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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Sharuhen
A town of Simeon inside Judah's land, called Shaaraim in 1 Chronicles 4:31. Egyptian records describe a fortress by this name that the Hyksos held.
A town of Simeon inside Judah's land, called Shaaraim in 1 Chronicles 4:31. Egyptian records describe a fortress by this name that the Hyksos held.
Sharuhen, a town allotted to the tribe of Simeon within Judah's territory (Josh. 19:6), called Shaaraim in the parallel list of 1 Chronicles 4:31. Egyptian records describe a fortress by this name that the Hyksos held against a lengthy siege by Pharaoh Ahmose after their expulsion from Egypt; the biblical town is commonly identified with Tell el-Far'ah, near the Negev border with Gaza.
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