Biblical city
Shechem
Nablus, West Bank · Samaria hill country
Set between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, Shechem is where the Lord first promised the land to Abram, where Joshua renewed the covenant, and where the northern tribes broke with Rehoboam. Tell Balata preserves its Bronze Age fortifications and temple.
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