Jacob Settles in Shechem

18 Now Jacob came safely to the city of (A)Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from (B)Paddan-aram, and camped before the city.

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18 After Jacob came from Paddan Aram,[a](A) he arrived safely at the city of Shechem(B) in Canaan and camped within sight of the city.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 33:18 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia

12 Then his brothers went to pasture their father’s flock in Shechem.

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Joseph Sold by His Brothers

12 Now his brothers had gone to graze their father’s flocks near Shechem,(A)

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Abimelech’s Conspiracy

Now (A)Abimelech the son of [a]Jerubbaal went to Shechem, to his mother’s relatives, and spoke to them and to the entire family of the household of his mother’s father, saying,

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 9:1 I.e., Gideon

Abimelek

Abimelek(A) son of Jerub-Baal(B) went to his mother’s brothers in Shechem and said to them and to all his mother’s clan,

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King Rehoboam Acts Foolishly

12 (A)Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, because all Israel had come to (B)Shechem to make him king.

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Israel Rebels Against Rehoboam(A)

12 Rehoboam went to Shechem,(B) for all Israel had gone there to make him king.

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Jeroboam’s Idolatry

25 Then (A)Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and lived [a]there. And he went out from there and built (B)Penuel.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 12:25 Lit in it

Golden Calves at Bethel and Dan

25 Then Jeroboam fortified Shechem(A) in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. From there he went out and built up Peniel.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 12:25 Hebrew Penuel, a variant of Peniel