Shunem

Shunem (Hebrew: שׁוּנֵם‬; Douay-Rheims: Sunam) was a small village mentioned in the Bible. It was located in the possession of the Tribe of Issachar, near the Jezreel Valley and south of Mount Gilboa (Joshua 19,18).

Shunem is where:

The Philistines encamped when they came against Saul, the first king of Israel (1 Samuel 28,4).
Where Abishag, King David's companion in his old age, came from; (1 Kings 1,1)
Where the prophet Elisha was hospitably entertained by a wealthy or prominent woman ^[1] whose son Elisha later revived after the son died. (2 Kings 4,8)

Shunem is listed as a town conquered by the Egyptian pharaohs Thutmose III and Shoshenk I.^[2]

Shunem may be identified as the modern village of Sulam.^[2]

See also

Shunamitism

References

↑ BibleGateway.com readings
1 2 John L. McKenzie, Dictionary of the Bible, Touchstone Press, 1965

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Shunem". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.

Coordinates: 32°36′20.28″N 35°20′3.50″E / 32.6056333°N 35.3343056°E / 32.6056333; 35.3343056

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