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Shechem

Modern Tell Balata, near Nablus, West Bank
Coordinates 32.2127, 35.2785 View modern location ↗
Eras The PatriarchsConquest and the JudgesThe United KingdomThe Divided Kingdom

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Abraham's first stopping point in Canaan, where God promised the land to his offspring. Jacob bought a parcel here; Joshua renewed the covenant here; Rehoboam came here to be made king, leading to the division of the kingdom.

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