Shiloh — Bible place

Generally understood as denoting the Messiah, “the peaceful one,” as the word signifies (Gen. 49:10). The Vulgate Version translates the word, “he who is to be sent,” in allusion to the Messiah; the Revised Version, margin, “till he come to Shiloh;” and the LXX., “until that which is his shall come to Shiloh.” It is most simple and natural to render the expression, as in the King James Bible, “till Shiloh come,” interpreting it as a proper name (comp. Isa. 9:6).

Shiloh, a place of rest, a city of Ephraim, “on the north side of Bethel,” from which it is distant 10 miles (Judg. 21:19); the modern Seilun (the Arabic for Shiloh), a “mass of shapeless ruins.” Here the tabernacle was set up after the Conquest (Josh. 18:1-10), where it remained during all the period of the judges till the ark fell into the hands of the Philistines. “No spot in Central Palestine could be more secluded than this early sanctuary, nothing more featureless than the landscape around; so featureless, indeed, the landscape and so secluded the spot that from the time of St. Jerome till its re-discovery by Dr. Robinson in 1838 the very site was forgotten and unknown.” It is referred to by Jeremiah (7:12, 14; 26:4-9) five hundred years after its destruction.

Recorded scripture occurrences (30)

References recorded in the source data; this is not an exhaustive list of mentions.

Show passage in OET: JOS 18:1

OET-RV JOS 18:1

18 Then all the Israelis assembled at Shiloh and set up the sacred tent there. The battles over the land had stopped

OET-LV JOS 18:1

18 And_ all _of the _congregation _of the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) _they _assembled Shiloh and_they _caused _to _dwell there DOM the _tent _of meeting and_the_earth it _was _subdued before_them.

Show passage in OET: JOS 18:8

OET-RV JOS 18:8

8 So the chosen men got ready to leave and Yehoshua instructed them, “Go and walk around that land and write a report and bring it back to me. Then I’ll throw dice for you all in front of Yahweh here in Shiloh.”

OET-LV JOS 18:8

8 And_ the_men _they _arose and_they _went and_ Yəhōshūˊa/(Joshua) _he/it _commanded DOM those_who_went to_describe _in _writing DOM the_earth/land to_say go and_walk _about in/on _the_earth and_describe _in _writing it and_return to_me and_here I _will _throw to/for_you(pl) a _lot to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before YHWH in_Shiloh.

Show passage in OET: JOS 18:9

OET-RV JOS 18:9

9 Then the men left and walked through the area, writing down their recommendations for dividing the seven portions according to the cities in the area, then they returned back to Yehoshua at the camp at Shiloh.

OET-LV JOS 18:9

9 And_ the_men _they _went and_they _passed in/on _the_earth and_they_described _it _in _writing to_cities into_seven portions on a _scroll and_they _came to Yəhōshūˊa to the_camp Shiloh.

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