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Shimron
Watch-post, an ancient city of the Canaanites; with its villages, allotted to Zebulun (Josh. 19:15); now probably Semunieh, on the northern edge of the plain of Esdraelon, 5 miles west of Nazareth.
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(watch-height).
A city of Zebulun. (Joshua 11:1; 19:15) Its full appellation was perhaps Shimron-meron. The fourth son of Issachar according to the lists of Genesis, (Genesis 46:13) and Numbers, (Numbers 26:24) and the head of the family of the Shimronites.
In the Bible
6
Verses where Shimron is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 7:1
The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron—four in all.
- Genesis 46:13
The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Job, and Shimron.
- Joshua 11:1
Now when Jabin king of Hazor heard about these things, he sent word to Jobab king of Madon; to the kings of Shimron and Achshaph;
- Joshua 12:20
the king of Shimron-meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;
- Joshua 19:15
It also included Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem. There were twelve cities, along with their villages.
- Numbers 26:24
the Jashubite clan from Jashub, and the Shimronite clan from Shimron.
Entries that reference Shimron
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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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