Shunem Explained

Shunem or Shunaam (Hebrew: שׁוּנֵם Šūnēm; in LXX Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Σουνὰν|Sounàn) was a small village mentioned in the Bible in the possession of the Tribe of Issachar. It was located near the Jezreel Valley, north of Mount Gilboa (Joshua 19:18).

Shunaam is where the Philistines camped when they fought Saul, the first king of Israel (Samuel 28:4). It was the hometown of Abishag, King David's companion in his old age (Kings 1:1). The prophet Elisha was hospitably entertained there by a wealthy woman^[1] whose deceased son Elisha brought back to life.

Shunaam is listed as a town conquered by the pharaohs of Egypt Thutmose III and Shoshenk I.^{[2] [3]}

Shunaam may have been located at the site of the modern village of Sulam.^[4]

See also

• Shunamitism

References

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Notes and References

1. https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/2%20Kings%204:8 BibleGateway.com readings
2. Book: Gauthier . Henri . Dictionnaire des Noms Géographiques Contenus dans les Textes Hiéroglyphiques Vol. 5 . 1928 . 103 .
3. Book: Wallis Budge . E. A. . An Egyptian hieroglyphic dictionary: with an index of English words, king list and geological list with indexes, list of hieroglyphic characters, coptic and semitic alphabets, etc. Vol II . 1920 . . 1038 .
4. John L. McKenzie, Dictionary of the Bible, Touchstone Press, 1965