Shihor (Isaiah 23)
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Other places named Shihor: Shihor (Joshua 13).
| Type | river |
|---|---|
| Also called | Egypt, River, Sihor |
| Most likely | another name for the Shihor (Joshua 13) (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.043° N, 32.546° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Isaiah 23:3 |
Shihor (Isaiah 23) is a river named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely another name for the Shihor (Joshua 13) (medium confidence; 1 other proposal 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 |
|---|---|---|
| another name for the Shihor (Joshua 13) | medium (69%) | 31.043° N, 32.546° E |
| another name for the Nile | low (30%) | 31.465° N, 30.367° E |
Verses
Isaiah
- Isaiah 23:3And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.On the great waters came the grain of Shihor; the harvest of the Nile was the revenue of Tyre; she was the merchant of the nations.
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.