Shaaraim (Joshua 15)
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Other places named Shaaraim: Shaaraim (1 Chronicles 4).
| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Sharaim |
| Most likely | Khirbet es Sira (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.735° N, 35.028° E |
| Mentioned in | 2 verses |
| First mention | Joshua 15:36 |
Shaaraim (Joshua 15) is a settlement named in 2 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Khirbet es Sira (medium confidence; 2 other proposals below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Khirbet es Sira | medium (41%) | 31.735° N, 35.028° E |
| another name for Shaaraim (1 Chronicles 4) | very low (6%) | 31.467° N, 34.404° E |
| Khirbet Qeiyafa | very low (2%) | 31.696° N, 34.958° E |
Verses
Joshua
- Joshua 15:36And Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages:Shaaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah (or Gederothaim)—fourteen cities, along with their villages.
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 17:52And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron.Then the men of Israel and Judah charged forward with a shout and pursued the Philistines to the entrance of Gath and to the gates of Ekron. And the bodies of the Philistines were strewn along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.