Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Shamir?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Samaria.

First appears in Judges 10:1 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

A sharp thorn. (1. ) One of the sons of Michah (1 Chr. 24:24). (2. ) A town among the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:48); probably Somerah, 2 1/2 miles north-west of Debir. Modern identification: Samaria.

Shamir is represented in the local geography layer as Samaria. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Judges 10:1 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Samaria

About 0 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Nazareth

About 48 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 51 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Canaan

About 56 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 56 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Shamir today

Travel to Shamir, the modern-day Samaria.

Shamir is commonly identified with Samaria, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.

Shamir is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Samaria

32.276°N · 35.195°E

Key passages

Appears in

Judges

1 chapter · 2 verse mentions