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Thread #100573   Message #3867779
Posted By: GUEST,Phil d'Conch
22-Jul-17 - 06:38 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Turning Away - What does it mean?
Subject: RE: Origins: Turning Away - What does it mean?
Pt. II

"There's a well upon the hill from our ancient past,...

Shiloh of Canaan (Tel Shiloh, Khirbet Seilun)

The name translates variously as place of peace, tranquility, pleasantness, ie: an "oasis" in an otherwise arid environment. Tel-Shiloh is in "hill country."