Biblical place
Where was Shimron?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tel Shimron.
First appears in Joshua 11:1 · 1 books · 2 chapters
Overview
Watch-post, an ancient city of the Canaanites; with its villages, allotted to Zebulun (Josh. 19:15); now probably Semunieh, on the northern edge of the plain of Esdraelon, 5 miles west of Nazareth. Modern identification: Tel Shimron.
Shimron is represented in the local geography layer as Tel Shimron. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 11:1 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.
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Shimron 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
2 chapters · 2 verse mentions