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Shamir

Disambiguation

The source enumerates 3 distinct subjects under Shamir. Jump to one below, or read in order.

  1. 1.One of the sons of Michah (1 Chr.
  2. 2.A town among the mountains of Judah (Josh.
  3. 3.The residence of Tola, one of the judges, on Mount Ephraim (Judg.

A sharp thorn.

  1. Shamir (1)

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    One of the sons of Michah (1 Chr. 24:24).

  2. Shamir (2)

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    A town among the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:48); probably Somerah, 2 1/2 miles north-west of Debir.

  3. Shamir (3)

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    The residence of Tola, one of the judges, on Mount Ephraim (Judg. 10:1, 2).

Also from Smith's (1884) +

(n point or thorn.)

A town in the mountain district of Judah. (Joshua 15:48) only. It probably lay some eight or ten miles south of Hebron. A place in Mount Ephraim, the residence and burial-place of Tola the judge. (Judges 10:1,2) Perhaps Samur, half-way between Samaria and Jenin . A Kohathite, son of Micah or Michal, the first-born of Uzziel. (1 Chronicles 24:24)

In the Bible

4

Verses where Shamir is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 1 Chronicles 24:24

    From the sons of Uzziel: Micah; from the sons of Micah: Shamir.

  • Joshua 15:48

    These were in the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,

  • Judges 10:1

    After the time of Abimelech, a man of Issachar, Tola son of Puah, the son of Dodo, rose up to save Israel. He lived in Shamir, in the hill country of Ephraim.

  • Judges 10:2

    Tola judged Israel twenty-three years, and when he died, he was buried in Shamir.

Scripture on Shamir

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Entries that reference Shamir

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Shamir references

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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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