Shechem
Shechem ranks 14,131st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Chester, Nova Scotia, Basco, Batanes, and Agadir. The most famous people from Shechem are Abimelech. Shechem has been the birth place of many politicians. Shechem is located in .
Shechem, also spelled Sichem and other variants, was an ancient city in the Southern Levant. Mentioned as a Canaanite city in the Amarna letters, it later appears in the Hebrew Bible as the first capital of the Kingdom of Israel (Samaria) following the split of the United Monarchy. According to Joshua 21:20–21, it was located in the tribal territorial allotment of the tribe of Ephraim. Shechem declined after the fall of the Kingdom of Israel. The city later regained its importance as a prominent Samaritan center of Hellenistic Palestine. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 0, Shechem was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Abimelech.
People Born in Shechem
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Shechem were politicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Shechem, including Abimelech.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Shechem since 1700.
