Meaning
Shechem H7927
H7928
1. Called Sichem and Sychem, a district in the central part of the land of Canaan:
- Abraham dwells in
Gen 12:6
- Jacob buys a piece of ground in, and erects an altar
Gen 33:20
- The flocks and herds of Jacob kept in
Gen 37:14
- Joseph buried in
Jos 24:32
- Jacob buried in
Act 7:16; Gen 50:13
2. Called Sychar:
- A city of refuge in Mount Ephraim
Jos 20:7; Jos 21:21; Jdg 21:19
- Joshua assembled the tribes of Israel at, with all their elders, chiefs, and judges, and presented them before the Lord
Jos 24:28
- Joshua buried at
Jos 24:32
- Abimelech made king at
Jdg 8:31;
- Rehoboam crowned at
1Ki 12:1
- Destroyed by Abimelech
Jdg 9:45
- Rebuilt by Jeroboam
1Ki 12:25
- Men of, slain by Ishmael
Jer 41:5
- Jesus visits Sychar and makes disciples there
Joh 4:42
3. Son of Hamor:
- Seduces Jacob's daughter; slain by Jacob's sons
Gen 33:19; Gen 34; Jos 24:32; Jdg 9:28
- Called Sychem
Act 7:16
4. Ancestor of the Shechemites
Num 26:31; Jos 17:2
5. Son of Shemidah
1Ch 7:19
