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| <p> ''''' shōō´nem ''''' ( שׁוּנם , <i> ''''' shūnēm ''''' </i> ; [[Codex]] Vaticanus Σουνάν , <i> ''''' Sounán ''''' </i> ; Codex Alexandrinus Σουνάμ , <i> ''''' Sounám ''''' </i> ): A town in the territory of [[Issachar]] named with [[Jezreel]] and [[Chesulloth]] ( Joshua 19:18 ). Before the battle of [[Gilboa]] the [[Philistines]] pitched their camp here. They and the army of Saul, stationed on Gilboa, were in full view of each other ( 1 Samuel 28:4 ). It was the scene of the touching story recorded in 2 Ki 4:8-37, in which the prophet [[Elisha]] raises to life the son of his [[Shunammite]] benefactress. [[Eusebius]] ( <i> Onomasticon </i> ) describes it as a village called Sulem, 5 [[Roman]] miles South of Mt. Tabor. This points to the modern Solam, a village surrounded by cactus hedges and orchards on the lower southwestern slope of <i> '''''Jebel''''' </i> <i> '''''ed''''' </i> - <i> '''''Duḥy''''' </i> ("Hill of Moreh"). It commands an uninterrupted view across the plain of [[Esdraelon]] to Mt. Carmel, which is about 15 miles distant. It also looks far across the valley of Jezreel to the slopes of Gilboa on the South. It therefore meets satisfactorily the conditions of Joshua and 1 Samuel. A question has, however, been raised as to its identity with the [[Shunem]] of 2 Ki 4. Elisha's home was in Samaria. [[Apparently]] [[Carmel]] was one of his favorite haunts. If he passed Shunem "continually" ( 2 Kings 4:9 ), going to and coming from the mountain, it involved a very long detour if this were the village visited. It would seem more natural to identify the Shunem of Elisha with the Sanim of Eusebius, <i> Onomasticon </i> , which is said to be in the territory of [[Sebaste]] (Samaria), in the region of Akrabatta: or perhaps with <i> '''''Sālim''''' </i> , fully a mile North of Taanach, as nearer the line of travel between [[Samaria]] and Carmel. </p> <p> There is, however, nothing to show that Elisha's visits to Shunem were paid on his journeys between Samaria and Carmel. It may have been his custom to visit certain cities on circuit, on business calling for his personal attention, e.g. in connection with the "schools of the prophets." Materials do not exist on which any certain conclusion can rest. Both <i> ''''' Sōlam ''''' </i> <i> ''''' Sālim ''''' </i> are on the edge of the splendid grain fields of Esdraelon ( 2 Kings 4:18 ). </p> | | Shunem <ref name="term_60810" /> |
| ==References == | | <p> '''Bibliography Information''' McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Shunem (2)'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and [[Ecclesiastical]] Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/s/shunem-2.html. [[Harper]] & Brothers. New York. 1870. </p> |
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| <ref name="term_8175"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/shunem Shunem from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | | <ref name="term_60810"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/shunem+(2) Shunem from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> |
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