SHILOH

1. This term is used, Ge 49:10, to denote the Messiah, the coming of whom Jacob foretells in these words: "The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be;" that is, until the time of Christ, Judah’s self-governments as a tribe should not ceases. It must be admitted, however, that the literal signification of the word is not well ascertained. Some translate, "The scepter shall not depart from Judah till he comes to whom it belongs." Others, with more probability, till the coming of the Peacemaker, or of the One desired. 2. A famous city of Ephraim, about ten miles south of Shechem, and twenty-four north of Jerusalem. Here Joshua assembled the people to make the second distribution of the Land of Promise; and her the tabernacle of the Lord was set up, when they were settled in the country, Jos 18:1; 19:51. The ark and the tabernacle continued at Shiloh, from B. C. 1444 to B. C. 1116, when it was taken by the Philistines, under the administration of the high priest Eli. In honor of the presence of the ark, there was "a feast of the Lord in Shiloh yearly;" and at one of these festivals the daughters of Shiloh were seized by a remnant of the Benjamites, Jud 21:19-23. At Shiloh Samuel began to prophesy, 1Sa 4:1, and here the prophet Ahijah dwelt, 1Ki 14:2.

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Shiloh. Shiloh
Generally understood as denoting the Messiah, “the peaceful one,” as the word signifies (Gen. 49:10). The Vulgate Version translates the word, “he who is to be sent,” in allusion to the Messiah; the Revised Version, margin, “till he come to Shiloh;” and the LXX., “until that which is his shall come to Shiloh.” It is most simple and natural to render the expression, as in the Authorized Version, “till Shiloh come,” interpreting it as a proper name (comp. Isa. 9:6).

Shiloh, a place of rest, a city of Ephraim, “on the north side of Bethel,” from which it is distant 10 miles (Judg. 21:19); the modern Seilun (the Arabic for Shiloh), a “mass of shapeless ruins.” Here the tabernacle was set up after the Conquest (Josh. 18:1-10), where it remained during all the period of the judges till the ark fell into the hands of the Philistines. “No spot in Central Palestine could be more secluded than this early sanctuary, nothing more featureless than the landscape around; so featureless, indeed, the landscape and so secluded the spot that from the time of St. Jerome till its re-discovery by Dr. Robinson in 1838 the very site was forgotten and unknown.” It is referred to by Jeremiah (7:12, 14; 26:4-9) five hundred years after its destruction.

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Shiloh. sent
Shiloh (name of a city) peace; abundance

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SHILOH. 1. A name of Jesus Ge 49:10 2. City of Ephraim, north of Beth-el, and on the highway from Beth-el to Shechem Jud 21:19
* Tabernacle located at Jos 18:1-10; Jud 18:31; 21:19; 1Sa 1:3,9,21,24; 2:14; Ps 78:60; Jer 7:12
* Seat of government during the time of Joshua Jos 21:1,2
* The place of rendezvous for the tribes Jos 22:9,12; Jud 21:12
* Eli lived at 1Sa 1:9; 4:12,13
* Eli dies at 1Sa 4:18
* Ahijah the prophet lives at 1Ki 14:2
* Devoted men from, killed by Ishmael Jer 41:5-9

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a city of Ephraim Jos 18:1; 21:2; 22:9; Jud 18:31; 21:12; 1Sa 1:3; 4:3 1Ki 2:27; 14:2 -- a Prophetic name of Christ Ge 49:10

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Shi″loh (shī″lō), n. [[Heb. shīlōh, literally, quiet, rest, fr. shālāh to rest.]] (Script.) A word used by Jacob on his deathbed, and interpreted variously, as “the Messiah,” or as the city “Shiloh,” or as “Rest.”