Thematic Bible: The place of rendezvous for the tribes
Thematic Bible
Shiloh » City of ephraim, north of beth-el, and on the highway from beth-el to shechem » The place of rendezvous for the tribes
The Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh left the Israelites at Shiloh in the land of Canaan to return to their own land of Gilead, which they took possession of according to the Lord’s command through Moses.
When the Israelites heard this, the entire Israelite community assembled at Shiloh to go to war against them.
They found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead 400 young women, who had not had sexual relations with a man, and they brought them to the camp at Shiloh in the land of Canaan.