Shechem
Americannoun
noun
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But to many Jews, Nablus, which has a population of more than 120,000, is the site of the ancient city of Shechem and part of their biblical birthright.
From New York Times ● Oct. 16, 2015
The isolated reference to Jacob’s conquest of Shechem in Gen. xlviii.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
Take this food to Shechem and bring thy brethren back to me.
From The Dramatization of Bible Stories An experiment in the religious education of children by Elizabeth Erwin Miller Lobingier
The name of Shechem has not been found in the Tel el-Amarna tablets, but a reference is made to its “mountain,” in the Travels of a Mohar.
From The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
Hence he set forth to Shechem, accompanied by the counsellors of his father.
From The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) by Max Duncker
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