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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.

Shalim (Shaalim)

Saul came through the land of Shalim while he was hunting for his father's stray donkeys, before he was anointed king. Where exactly it lay is uncertain.

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Saul came through the land of Shalim while he was hunting for his father's stray donkeys, before he was anointed king. Where exactly it lay is uncertain.

Who this is

The "land of Shalim," a district Saul passed through while searching for his father's stray donkeys before his anointing as king (1 Samuel 9:4). Its location within the central hill country of Benjamin or Ephraim is uncertain.

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H8171

Where it appears
  • 1 Samuel 9:4

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