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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(thorn). (1) A town in the mountains of
Judah
(
Josh. 15:48
48
And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh, (Joshua 15:48)
). (2) Residence of
Tola
, the judge, in
Mount
Ephraim
(
Judg. 10:1-2
1
And 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.
2
And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir. (Judges 10:1‑2)
). (3)
Son
of
Michah
(
1 Chron. 24:24
24
Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah: of the sons of Michah; Shamir. (1 Chronicles 24:24)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
1.
Son
of
Michah
, a
Levite
(
1 Chron. 24:24
24
Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah: of the sons of Michah; Shamir. (1 Chronicles 24:24)
).
2.
City
in
the
mountains of
Judah
(
Josh. 15:48
48
And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh, (Joshua 15:48)
). Identified by
some
with
ruins at
Somerah
, 31° 25' N, 34° 56' E.
3.
City in
Mount
Ephraim
, the residence of
Tola
, one of the
judges
(
Judg. 10:1-2
1
And 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.
2
And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir. (Judges 10:1‑2)
). Not identified.
Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
keeping: guarding