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PHOTOGRAPHS OF SCRIPTURAL SITES
Shiloh
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The tabernacle containing the ark of the covenant was set up in this area and remained here for centuries.
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In this western view, the ruins of the ancient city are just left of center. They are on a small rounded hill surrounded by taller hills, as though in the palm of a hand.
Significant Events:
The tribes of Israel assembled and received their allotment of territory ( Josh. 18- 22). The tabernacle and ark of the covenant were set up here and remained for centuries ( Josh. 18:1). Here Hannah prayed and dedicated her son Samuel to the Lord’s service ( 1 Sam. 1). The Israelites took the ark from Shiloh and were defeated by the Philistines, who then captured the ark ( 1 Sam. 4:1-11). (See Bible Dictionary, “ Shiloh.”)
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