Shen

A location near the Ebenezer stone that Samuel set up after defeating the Philistines

Judea

About This Place

A place mentioned in 1 Samuel 7:12 as a reference point for where Samuel placed the Ebenezer stone: 'between Mizpah and Shen.' The name means 'tooth' or 'crag,' possibly referring to a prominent rocky outcrop. Its exact location is unknown, but it was somewhere in the region between Mizpah and the Philistine territory.

Chapters Mentioning Shen

1 Samuel

The Day Everything Turned Around

After twenty years of spiritual silence, Samuel challenges Israel to get serious about their faith. They do — and what happens next is a turnaround that arrives in a single day: God shows up with thunder, the Philistines are routed, and Samuel plants a stone in the ground that says it all: "The Lord has helped us."

Nearby Places

Jerusalem Bethlehem Bethany Mount of Olives Gethsemane Golgotha Jericho Hebron

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