Shiloh

About Shiloh Written by AI

Shiloh is a term that appears in Genesis 49:10 as part of Jacob's prophetic blessing on his son Judah. The verse states, "The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes, and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples." The exact meaning of "Shiloh" in this context is debated among scholars. Some interpret it as a reference to a future Messianic figure, a descendant of Judah who would rule over the nations. Others understand it as a place name, possibly referring to the city of Shiloh, where the tabernacle was once set up. In this interpretation, the verse would mean that Judah's leadership would continue until the coming of a time of rest or peace. Regardless of the specific interpretation, the mention of Shiloh in this passage underscores the importance and prominence of the tribe of Judah in the prophetic vision of Israel's future.

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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897

This entry is on the name Shiloh, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.

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.

M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.