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Orville J. Nave

Nave’s Topical Bible

Public-domain topical Bible (1896) · 5,322 entries on site

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SHILOH

–1. A name of Jesus Ge 49:10 –2. City of Ephraim, north of Beth-el, and on the highway from Beth-el to Shechem Jud 21:19 .Tabernacle located at Jos 18:1-10 ; Jud 18:31 ; 21:19 ; 1Sa 1:3 , 9 , 21 , 24 ; 2:14 ; Ps 78:60 ; Jer 7:12 .Seat of government during the time of Joshua Jos 21:1 , 2 .The place of rendezvous for the tribes Jos 22:9 , 12 ; Jud 21:12 .Eli lived at 1Sa 1:9 ; 4:12 , 13 .Eli dies at 1Sa 4:18 .Ahijah the prophet lives at 1Ki 14:2 .Devoted men from, killed by Ishmael Jer 41:5-9

SHILONITE

–1. A man of Shiloh 1Ki 11:29 ; 12:15 ; 15:29 ; 2Ch 9:29 ; 10:15 –2. Used, apparently, to denote a descendant of Shelah 1Ch 9:5 .See SHELAMITES

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