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.
Samuel's mother Hannah took him as a young boy to Shiloh to dedicate him to the Lord. He stayed there with the priest Eli to be trained to serve the Lord.