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Shihor in the Bible.

Shihor is a river in the Bible, about 268 km (166 miles) west of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 2 verses, from Joshua 13:3 to 1 Chronicles 13:5. The King James Version also gives the name Shihor to 1 other place, listed on this page.

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About Shihor.

(correctly Shi’hor) black; dark the name given to the river Nile in Isa. 23:3; Jer. 2:18. In Josh. 13:3 it is probably “the river of Egypt”, i.e., the Wady el-Arish (1 Chr. 13:5), which flows “before Egypt”, i.e., in a north-easterly direction from Egypt, and enters the sea about 50 miles south-west of Gaza.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Shihor.

David 1

Near Shihor.

All 2 verses that name this Shihor.

Joshua 1

  • Joshua 13:3From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:

1 Chronicles 1

  • 1 Chronicles 13:5So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath-jearim.

Other places called Shihor.

Shihor, on the map at the same spot as the Shihor above.

A river, named in 1 verse.

  • Isaiah 23:3And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.

Questions about Shihor.

Where is Shihor in the Bible?

Shihor is a river about 268 km (166 miles) west of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Shihor named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Shihor in 2 verses, in 2 books, from Joshua 13:3 to 1 Chronicles 13:5. It also gives the name Shihor to 1 other place.

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