Bible Location
2 cross references · Modern-day map available
Shepham was a northern boundary point in the ideal land descriptions of Numbers. It is important because it helps define the line of the land toward the north-east. First appears in Num 34:10.1
Coordinates
34.35, 36.39
First appears
Num 34:10
AI summary: Shepham matters because biblical boundary texts rely on named transition points like this to give shape to the land. Even obscure places acquire importance when they help define inheritance and order. The cross references present Shepham as a northern boundary marker in Israel's territorial map.1
Latitude
34.35
Longitude
36.39
Bible references
2
A treeless place, Num. 34:10, 11: “The coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah.” 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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.