Shunem
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Coordinates: 32°36′20.28″N 35°20′3.50″E / 32.6056333°N 35.334306°E
Shunem (Hebrew: שׁוּנֵם; Douay-Rheims: Sunam) is a small village mentioned in the Bible. It was located in the tribe of Issachar, to the north of Jezreel and south of Mount Gilboa Joshua 19,18.
Shunem is where:
- The Philistines encamped when they came against Saul, the first king of Israel; 1Samuel 28,4
- Where Abishag, King David's companion in his old age, came from; 1Kings 1,1 and
- Where the prophet Elisha was hospitably entertained by a rich woman whose son Elisha later revived after the son died. 2Kings 4,8 JT
Shunem is listed on the towns conquered by the Egyptian pharaohs Thutmose III and Shoshenk I.[1]
Shunem is identified with the modern village of Sulam.[1]
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This article incorporates text from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), a publication now in the public domain.
