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Shimron Meron

שִׁמְרוֹן מְרוֹן/SHIM-ron MEE-ron/

“Watch-Height of Meron”

Summary

The full name of a Canaanite city whose king was conquered by Joshua, probably the same as Shimron.

☩Identity

Shimron-meron ('watch-height of Meron') appears in the list of thirty-one kings conquered by Joshua. It is probably the complete form of the name of the city elsewhere called simply Shimron, which was allotted to Zebulun. The Talmud identifies it with Simuniyeh, west of Nazareth.

Key verses:Joshua 12:20

Related Verses1 mention

Joshua· 1 verse

12:20

See Also

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References

  1. 1.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Shimronmeron," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).
  2. 2.John McClintock and James Strong, "Shimron-Meron," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IX (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  3. 3.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Shimron Meron," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).