Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. XI, 1953 Sacred Scripture Biblical geography

Sunem (Sunam)

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Also known as: Greek: Σουσάμ; Shunem

SUNEM (SUNAM). - A Canaanite city of Palestine (Heb. Sūndam; Gk. Σουσάμ), occupied by Thutmose III (no. 38) and of notable importance until its destruction at the hands of Labaya in the 14th century.

Conquered by the Hebrews, it was assigned by Joshua to the tribe of Issachar (Josh. 19:18). The Philistines encamped there before the battle against Saul on Mount Gilboa (1 Sam. 28:4). It was the homeland of Abishag (1 Kings 1:3), of the pious woman whose son Elisha raised from the dead (2 Kings 4:8, 12; 8:1), and of the Shulammite (Song 7:1; Gk. Σουνταξίτης). Today it is Sólem or Súlam, a village on the southern slope of the so-called "Little Hermon" (= Nebi ed-Dabi) south of Tabor. In the tell overlooking the village, pottery has been collected from the Bronze II period down to the Arab era.

Donato Baldi

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XI (1953), coll. 1520–1521.

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Baldi, Donato. “Sunem (Sunam).” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XI, coll. 1520–1521. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953. https://azioneromana.com/article/sunem-sunam.

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Baldi, Donato. “Sunem (Sunam).” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XI, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953, coll. 1520–1521. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/sunem-sunam.

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@incollection{ec11_sunem_sunam,
  author    = {Baldi, Donato},
  title     = {Sunem (Sunam)},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {XI},
  pages     = {1520--1521},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1953},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/sunem-sunam}
}

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