Shechem
she'-kem (shekhem, "shoulder"; Suchem, he Sikima, ta Sikima,
etc.; the King James Version gives "Sichem" in Gen 12:6; and
"Sychem" in Acts 7:16):
1. Historical:
This place is first mentioned in connection with Abraham's
journey from Haran. At the oak of Moreh in the vicinity he
reared his first altar to the Lord in Israel (Gen 12:6
f). It was ...
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1. Also called SICHEM and SYCHEM, a district in the central
part of the land of Canaan
Abraham lives in
Ge 12:6
The flocks and herds of Jacob kept in
Ge 37:12-14
Joseph buried in
Jos 24:32
Jacob buried in
Ac 7:16; with Ge 50:13
-2. Also called SYCHAR, a city of refuge in Mount Ephraim
Jos 20:7; 21:21; Jud 21:19
Joshua assembled the trib...
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(back or shoulder).
1. An important city in central Israel, in the
valley between mounts Ebal and Gerizim, 34 miles north of
Jerusalem and 7 miles southeast of Samaria. Its present
name, Nablus, is a corruption of Neapolis, which succeeded
the more ancient Shechem, and received its new name from
Vespasian. On coins still extant it is called F...
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shoulder. (1.) The son of Hamor the Hivite (Gen. 33:19;
34).
(2.) A descendant of Manasseh (Num. 26:31; Josh.
17:2).
(3.) A city in Samaria (Gen. 33:18), called also
Sichem
(12:6), Sychem (Acts 7:16). It stood in the narrow
sheltered
valley between Ebal on the north and Gerizim on the
south, these
mountains at their base being only some 5...
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("shoulder", or "upper part of the back just below the
neck"); explained as if the town were on the shoulder of the
heights dividing the waters that flow toward the
Mediterranean on the W. and to the Jordan on the E.; or on a
shoulder or ridge connected with Mounts Ebal and Gerizim.
Also called SICHEM, SYCHEM, and SYCHAR (John 4:5; Joshua
20:...
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part; portion; back early in the morning...
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There was also [a lot] for the rest of the children of
Manasseh by their families; for the children of Abiezer, and
for the children of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and
for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher,
and for the children of Shemida: these [were] the male
children of Manasseh the son of Joseph by their fa...
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And their possessions and habitations [were], Bethel and the
towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with
the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto
Gaza and the towns thereof:...
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And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that
went out of the gate of his city; and every male was
circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city....
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And they gave unto them, [of] the cities of refuge, Shechem in
mount Ephraim with her suburbs; [they gave] also Gezer with
her suburbs,...
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