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# Shiloh
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## Facts
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Shiloh was a walled Canaanite city that was conquered by the Israelites under the leadership of Joshua.
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* The city of Shiloh was located west of the Jordan River and northeast of the city of Bethel.
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* During the time that Joshua was leading Israel, the city of Shiloh was a meeting place for the people of Israel.
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* The twelve tribes of Israel met together at Shiloh to hear Joshua tell them which portion of the land of Canaan had been assigned to each of them.
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* Before any temple was built in Jerusalem, Shiloh was the place where the Israelites came to sacrifice to God.
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* Samuel's mother Hannah took him as a young boy to Shiloh to dedicate him to the Lord. He stayed there with the priest Eli to be trained to serve the Lord.
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