![]() ![]() It was identified unambiguously with Khirbet Seilun, based on the much detailed biblical description of the site: Shiloh is situated just east of the Jerusalem-Nablus road, 31 km north of Jerusalem. ![]() Regardless, the name of Shiloh the town is derived from שלה and may be translated as Tranquility Town. Sometimes, it is translated as a Messianic title, which means He Whose It Is or as Pacific, Pacificator or Tranquility and refers to the Samaritan Pentateuch. The meaning of the word "Shiloh" is unclear. Moore has suggested identifying Bochim as Shiloh. ![]() ![]() Relative to other archaeological sites, it is south of the biblical town of Lebonah and 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of Bethel. It is located 31 km north of Jerusalem, in the West Bank, to the west of the modern Israeli settlement town of Shilo and to the north of the Palestinian town of Turmus Ayya. Shiloh has been positively identified with modern Khirbet Seilun, a tell known in Modern Hebrew as Tel Shiloh. After the Israelite conquest of Canaan, the Tabernacle was moved to Shiloh, and remained there during the period of the biblical judges. According to the Hebrew Bible, Shiloh was the central sanctuary of the Israelites during the pre-monarchic period, before the First Temple in Jerusalem was built. ![]()
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