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Biblical place

Where was Shamir?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Samaria.

First appears in Judges 10:1 · 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: Samaria.

Shamir is represented in the local geography layer as Samaria. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Judges 10:1 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Key passages

Appears in

Judges

1 chapter · 2 verse mentions