Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Shechem’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.
The term ‘Shechem’ occurs 50 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.
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Bible passages with ‘Shechem’ in the book Genesis
Genesis 12:6 Abram passed through the land even to the place of Shechem, as far as the famous steep valley. Now at that time, the Canaanite was in the land.Genesis 12:6
Genesis 33:19 And he bought the part of the field in which he had pitched his tents from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem, for one hundred lambs.Genesis 33:19
Genesis 34:2 And when Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite, the leader of that land, had seen her, he fell in love with her. And so he seized her and slept with her, overwhelming the virgin by force.Genesis 34:2
Genesis 34:6 Then, when Hamor, the father of Shechem, had gone out to speak to Jacob,Genesis 34:6
Genesis 34:8 And so Hamor spoke to them: “The soul of my son Shechem has become attached to your daughter. Give her to him as a wife.Genesis 34:8
Genesis 34:11 And Shechem even said to her father and to her brothers: “May I find favor in your sight, and whatever you will appoint, I will give.Genesis 34:11
Genesis 34:13 The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and his father with deceit, being enraged at the rape of their sister:Genesis 34:13
Genesis 34:18 Their offer pleased Hamor and his son Shechem.Genesis 34:18
Genesis 34:26 They killed Hamor and Shechem together, taking their sister Dinah from the house of Shechem.Genesis 34:26
Genesis 35:4 Therefore, they gave him all the foreign gods which they had, and the earrings which were in their ears. And then he buried them under the terebinth tree, which is beyond the city of Shechem.Genesis 35:4
Genesis 37:12 And while his brothers were lodging at Shechem, pasturing their father’s flocks,Genesis 37:12
Genesis 37:13 Israel said to him: “Your brothers are pasturing the sheep at Shechem. Come, I will send you to them.” And when he answered,Genesis 37:13
Genesis 37:14 “I am ready,” he said to him, “Go, and see if everything is prospering with your brothers and the cattle, and report to me what is happening.” So, having been sent from the valley of Hebron, he arrived at Shechem.Genesis 37:14
Number of the word / term Shechem in Genesis: 13
Bible passages with ‘Shechem’ in the book Numbers
Numbers 26:31 and Asriel, from whom is the family of the Asrielites; and Shechem, from whom is the family of the Shechemites;Numbers 26:31
Number of the word / term Shechem in Numbers: 1
Bible passages with ‘Shechem’ in the book Joshua
Joshua 17:2 and to the rest of the sons of Manasseh, according to their families: to the sons of Abiezer, and to the sons of Helek, and to the sons of Asriel, and to the sons of Shechem, and to the sons of Hepher, and to the sons of Shemida. These are the sons of Manasseh, the son of Joseph, the males, by their families.Joshua 17:2
Joshua 17:7 And the border of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethath, which looks out toward Shechem. And it goes out, to the right, beside the inhabitants of the Fountain of Tappuah.Joshua 17:7
Joshua 20:7 And they decreed Kedesh in Galilee, at mount Naphtali, and Shechem, at mount Ephraim, and Kiriath-Arba, which is Hebron, at mount Judah.Joshua 20:7
Joshua 21:21 from the tribe of Ephraim, Shechem, one of the cities of refuge, with its suburbs, on mount Ephraim, and Gezer,Joshua 21:21
Joshua 24:1 And Joshua gathered together all the tribes of Israel at Shechem, and he called those greater by birth, and the leaders and judges and teachers. And they stood in the sight of the Lord.Joshua 24:1
Joshua 24:25 Therefore, on that day, Joshua struck a covenant, and he set before the people at Shechem the precepts and the judgments.Joshua 24:25
Joshua 24:32 And the bones of Joseph, which the sons of Israel had brought from Egypt, they buried at Shechem, in a portion of the field that Jacob had purchased from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem, for one hundred young female sheep, and so it was in the possession of the sons of Joseph.Joshua 24:32
Number of the word / term Shechem in Joshua: 7
Bible passages with ‘Shechem’ in the book Judges
Judges 8:31 But his concubine, whom he had in Shechem, bore him a son named Abimelech.Judges 8:31
Judges 9:1 Now Abimelech, the son of Jerubbaal, went to Shechem, to his maternal brothers, and he spoke to them, and to all the relatives of the house of his maternal grandfather, saying:Judges 9:1
Judges 9:2 “Speak to all the men of Shechem: Which is better for you: that seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, should rule over you, or that one man should rule over you? And consider also that I am your bone and your flesh.”Judges 9:2
Judges 9:3 And his maternal brothers spoke about him to all the men of Shechem, all these words, and they inclined their hearts after Abimelech, saying, “He is our brother.”Judges 9:3
Judges 9:6 Then all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the families of the city of Millo, and they went and appointed Abimelech as king, beside the oak that stood at Shechem.Judges 9:6
Judges 9:7 When this had been reported to Jotham, he went and stood at the top of Mount Gerizim. And lifting up his voice, he cried out and said: “Listen to me, men of Shechem, so that God may listen to you.Judges 9:7
Judges 9:18 though you now have risen up against my father’s house, and have killed his sons, seventy men, upon one stone, and have appointed Abimelech, the son of his handmaid, as a king over the inhabitants of Shechem, since he is your brother,Judges 9:18
Judges 9:20 But if you have acted perversely, may fire go forth from him and consume the inhabitants of Shechem and the town of Millo. And may fire go forth from the men of Shechem and from the town of Millo, and devour Abimelech.”Judges 9:20
Judges 9:23 And the Lord put a very grievous spirit between Abimelech and the inhabitants of Shechem, who began to detest him,Judges 9:23
Judges 9:26 Now Gaal, the son of Ebed, went with his brothers, and crossed over to Shechem. And the inhabitants of Shechem, uplifted by his arrival,Judges 9:26
Judges 9:28 And Gaal, the son of Ebed, cried out: “Who is Abimelech, and what is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, who has appointed Zebul, his servant, as ruler over the men of Hamor, the father of Shechem? Why then should we serve him?Judges 9:28
Judges 9:31 And he sent messengers secretly to Abimelech, saying: “Behold, Gaal, the son of Ebed, has arrived at Shechem with his brothers, and he has set the city against you.Judges 9:31
Judges 9:34 And so Abimelech rose up, with all his army, by night, and he set ambushes near Shechem in four places.Judges 9:34
Judges 9:39 Therefore, Gaal went out, with the people of Shechem watching, and he fought against Abimelech,Judges 9:39
Judges 9:46 And when those living in the tower of Shechem had heard about this, they entered the temple of their god, Berith, where they had formed a covenant with him. And it was because of this, that the place had taken its name. And it was greatly fortified.Judges 9:46
Judges 9:47 Abimelech, also hearing that the men of the tower of Shechem had joined together,Judges 9:47
Judges 9:49 And so, eagerly cutting down branches from the trees, they followed their leader. And surrounding the fortified place, they set it on fire. And so it happened that, by smoke and fire, one thousand persons died, men and women together, the occupants of the tower of Shechem.Judges 9:49
Judges 21:19 And they took counsel, and they said, “Behold, there is a yearly solemnity of the Lord at Shiloh, which is situated to the north of the city of Bethel, and on the eastern side of the way that one takes from Bethel to Shechem, and to the south of the town of Lebonah.”Judges 21:19
Number of the word / term Shechem in Judges: 18
Bible passages with ‘Shechem’ in the book 1 Kings
1 Kings 12:1 Then Rehoboam went to Shechem. For in that place, all of Israel had gathered to appoint him as king.1 Kings 12:1
1 Kings 12:25 Then Jeroboam built up Shechem, on mount Ephraim, and he lived there. And departing from there, he built up Penuel.1 Kings 12:25
Number of the word / term Shechem in 1 Kings: 2
Bible passages with ‘Shechem’ in the book 1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 6:67 Then they gave to them the cities of refuge: Shechem with its suburbs on mount Ephraim, and Gezer with its suburbs,1 Chronicles 6:67
1 Chronicles 7:19 Now the sons of Shemida were Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi and Aniam.1 Chronicles 7:19
1 Chronicles 7:28 Now their possessions and habitations were: Bethel with her daughters, and toward the east, Naaran, and toward the western region, Gezer and her daughters, as well as Shechem with her daughters, as far as Ayyah with her daughters;1 Chronicles 7:28
Number of the word / term Shechem in 1 Chronicles: 3
Bible passages with ‘Shechem’ in the book 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 10:1 Now Rehoboam set out for Shechem. For in that place all of Israel had convened, so that they might appoint him as king.2 Chronicles 10:1
Number of the word / term Shechem in 2 Chronicles: 1
Bible passages with ‘Shechem’ in the book Psalm
Psalm 60:6 God has spoken in his holy place: I will rejoice, and I will divide Shechem, and I will measure the steep valley of the tabernacles.Psalm 60:6
Psalm 108:7 God has spoken in his holiness. I will exult, and I will divide Shechem, and I will divide by measure the steep valley of tabernacles.Psalm 108:7
Number of the word / term Shechem in Psalm: 2
Bible passages with ‘Shechem’ in the book Jeremiah
Jeremiah 41:5 men arrived from Shechem, and from Shiloh, and from Samaria, eighty men, with their beards shaved, and their garments rent, and unbathed. And they had gifts and frankincense in hand, so that they might make an offering in the house of the Lord.Jeremiah 41:5
Number of the word / term Shechem in Jeremiah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Shechem’ in the book Hosea
Hosea 6:9 And, like those who rob with skillful words, they, by conspiring with the priests, bring a death sentence to travelers on a pilgrimage from Shechem; for they have been performing evil deeds.Hosea 6:9
Number of the word / term Shechem in Hosea: 1
Bible passages with ‘Shechem’ in the book Acts
Acts 7:16 And they crossed over into Shechem, and they were placed in the sepulcher which Abraham bought for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor, the son of Shechem.Acts 7:16
Number of the word / term ‘Shechem’ in Acts: 1
These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.
Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 50
