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 descendants of Reuben, the descendants of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh went back to the land of Gilead, leaving the Israelis at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, for their territorial possession that they had inherited in accordance with the command of the LORD given through Moses.
When the Israelis heard that announcement, the entire community of the Israelis gathered together at Shiloh in preparation for war.
They discovered among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead 400 young virgins who hadn't had sex with a man, and they brought them to the encampment at Shiloh in the territory of Canaan.