ABSTRACT
At least as early as the Middle Ages, the biblical site of Shiloh has been identified with Khirbet Seilum, a small ruin of some seven acres located about 18 miles north of Jerusalem (see Figure 69). This tell is over 2,300 feet above sea level and is located on the northern end of a fertile valley. In Judges 21: 19 we are informed that Shiloh is located “north of Bethel, on the east of the highway that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah.” Eusebius also provides additional information in his Onomasticon (156, 28), where he locates Shiloh about 12 miles from Shechem. The place is also shown on the famous Medeba map of the sixth century CE. However,
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