Bible Dictionary
Shimron
Shimron was an ancient Canaanite city allotted to Zebulun. It is commonly identified with a site near the northern edge of the plain of Esdraelon.
Definition
Shimron was an ancient Canaanite city allotted, with its villages, to Zebulun. Its name is associated with a watch-height or watch-post. The city is commonly identified with Semunieh, though the identification is given as probable.
Biblical Usage
Shimron appears in the list of Zebulun’s towns and in the record of the Canaanite kings encountered by Joshua.
Historical Background
The proposed site, Semunieh, lies on the northern edge of the plain of Esdraelon, about five miles west of Nazareth.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Watch-post, an ancient city of the Canaanites; with its villages, allotted to Zebulun (Josh. 19:15); now probably Semunieh, on the northern edge of the plain of Esdraelon, 5 miles west of Nazareth.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(watch-height).