One of the most significant sites in the Bible, Shechem was first mentioned in Genesis as visited by Abram (Abraham) and was the home of Jacob, his twelve sons (including Joseph); it was also an Israelite City of Refuge, the place where Joshua had all the Israelites shout the blessings and curses of God at each other, the home of Abimelech and King Jeroboam. Shechem was eventually called Sycar, where Jesus stopped at a well and talked with a Samaritan woman (John 4). An amazing place...

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