Shamir (Joshua 15)
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Other places named Shamir: Shamir (Judges 10).
| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | Khirbet Sumara (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.418° N, 34.932° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Joshua 15:48 |
Shamir (Joshua 15) is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Khirbet Sumara (low confidence; 6 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 Sumara | low (29%) | 31.418° N, 34.932° E |
| Khirbet Anab es Seghireh | very low (11%) | 31.412° N, 34.955° E |
| Khirbet al Bira | very low (9%) | 31.436° N, 34.926° E |
| Khirbet al Simia | very low (4%) | 31.422° N, 35.034° E |
| Khirbet Anab al Kabir | very low (4%) | 31.396° N, 34.931° E |
| Khirbet Fuqeiqis | very low (4%) | 31.489° N, 34.983° E |
| Khirbet Raddana | very low (-5%) | 31.912° N, 35.202° E |
Verses
Joshua
- Joshua 15:48And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,These were in the hill country:
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.