Genesis 33:18

33:18 After he left Paddan Aram, Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan, and he camped near ¹  the city.

Genesis 35:4

35:4 So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods that were in their possession ²  and the rings that were in their ears. ³  Jacob buried them ⁴  under the oak ⁵  near Shechem

Joshua 20:7

20:7 So they selected ⁶  Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.

Joshua 21:21

21:21 They assigned them Shechem (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter) in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer,

[33:18]  ¹ tn Heb “in front of.”

[35:4]  ² tn Heb “in their hand.”

[35:4]  ³ sn On the basis of a comparison with Gen 34 and Num 31, G. J. Wenham argues that the foreign gods and the rings could have been part of the plunder that came from the destruction of Shechem (Genesis [WBC], 2:324).

[35:4]  ⁴ sn Jacob buried them. On the burial of the gods, see E. Nielson, “The Burial of the Foreign Gods,” ST 8 (1954/55): 102-22.

[35:4]  ⁵ tn Or “terebinth.”

[20:7]  ⁶ tn Heb “set apart.”