Shihor (Joshua 13)
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Other places named Shihor: Shihor (Isaiah 23).
| Type | river |
|---|---|
| Also called | Shihor River, Sihor, Nile, Shihor Brook |
| Most likely | Pelusiac branch of the Nile (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.043° N, 32.546° E |
| Mentioned in | 2 verses |
| First mention | Joshua 13:3 |
Shihor (Joshua 13) is a river named in 2 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Pelusiac branch of the Nile (medium confidence; 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pelusiac branch of the Nile | medium (45%) | 31.043° N, 32.546° E |
| Wadi al Arish | low (16%) | 31.146° N, 33.806° E |
| another name for the Brook of Egypt | very low (14%) | 31.146° N, 33.806° E |
| another name for the Nile | very low (6%) | 31.465° N, 30.367° E |
| not a proper name (may be a general reference to waters near the Nile) | very low (2%) | — |
Verses
Joshua
- Joshua 13:3From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:All the territory of the Philistines and the Geshurites, from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites;
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 13:5So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath–jearim.So David assembled all Israel, from the River Shihor in Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
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.