Library Home>Boyd's Bible Dictionary>Boyd's Bible Dictionary: S>Shamir (#111072)

Shamir

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: S By: James P. Boyd

Listen to This Article

(thorn). (1) A town in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:48⁴⁸And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh, (Joshua 15:48)). (2) Residence of Tola, the judge, in Mount Ephraim (Judg. 10:1-2¹And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim. ²And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir. (Judges 10:1‑2)). (3) Son of Michah (1 Chron. 24:24²⁴Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah: of the sons of Michah; Shamir. (1 Chronicles 24:24)).

Click here to show subject links in the text for more information.

Previous Article

Boyd's Bible Dictionary: S

• Shalmaneser

• Shamefacedness

• Shamir

• Shammua, Shammuah