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    Shikkeron

    שִׁכְּרוֹן

    Shikkeron was a town on the northern border of Judah's territory, near Mount Baalah (Josh. 15:11).

    Where the story of Shikkeron happensShikkeron, and 13 places the claims reach, framed to them: Shikkeron, Achor_Valley, Baalah_Mount, Beth-hoglah, Beth-shemesh, Chesalon, Debir, En-rogel, En-shemesh, Jerusalem, Kiriath-jearim, Rephaim_Valley, Seir_Mount, Timnah. 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.ShikkeronAchor_ValleyBaalah_MountChesalonDebirEn-rogel
    Shikkeron, and 13 places the claims reach
    verses
    1
    first named
    Joshua 15:11
    last named
    Joshua 15:11
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    31.82°N · 34.81°E
    settlement31.82°N · 34.81°E

    Tell el Ful (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 3 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Shikkeron in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Shikkeron is mentioned briefly in the description of the northern border of Judah's territory (Josh. 15:11). It is listed along with Mount Baalah and Jabneel as landmarks defining the boundary. The exact location of Shikkeron is unknown, but it was likely situated in the Shephelah region, the lowlands between the central hill country and the coastal plain of Israel. No other information about Shikkeron is provided in the biblical text, and its history and significance remain obscure. The mention of Shikkeron in the boundary description highlights the extent of Judah's territory and the various towns and landmarks that marked its borders. The inclusion of such details in the book of Joshua emphasizes the importance of the allotment of the Promised Land among the tribes of Israel and the fulfillment of God's promise to give them the land as an inheritance.

    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 2 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 — one, across 1 book.

    1. Joshua1 verse

      15:11

    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 Northern BorderBeth-arabahTown and wilderness area in Judah, also associated with Benjamin.via Judah Northern BorderBorderBorder is a concept gathering 54 labelled instances in the text.via Judah Northern BorderEn-rogelSpring near Jerusalem; associated with Adonijah's and David's kingshipsvia Judah Northern BorderEn-shemeshSpring on the border between Judah and Benjaminvia Judah Northern BorderGilgalA significant site during Israel's early history in Canaan.via Judah Northern BorderKiriath-jearimA city where the ark residedvia Judah Northern BorderRephaim ValleyValley near Jerusalem, site of battlesvia Judah Northern BorderTophethSite of pagan child sacrifice, south of Jerusalem

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