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Shimron (2)
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( שׁמרון , shimrōn ; Codex Vaticanus Συμοών , Sumoṓn ; Codex Alexandrinus Σομερών , Somerṓn and other forms): A town whose king was tributary to Jabin king of Hazor, and who joined in the attempt to resist the invasion under Joshua ( Joshua 11:1 ). It was in the territory allotted to Zebulun (Joshua 19:15 ). No sure identification is yet possible. The Septuagint and the Talmud both omit the "r" from the name; and Neubauer would identify it with Simonias (Vita , 24), the Simonia of the Talmud, which is now represented by Semūniyeh , a village about 5 miles West of Nazareth, on the edge of the plain (Geog. du Talm ). Beit Laḥm , named by Josephus along with it, is a short distance to the Northwest. Es -Semeirı̄yeh , about 3 miles North of Acre, has also been suggested; but it is perhaps too far to the West.
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Shimron (2)'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/s/shimron-2.html. 1915.
