Shiloh
What we know — and how we know it
Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 1
Archaeology — physical evidence · 1
Life, role & deeds
BibleWhere the tabernacle stood and the boy Samuel served, until the ark was lost to the Philistines.
Joshua 18:1; 1 Samuel 4:3
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ArchaeologyExcavations at Tel Shiloh have found a substantial Iron Age settlement and a destruction fitting the site's biblical eclipse.
Tel Shiloh (Khirbet Seilun) excavations (Danish expedition, H. Kjaer, 1926-32; I. Finkelstein, 1981-84); Iron I settlement with destruction layer (I. Finkelstein, S. Bunimovitz & Z. Lederman, 'Shiloh: The Archaeology of a Biblical Site', Tel Aviv University Institute of Archaeology, 1993).
