# 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.

(Translation suggestions: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])

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

## Bible References:

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

## Word Data:

* Strong's: H7886, H7887

## Forms Found in the English ULB:

Shiloh