Shechem
- Genesis 12:6
- Genesis 35:4
- Joshua 17:7
- Joshua 20:7
- Joshua 21:21
- Judges 9:6
- Judges 9:26
- Judges 9:34
- I Kings 12:1
- I Kings 12:25
- Psalms 60:8
- Psalms 108:8
- I Chronicles 6:52
- II Chronicles 10:1
- I Chronicles 7:28
- Genesis 37:12
- Genesis 37:13
- Joshua 24:25
- Joshua 24:32
- Judges 8:31
- Judges 9:6
- Judges 9:26
- Judges 9:41
- Jeremiah 41:5
- Genesis 33:18
- Genesis 34:20
- Genesis 37:14
- Joshua 24:1
- Judges 9:1
- Judges 9:31
- Judges 21:19
- Hosea 6:9
Shechem is a City of Refuge and a City of Leviim in the territory of Ephraim, between Mount Grizim and Mount Eival.
Currently identified with Tel Balata (Y. Aharoni).
Yaakov bought Shechem as a family land portion from the sons of Hamor (Genesis 33, 19).
Yosef's bones were buried in Shechem (Joshua 24, 32).
Gideon's ambitious son, Avimelekh, lived and ruled in Shechem (Judges 8, 31- Judges 9, 57).
Rehavam was to be crowned as king in Shechem (I Kings 12, 1; II Chronicles 10, 1).
Yerovam built up Shechem as his first capital city (I Kings 12, 25).
[The Wall of Biblical Shechem (Tel Balata)]
The Wall of Biblical Shechem (Tel Balata). Z.Radovan/BibleLandPictures.com