Shaaraim
Shaaraim was a town in the Shephelah of Judah (Joshua 15:36) and a place the Philistines passed in their retreat from Socoh.
The name Shaaraim means “gates; valuation; hairs”
PlaceOld Testament2 books2 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Joshua 15:36; only referred to as Shaaraim (שַׁעֲרַ֫יִם).
Location
- Identified as
- Khirbet es Sira
- Certainty
- Possible (41% of scholarship) · 2 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 31.735° N, 35.028° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- שַׁעֲרַ֫יִםShaaraim
Mentions
- Shaaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah (or Gederothaim)—fourteen cities, along with their villages.
- Then the men of Israel and Judah charged forward with a shout and pursued the Philistines to the entrance of Gath and to the gates of Ekron. And the bodies of the Philistines were strewn along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron.