Bible Location
Meaning: gates; valuation; hairs · 2 cross references · Modern-day map available
Shaaraim was a lowland town in Judah, remembered especially in the aftermath of David's victory over Goliath. It is important because it belongs to the battlefield landscape of the Elah Valley region. First appears in Josh 15:36.1
Place meaning
gates; valuation; hairs
Coordinates
31.70, 34.90
First appears
Josh 15:36
AI summary: Shaaraim matters because its name helps map the route of Philistine flight after Goliath falls. Joshua also preserves it as part of Judah's Shephelah inheritance. The cross references present Shaaraim as a lowland town of both territorial memory and battlefield aftermath.1
Place meaning
gates; valuation; hairs
Latitude
31.70
Longitude
34.90
Bible references
2
A city in the plain of Judah (1 Sam. 17:52); called also Sharaim (Josh. 15:36). 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.