# Shiloh #

## Facts: ## 

Shiloh was a walled Canaanite city that was conquered by the Israelites under the leadership of Joshua.

* The city of Shiloh was located west of the Jordan River and northeast of the city of Bethel.
* During the time that Joshua was leading Israel, the city of Shiloh was a meeting place for the people of Israel.
* The twelve tribes of Israel met together at Shiloh to hear Joshua tell them which portion of the land of Canaan had been assigned to each of them.
* Before any temple was built in Jerusalem, Shiloh was the place where the Israelites came to sacrifice to God.
* When Samuel was a young boy, his mother Hannah took him to live in Shiloh to be trained by the priest Eli to serve Yahweh.

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(See also: [Bethel](../other/bethel.md), [dedicate](../other/dedicate.md), [Hannah](../other/hannah.md), [Jerusalem](../other/jerusalem.md), [Jordan River](../other/jordanriver.md), [priest](../kt/priest.md), [sacrifice](../other/sacrifice.md), [Samuel](../other/samuel.md), [temple](../kt/temple.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [1 Kings 02:26-27](en/tn/1ki/help/02/26)
* [1 Samuel 01:9-10](en/tn/1sa/help/01/09)
* [Joshua 18:1-2](en/tn/jos/help/18/01)
* [Judges 18:30-31](en/tn/jdg/help/18/30)