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

Shunem is listed on the towns conquered by the Egyptian pharaohs Thutmose III and Shoshenk I.^[1]

Shunem is identified in some sources with the modern village of Sulam.^[1]

See also

• Shunamitism

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). "^{article name needed}". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons. 

Coordinates: 32°36′20.28″N 35°20′3.50″E / 32.6056333°N 35.3343056°E / 32.6056333; 35.3343056