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Shamir 1

location debated

in Judah; the Al Bira near Ramallah is different from the Al Bira that’s a possibility here, though International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979) (Shamir) mentions the former to situate Khirbet Raddana

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ANOTHER PLACE CALLED SHAMIR

1 PASSAGE

COORDINATES 31.4184, 34.9318

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