Biblical place

Where was Shiloh?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet Seilun.

First appears in Genesis 49:10 · 8 books · 23 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Seilun.

Shiloh is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet Seilun. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 49:10 and is mentioned across 8 books, with 37 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jericho

About 25 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 26 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 31 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 31 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 40 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Shiloh today

Travel to Shiloh, the modern-day Khirbet Seilun.

Shiloh is commonly identified with Khirbet Seilun, 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.

Shiloh 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

Khirbet Seilun

32.056°N · 35.290°E

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