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Where Is It Today?

Where Is Shechem Today?

Shechem is identified with Tell Balata / Nablus area. See modern location, confidence level, Scripture references, coordinates, and source attribution.

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