1 Samuel (1 Kingdoms) 3:21
"And the Lord manifested himself again in Selom, for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel; and Samuel was accredited to all Israel as a prophet to the Lord from one end of the land to the other: and Heli [was] very old, and his sons kept advancing [in wickedness], and their way [was] evil before the Lord."
Joshua 24:26—Was the sanctuary originally at Shechem or at Shiloh?
Contrasting Link: Joshua (Jesus) 24:26 →
Problem: According to Joshua 24:25–26 (cf. v. 1), the sanctuary was at Shechem. But earlier (1 Sam. 3:21; 4:3), it was said to be in Shiloh.
Solution: The term “sanctuary” (miqdash) here simply means “holy place” or “sacred spot.” It need not refer to the “tabernacle” (mishkan) where the ark of the covenant rested, but simply to a sacred location, such as one consecrated by Abraham (cf. Gen. 12:6–7) and Jacob (Gen. 33:19–20; 35:2–3). The tabernacle was at Shiloh, as Joshua himself acknowledged earlier in this same book (Josh. 18:1).
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