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    Sharuhen

    שָׁרוּחֶ֑ן

    Sharuhen, also called Shaaraim or Shilhim, was a town allotted to the tribe of Simeon within Judah's territory (Josh. 19:6; 1Chr. 4:31; Josh. 15:32).

    Where the story of Sharuhen happensSharuhen, and 8 places the claims reach, framed to them: Sharuhen, Ain, Ashan, Beersheba, Hazar-shual, Moladah, Negeb, Rimmon, Tochen. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.SharuhenAshanHazar-shualNegebTochen
    Sharuhen, and 8 places the claims reach
    verses
    3
    first named
    Joshua 15:32
    last named
    1 Chronicles 4:31
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    31.47°N · 34.40°E
    settlement31.47°N · 34.40°E

    Tall al Ajjul (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 4 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Sharuhen in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Sharuhen, also known as Shaaraim or Shilhim, was a town allotted to the tribe of Simeon within the territory of Judah (Josh. 19:6; 1Chr. 4:31; Josh. 15:32). The different names may refer to the same place or to closely related settlements in the same area. Sharuhen is listed among the towns in the southern part of Judah's territory, in the Negev region. It was one of the towns given to Simeon when the tribe received an inheritance within Judah's allotment (Josh. 19:1-9). The exact location of Sharuhen is uncertain, but it was likely situated in the semi-arid region south of Hebron. Some scholars propose identifying it with Tell el-Far'ah, a site about 12 miles south of Gaza, where excavations have revealed remains from the Middle Bronze Age and later periods. However, this identification remains tentative due to limited archaeological evidence. The mention of Sharuhen in the lists of towns allotted to Simeon and Judah highlights the close relationship between the two tribes and the integration of Simeon's territory within Judah's borders.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    Took part in

    Stands in the same events as

    and 3 more, ordered by how many events they share.

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 3, across 2 books.

    1. Joshua2 verses

      15:3219:6

    2. 1 Chronicles1 verse

      4:31

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Judah Southernmost Cities and Shimei Clan’s livingAinA city in Judah, allotted to the Levites.via Judah Southernmost Cities and Shimei Clan’s livingBaalath-beerTown in the Negev, allotted to Simeon.via Judah Southernmost Cities and Shimei Clan’s livingBeershebaImportant city in southern Israel, associated with the patriarchs.via Judah Southernmost Cities and Shimei Clan’s livingHazar-shualTown allotted to Judah and Simeonvia Judah Southernmost Cities and Shimei Clan’s livingMadmannahA town in the Negev of Judahvia Judah Southernmost Cities and Shimei Clan’s livingMoladahTown in the Negev, allotted to Judah and Simeonvia Judah Southernmost Cities and Shimei Clan’s livingRimmonA town in Judah and Simeonvia Judah Southernmost Cities and Shimei Clan’s livingVillageVillage is a concept gathering 43 labelled instances in the text.via Shimei Clan’s livingAshanA city allotted to Judah and Simeon.

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