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Shamir

Town

Location disputed Khirbet Sumara: about 50 km (30 miles) southwest of Jerusalem

Where Scholars Place It

  • Khirbet Sumara Possible
  • Khirbet Anab es Seghireh Possible
  • Khirbet al Bira Less likely
  • Khirbet Anab al Kabir Less likely
  • Khirbet Fuqeiqis Less likely

Shamir in the Bible Dictionary · Another Shamir (town · Judges 10:1)

Named in 1 Verse

  • Joshua 15:48 And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,

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