At such a sacred site in the old Biblical city of Shechem in Jordan an altar and a sacred oak existed, according to a tradition preserved orally by the Hebrew people for some 1000 years before the ...

The IDF announced that an IAF UAV launched an airstrike in the area of Shechem (Nablus) to disperse a gathering of armed men.

An IAF UAV carried out an airstrike in the Balata 'refugee camp' today (Sunday) in an attempt to disperse a gathering of armed men. According to local reports, the attack targeted a funeral held ...

Shechem offers to marry her as restitution, and Jacob's sons agree if all the men in Shechem's city are circumcised. While ...

Eventually, as reported in the Book of Judges, Joseph was buried in Shechem. By picking up Joseph, the people of Israel were not only honouring their own past; they were committing to their future.