Shechem

[ shee-kuh m, -kem, shek-uh m, -em ]

/ ˈʃi kəm, -kɛm, ˈʃɛk əm, -ɛm /

noun

a town of ancient Palestine, near the city of Samaria; occupied by Israel 1967–96; since 1996 under Palestinian self-rule: first capital of the northern kingdom of Israel.

Modern name Nab·lus

[nab-luh s, nah-bluh s] /ˈnæb ləs, ˈnɑ bləs/

Example sentences from the Web for nablus

Settlers destroyed over 600 olive trees in a Nablus village on Wednesday, a Palestinian Authority official said.

Settler Violence Season |Yousef Munayyer |November 1, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Take, for example, the settlement of Immanuel, located deep inside the West Bank, southeast of Nablus.

Two Blockbuster New Reports on Settlements |Lara Friedman |October 21, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Omar and Fouzi are from the West Bank village of Duma, 13 miles southeast of Nablus.

Palestinian Children: The Invisible Workers of Israeli Settlements |Dina Elmuti |August 28, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
She said the other Palestinians were detained in the Nablus, Qalqiliya and Ramallah areas.

Israeli Raids Give the Lie to Oslo’s Alphabet Soup |Emily L. Hauser |July 9, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

On June 6, the Israeli military dropped off a Palestinian man at Jubara checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Nablus.

The Administrative Detentions of Wasfi Kabha |Rachel Cohen |June 18, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The Samaritan synagogue stands in the Samaritan quarter, the south-western part of the town of Nablus.

Tent Work in Palestine |Claude Reignier Conder
I left Nablus under the impression that Mariam would soon be delivered to her Mussulman lover.

Eothen |A. W. Kinglake
In all this country there was but one road which wound its way among the hills towards Nablus (the ancient Shechem) and the north.

The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry |D. D. Ogilvie
The advanced enemy bases at Nablus and Tul Keram were served also by good roads.

With the British Army in The Holy Land |Henry Osmond Lock
This road led down a steep and narrow gorge, dominated by the heights east of Nablus.

With the British Army in The Holy Land |Henry Osmond Lock

British Dictionary definitions for nablus (1 of 2)

Nablus

/ (ˈnɑːbləs) /

noun

a town in the West Bank: near the site of ancient Shechem. Pop: 136 000 (2005 est)

British Dictionary definitions for nablus (2 of 2)

Shechem

/ (ˈʃɛkəm, -ɛm) /

noun

the ancient name of Nablus

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