Shechem
Biblical city in the West Bank / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shechem (/ˈʃɛkəm/ SHEK-əm; Hebrew: שְׁכֶם, romanized: Šəḵem; Samaritan Hebrew: ࠔࠬࠥࠊࠝࠌ, romanized: Šăkēm), also spelled Sichem (/ˈsɪkəm/ SIK-əm; Ancient Greek: Συχέμ, romanized: Sykhém)[1] was an ancient city in the southern Levant. Mentioned as a Canaanite city in the Amarna Letters, it later appears in the Hebrew Bible as the first capital of the Kingdom of Israel following the split of the United Monarchy.[2] According to Joshua 21:20–21, it was located in the tribal territorial allotment of the tribe of Ephraim. Shechem declined after the fall of the northern Kingdom of Israel. The city later regained its importance as a prominent Samaritan center during the Hellenistic period.[3]
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שְׁכֶם | |
Alternative name | Sichem |
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Location | Tell Balatah, West Bank |
Region | Southern Levant |
Coordinates | 32.213618°N 35.281993°E / 32.213618; 35.281993 |
Type | Capital city |
History | |
Founded | c. 1900 BCE |
Abandoned | 67 CE (destroyed) |
Associated with | Canaanites, Israelites, Samaritans |
Traditionally associated with the city of Nablus,[4] Shechem is now identified with the nearby site of Tell Balata in the Balata al-Balad suburb of the West Bank.