Sacred Atlas

Bible Place Guide

Shechem in the Bible

Covenant memory, Joseph traditions, Joshua's renewal, and Samaritan geography. See Scripture references, modern location, confidence level, and source attribution from Sacred Atlas.

Modern locationBetween Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal, Palestinian Territories / West Bank
ConfidenceHigh
Scripture refs24

High confidence

Modern identification

Tell Balata / Nablus area - Between Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal, Palestinian Territories / West Bank

Coordinates32.2136, 35.2819
Kindsettlement
Claims7
Sources3

Scripture anchors

Genesis 12:6Joshua 24John 4:5Gen 12:6Gen 33:18Gen 35:4Gen 37:12Gen 37:13Gen 37:14Josh 17:7Josh 20:7Josh 21:21Josh 24:1Josh 24:25Josh 24:32Judg 8:31Judg 9:1Judg 9:2Judg 9:3Judg 9:6Judg 9:7Judg 9:18Judg 9:20Judg 9:23

Why this place is in the atlas

Covenant memory, Joseph traditions, Joshua's renewal, and Samaritan geography.

Claim ledger

names[0].value Shechem Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
summary.en Covenant memory, Joseph traditions, Joshua's renewal, and Samaritan geography. Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
foreignKeys[0] ancientId: adf74d4, urlSlug: shechem, friendlyId: Shechem OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0 - High
identifications[0].coordinates latitude: 32.213611, longitude: 35.281944, precision: approximate OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0; upstream ODbL-1.0 - High
identifications[0].modernRegion Between Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
scriptureReferences Genesis 12:6, Joshua 24, John 4:5, Gen 12:6 King James Version 1769 - Public-Domain - High
temporalScopes Patriarchs, Conquest/covenant renewal, Samaritan context Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - Medium