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Shiloh
Sign in to saveAlso known as Shiloh, Tell, Tell Shiloh, Seilun, Kh., Kh. Seilun, Khirbat Saylūn, Ancient Shiloh
Biblical city
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Place details
- Locality
- שילה
- Region
- יהודה ושומרון
- Country
- الأراضي الفلسطينية
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Location
- Shiloh , West Bank .
- Region
- Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate
- Coordinates
- 32°03′20″N 35°17′22″E / 32.055556°N 35.289528°E / 32.055556; 35.289528
- Periods
- Bronze Age , Iron Age , Byzantine period
- Cultures
- Canaanite , Israelite , Roman
- Condition
- Ruins
- Public access
- Yes
- Website
- www .a-shiloh .co .il /en
via Wikipedia infobox
~17 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Shiloh (/ˈʃaɪloʊ/; Hebrew: שִׁלֹה, שִׁלוֹ ,שִׁילֹה, שִׁילוֹ, romanized: Šīlō) was an ancient city and sanctuary in ancient Israel now located in the West Bank (i.e. Samaria in the Hebrew Bible). According to the Hebrew Bible, Shiloh was one of the main centers of Israelite worship during the pre-monarchic period, before the First Temple in Jerusalem was built. According to the Hebrew Bible, after the Israelite conquest of Canaan, the Tabernacle was moved to Shiloh, and remained there during the period of the Hebrew Bible judges.
Shiloh has been positively identified with modern Khirbet Seilun, a tell known in Modern Hebrew as Tel Shiloh. It is located 31 kilometres (19 mi) north of Jerusalem, in the West Bank, to the west of the modern Israeli settlement of Shilo and to the north of the Palestinian town of Turmus Ayya. Relative to other archaeological sites, it is south of the biblical town of Lebonah and 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of Bethel. G. F. Moore has suggested identifying Bochim as Shiloh.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shiloh” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.