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Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

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SHEN (‘the tooth or crag’). A well-known place ‘the Shen ,’ named with Mizpah to indicate the position of the stone which was set up by Samuel to commemorate the defeat of the Philistines ( 1 Samuel 7:12 ). The site is unknown.

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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Shen'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hdb/​s/shen.html. 1909.
 
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