Temple of the Ark, Shiloh
Temple of the Ark, Shiloh Leaving Shechem, the Nazareth party would pass by Jacob’s Well and in sight of Joseph’s Tomb. Another day’s journey would bring them to Seilûn—the Shiloh of the Scriptures , and probably the site of the first temple to Jehovah, the home of the Ark of the Covenant . Shiloh is used also as one of the names of the Messiah, as in Genesis 49:10 , and means the Savior and the tranquility of peace from Him. It is written of this place: “But go ye now unto my place in Shiloh where I set my name at the first.” — Jeremiah 7:12 . Here Eli lived, and Hannah prayed and was answered, and here Samuel served and was called to the priesthood. Here the holy oil burned before the ark “ere the lamps of God went out in the temple of the Lord,” and the ark, captured by the Philistines, came no more to Shiloh. If you approach it through the Valley of Ain El Haramyeh you follow the path skirting the east slope till it reaches the top of the pass, where a glimpse of Mt. He...