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f="Bible:Josh.11.1">Jos 11:1). It was in the territory allotted to Zebulun (Jos 19:15). No sure identification is yet possible.
Where is Shimron in the Bible?
Shimron, also called Shimron-meron, was a Canaanite city located in northern Israel that played a significant role in Joshua's conquest of Canaan. After its conquest by Joshua, the city was allotted to the tribe of Zebulun as part of their tribal inheritance. The exact location of ancient Shimron is uncertain, though scholars have proposed it may correspond to Semuniyeh, a village situated approximately five miles west of Nazareth in the Galilee region. Shimron's inclusion in the biblical account highlights the systematic territorial divisions that followed Israel's conquest and settlement of the Promised Land.
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ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)f="Bible:Josh.11.1">Jos 11:1). It was in the territory allotted to Zebulun (Jos 19:15). No sure identification is yet possible. The Septuagint and the Talmud both omit the "r" from the name; and Neubauer would identify it with Simonias (Vita, 24), the Simonia of the Talmud, which is now represented by Semuniyeh, a village about 5 miles West of Nazareth, on the edge of the plain (Geog. du Talm). Beit Lachm, named by Josephus along with it, is a short distance to the Northwest Es-Semeiriyeh, about 3 miles North of Acre, has also been suggested; but it is perhaps too far to the West.
W. Ewing
shim'-ron-me'-ron (shimron mer'on; Sumoon .... Mamroth, Codex Alexandrinus Samron .... Phasga .... Maron): A royal city of the Canaanites, the king of which was slain by Joshua (12:20). Here the name is followed