Shunem

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]

See also

Shunamitism

References

1. ^ ^{a b} John L. McKenzie, Dictionary of the Bible, Touchstone Press, 1965

This article incorporates text from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), a publication now in the public domain.