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
1 chapter · 2 verse mentions