , and Beersheba in the south, and proceeded north through Shechem and Bethshan towards the Sea of Galilee . From east to west, there were routes through the passes at Shechem and Beersheba. The routes were not necessarily safe (Luke 10...
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Oak Tree
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
...called afterward the oak of weeping. Jacob buried the idols of Shechem under an oak. It was under the oak of Ophra that Gideon saw...oak wood. Abimelech was made king beneath an oak located in Shechem. As late as the eighteenth century the oak was used in curing...
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Joseph
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...Slavery One time, Joseph's brothers went to a place called Shechem to do business for their father. Later, Jacob instructed...go check on his brothers. When Joseph did not find them in Shechem, he learned they went to Dothan. Joseph followed them, and...
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