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== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_8251" /> == | |||
<p> ( שׁמרון , <i> ''''' shimrōn ''''' </i> ; Codex Vaticanus Συμοών , <i> ''''' Sumoṓn ''''' </i> ; Codex Alexandrinus Σομερών , <i> ''''' Somerṓn ''''' </i> and other forms): A town whose king was tributary to [[Jabin]] king of Hazor, and who joined in the attempt to resist the invasion under Joshua ( Joshua 11:1 ). It was in the territory allotted to [[Zebulun]] ( Joshua 19:15 ). No sure identification is yet possible. The [[Septuagint]] and the [[Talmud]] both omit the "r" from the name; and Neubauer would identify it with Simonias ( <i> Vita </i> , 24), the Simonia of the Talmud, which is now represented by <i> ''''' Semūniyeh ''''' </i> , a village about 5 miles West of Nazareth, on the edge of the plain ( <i> Geog. du Talm </i> ). <i> ''''' Beit ''''' </i> <i> ''''' Laḥm ''''' </i> , named by [[Josephus]] along with it, is a short distance to the Northwest. <i> ''''' Es ''''' </i> - <i> ''''' Semeirı̄yeh ''''' </i> , about 3 miles North of Acre, has also been suggested; but it is perhaps too far to the West. </p> | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_60502" /> == | |||
<p> The present Semuinieh is described in the Memoirs accompanying the Ordnance Survey (1:280) as "a small village on a knoll at the edge of the plain of [[Esdraelon]] [five miles west of Nazareth], with three springs and contains probably less than one hundred souls." It has "artificial mounds, traces of ruins, and a sarcophagus" (ibid. page 339). </p> | |||
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<ref name="term_8251"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/shimron+(2) Shimron from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_60502"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/shimron+(2) Shimron from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 08:21, 15 October 2021
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [1]
( שׁמרון , shimrōn ; Codex Vaticanus Συμοών , Sumoṓn ; Codex Alexandrinus Σομερών , Somerṓn and other forms): A town whose king was tributary to Jabin king of Hazor, and who joined in the attempt to resist the invasion under Joshua ( Joshua 11:1 ). It was in the territory allotted to Zebulun ( Joshua 19:15 ). No sure identification is yet possible. The Septuagint and the Talmud both omit the "r" from the name; and Neubauer would identify it with Simonias ( Vita , 24), the Simonia of the Talmud, which is now represented by Semūniyeh , a village about 5 miles West of Nazareth, on the edge of the plain ( Geog. du Talm ). Beit Laḥm , named by Josephus along with it, is a short distance to the Northwest. Es - Semeirı̄yeh , about 3 miles North of Acre, has also been suggested; but it is perhaps too far to the West.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
The present Semuinieh is described in the Memoirs accompanying the Ordnance Survey (1:280) as "a small village on a knoll at the edge of the plain of Esdraelon [five miles west of Nazareth], with three springs and contains probably less than one hundred souls." It has "artificial mounds, traces of ruins, and a sarcophagus" (ibid. page 339).
