Shamir standard
h, 2,000 ft. above sea-level, a site with ancient walls, caves, cisterns and tombs not far West of Debir (edh Dhatheriyeh) and 2 miles North of Anab (`Anab) (Palestine Exploration Fund, III, 262, 286, Sh XX).
Where is Shamir in the Bible?
Shamir appears in the Book of Judges as a town in the hill country of Ephraim, located in ancient Palestine west of Debir and north of Anab. The place is primarily known as the hometown of Tola son of Puah, an Issacharite who served as a judge over Israel for 23 years during the period of the judges. Tola died and was buried in Shamir after his tenure, making it significant in the narrative of Israel's leadership before the monarchy. Archaeological evidence suggests the site featured ancient walls, caves, cisterns, and tombs, indicating it was a fortified settlement of some importance in the region.
In Scripture1 biblical book
- Judges
Shamir (1)
ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)h, 2,000 ft. above sea-level, a site with ancient walls, caves, cisterns and tombs not far West of Debir (edh Dhatheriyeh) and 2 miles North of Anab (`Anab) (Palestine Exploration Fund, III, 262, 286, Sh XX).
(2) A place in the hill country of Ephraim (Jud 10:1) from which came "Tola, the son of Pual, a man of Issachar," who judged Israel 23 years; he died and was buried there. It is an attractive theory (Schwartz) which would identify the place with the semi-fortified and strongly-placed town of Sanur on the road from Nablus to Jenin. A local chieftain in the early part of the last century fortified Sanur and from there dominated the whole district. That Sanur could hardly have been within the bounds of Issachar is an objection, but not necessarily a fatal one. It is noticeable that the Septuagint's Codex Alexandrinus has Samareia, for Shamir (Palestine Exploration Fund, II, Sh XI).
E. W. G. Masterman
(shamir; Samer): A Kohathite, son of Micah (1Ch 24:24).
sham'-la-i, sham'-li.
See SALMAI.