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Shechem, also spelled Sichem and other variants, was an ancient city in the Southern Levant. Described in ancient Egyptian inscriptions from the 19th century BC as a part of Retjenu, it is also record
Archaeological site of Tell Balata, identified with ancient Shechem
Balata in the 1880s in the PEF Survey of Palestine. Nablus is stated as being the location of Biblical Shechem, in contrast to the modern identification with Tell Balata.
The Sebek-khu Stele, dated to the reign of Senusret III (reign: 1878–1839 BC), records the earliest known Egyptian military campaign in the Levant. The text reads "Then Sekmem fell, together with the wretched Retenu", where Sekmem (s-k-m-m) is thought to be Shechem, and the "Retunu" or "Retjenu" a people of the Levant.
Amarna letter EA 252. Letter from Labayu (ruler of Shechem) to the Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep III or his son Akhenaten. 14th century BC. From Tell el-Amarna, Egypt. British Museum
Nablus
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Nablus is a city in the West Bank, Palestine, and the capital of the Nablus Governorate. It is located approximately 49 kilometres north of Jerusalem, between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim with a popul
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…Israel. The city later regained its importance as a prominent Samaritan center during the Hellenistic period. Traditionally associated with the city of Nablus, Shechem is now identified with the nearby site of Tell Balata in Balata village in the West Bank, Palestine. The name of Shechem is attested as sꜣkꜣmꜣꜣ…
Nablus 2013
مسجد النصر في مدينة نابلس في البلدة القديمة
Church of Bir Ya'qub
View of Mount Ebal from the city of Nablus