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Shual, Land of

Shual, Land of

Shual, Land Of

SHUAL, LAND OF.A region referred to in 1Sa 13:17 as the destination of one of the three bands of Philistine raiders. The close connexion of Ophrah with the district named indicates that this was one of its towns.

H. L. Willett.

Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible

Shual, Land of

( , ‘erec shual; , he Sogal): From their encampment at Michmash the Philistines sent out marauding bands, one going westward toward Beth-horon, another eastward, the way of the border that looketh down upon the valley of Zeboim. The pass to the South was held against them by Israel. The third party therefore went northward, turning unto the way that leadeth to Ophrah, unto the land of Shual (1Sa 13:17 f). Ophrah is probably identical with et-Taiyibeh, a village which lies some 5 miles East of Beitn (Bethel). It is in this district therefore that the land of Shual must be sought, but no definite identification is possible.

Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia