- SHIMROM watchman, the fourth son of Issachar (Genesis 46:13; 1
Chronicles 7:1; R.V., correctly, “Shimron”). - SHIMRON watch-post, an ancient city of the Canaanites; with its
villages, allotted to Zebulun (Joshua 19:15); now probably Semunieh, on
the northern edge of the plain of Esdraelon, 5 miles west of Nazareth. - SHIMRON-MERON the same, probably, as Shimron (Joshua 12:20).
- SHIMSHAI the shining one, or sunny, the secretary of Rehum the
chancellor, who took part in opposing the rebuilding of the temple after
the Captivity (Ezra 4:8, 9, 17-23). - SHINAB cooling, the king of Adamah, in the valley of Siddim, who with
his confederates was conquered by Chedorlaomer (Genesis 14:2). - SHINAR, THE LAND OF LXX. and Vulgate “Senaar;” in the
inscriptions, “Shumir;” probably identical with Babylonia or Southern
Mesopotamia, extending almost to the Persian Gulf. Here the tower of
Babel was built (Genesis 11:1-6), and the city of Babylon. The name
occurs later in Jewish history (Isaiah 11:11; Zechariah 5:11). Shinar was
apparently first peopled by Turanian tribes, who tilled the land and made
bricks and built cities. Then tribes of Semites invaded the land and settled
in it, and became its rulers. This was followed in course of time by an
Elamite invasion; from which the land was finally delivered by
Khammurabi, the son of Amarpel (“Amraphel, king of Shinar,” Genesis
14:1), who became the founder of the new empire of Chaldea. (See
AMRAPHEL.) - SHIPHMITE probably the designation of Zabdi, who has charge of
David’s vineyards (1 Chronicles 27:27). - SHIPHRAH beauty, one of the Egyptian midwives (Exodus 1:15).
- SHIPHTAN judicial, an Ephraimite prince at the time of the division of
Canaan (Numbers 34:24). - SHIPS early used in foreign commerce by the Phoenicians (Genesis
49:13). Moses (Deuteronomy 28:68) and Job (9:26) make reference to
them, and Balaam speaks of the “ships of Chittim” (Numbers 24:24).
Solomon constructed a navy at Ezion-geber by the assistance of Hiram’s
sailors (1 Kings 9:26-28; 2 Chronicles 8:18). Afterwards, Jehoshaphat
sought to provide himself with a navy at the same port, but his ships
kiana
(Kiana)
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