Bible Location

Shimron-meron

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Shimron-meron was the royal town listed in Joshua's conquest traditions, likely related to Shimron. It is important because it preserves another naming form within the northern Canaanite city network overcome by Israel. First appears in Josh 12:20.1

Coordinates

32.71, 35.21

First appears

Josh 12:20

AI summary: Shimron-meron matters because Joshua's conquest memory is built from named kings and towns rather than generalized claims. The place belongs to the northern royal geography of defeat.1

Latitude

32.71

Longitude

35.21

Bible references

1