Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the LORD in Shiloh yearly in a place which is on the north side of Bethel, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Bethel to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.
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Interpretation
This verse continues the thought already in view and fits the wider themes of apostasy and deliverance in Judges.
Read with
This thought runs through Judges 21:18-22.
Glossary
- Bethel Place
- House of God. (1. ) A place in Central Palestine, about 10 miles north of Jerusalem, at the head of the pass of Michmash and Ai. It was originally the royal Canaanite city of Luz ( Gen. 28:19 ). Modern identification: Beitin.
- Shiloh Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Seilun.
- Lebonah Place
- Frankincense, a town near Shiloh, on the north side of Bethel ( Judg. 21:19 ). It has been identified with el-Lubban, to the south of Nablus. Modern identification: Khan el Lubban.
- Shechem Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Balatah.