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Shen in the Bible.

Shen is a town in the Bible, about 25 km (15 miles) north of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 1 verse, 1 Samuel 7:12.

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What happened at Shen.

A tooth, probably some conspicuous tooth-shaped rock or crag (1 Sam. 7:12), a place between which and Mizpeh Samuel set up his “Ebenezer.” In the Hebrew the word has the article prefixed, “the Shen.” The site is unknown.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Shen.

Samuel 1

Near Shen.

The verse that names Shen.

1 Samuel 1

  • 1 Samuel 7:12Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.

Questions about Shen.

Where is Shen in the Bible?

Shen is a town about 25 km (15 miles) north of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Shen named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Shen in 1 verse, in 1 book.

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