Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Shamir?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet Sumara.

First appears in Joshua 15:48 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

A sharp thorn. (1. ) One of the sons of Michah (1 Chr. 24:24). (2. ) A town among the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:48); probably Somerah, 2 1/2 miles north-west of Debir. Modern identification: Khirbet Sumara.

Shamir is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet Sumara. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:48 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention