Biblical place
Where was Shen?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Burj el Isaneh.
First appears in 1 Samuel 7:12 · 1 books · 1 chapters
Overview
A tooth, probably some conspicuous tooth-shaped rock or crag (1 Sam. 7:12), a place between which and Mizpeh Samuel set up his “Ebenezer. ” In the Hebrew the word has the article prefixed. Modern identification: Burj el Isaneh.
Shen is represented in the local geography layer as Burj el Isaneh. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 1 Samuel 7:12 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.
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How to get to Shen today
Travel to Shen, the modern-day Burj el Isaneh.
Shen is commonly identified with Burj el Isaneh, 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.
Shen 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.
Key passages
Appears in
1 chapter · 1 verse mention