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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Shilonite (Shiloh)
A man from Shiloh. It is what they called the prophet Ahijah, who tore his cloak into twelve pieces to show that God would split Solomon's kingdom.
First, in plain English
A man from Shiloh. It is what they called the prophet Ahijah, who tore his cloak into twelve pieces to show that God would split Solomon's kingdom.
Who this is
Shilonite names the prophet Ahijah, who came from Shiloh and famously tore his cloak into twelve pieces to announce that God would split Solomon's kingdom. The plural form elsewhere describes a Judahite clan descended from Shelah, Judah's youngest son, rather than people from the town of Shiloh.
study-bible (ACAI)
The word
H7888
Where it appears
- 1 Kings 11:29
- 1 Kings 12:15
- 1 Kings 15:29
- 1 Chronicles 9:5
- 2 Chronicles 9:29
- 2 Chronicles 10:15
- Nehemiah 11:5
