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Shechem
Sign in to saveShechem ( ; , ; ), also spelled Sichem ( ; in the Septuagint, ) and other variants, was an ancient city in the Southern Levant. Described in ancient Egyptian inscriptions from the 19th century BC as a part of Retjenu, it is also recorded as a Canaanite city in the 14th century BCE Amarna letters.
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Place details
- Locality
- نابلس
- Region
- West Bank
- Country
- الأراضي الفلسطينية
- Population
- 17,146
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Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Shechem
- Ancient site.alternate_name
- Sichem
- Ancient site.image
- File:Tell Balata.jpg
- Ancient site.caption
- Archaeological site of Tell Balata, identified with ancient Shechem
- Ancient site.map_type
- West Bank#Mediterranean east
- Ancient site.map_size
- 220
- Ancient site.relief
- yes
- Ancient site.location
- Tell Balata, West Bank, Palestine
- Ancient site.region
- Southern Levant
- Ancient site.type
- Capital city
- Ancient site.abandoned
- 67 CE (destroyed)
- Ancient site.occupants
- Canaanites, Israelites, Samaritans
Key dates
- Dissolved
- 1 January 200
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Israel
- Located in
- West Bank
- Capital of
- Kingdom of Israel
- Image
- Shechem.jpg
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- P910
- Category:Shechem
- P1366
- Nablus
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Article
22 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Geographical position
- History
- Chalcolithic
- Early Bronze
- Middle Bronze
- Middle Bronze IIB
- Late Bronze
- Late Bronze IIB
- Iron Age
- Iron Age II
- Classical antiquity
- Hellenistic Period
- Roman Period - Province of Judea
- Later history
- In the Bible
- Hebrew Bible (Old Testament)
- New Testament
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
Shechem ( ; , ; ), also spelled Sichem ( ; in the Septuagint, ) and other variants, was an ancient city in the Southern Levant. Described in ancient Egyptian inscriptions from the 19th century BC as a part of Retjenu, it is also recorded as a Canaanite city in the 14th century BCE Amarna letters.
In the Hebrew Bible, it is described as the first capital of the Kingdom of Israel (Samaria) following the split of the United Monarchy. According to , it was located in the tribal territorial allotment of the tribe of Ephraim. Shechem declined after the fall of the Kingdom of Israel. The city later regained its importance as a prominent Samaritan center during the Hellenistic period.
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