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Shen

A landmark, apparently a rock or ridge, between Mizpah and Jeshanah. After the Philistines were beaten in 1 Samuel 7, Samuel set up a stone between Mizpah and Shen.

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A landmark, apparently a rock or ridge, between Mizpah and Jeshanah. After the Philistines were beaten in 1 Samuel 7, Samuel set up a stone between Mizpah and Shen.

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Shen was a landmark, apparently a rock or ridge, between Mizpah and Jeshanah in the hill country of Benjamin. After Israel's victory over the Philistines described in 1 Samuel 7, Samuel set up a stone between Mizpah and Shen and named it Ebenezer, "stone of help," to commemorate the Lord's aid in battle. Its exact site has not been identified.

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The word

H8129

Where it is
  • 35.26029
  • 31.99855
Where it appears
  • 1 Samuel 7:12

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