Now Jacobcamesafelyto the cityof Shechem,whichis in the landof Canaan,when he camefrom Paddan-aram,and campedbeforethe city.
Abrampassedthroughthe landas faras the siteof Shechem,to the oakof Moreh.Now the Canaanite[was] thenin the land.
and Isaacwas fortyyearsoldwhen he tookRebekah,the daughterof Bethuelthe Arameanof Paddan-aram,the sisterof Labanthe Aramean,to be his wife.
"Arise,goto Paddan-aram,to the houseof Bethuelyour mother'sfather;and from theretaketo yourself a wifefrom the daughtersof Labanyour mother'sbrother.
Labancaughtup with Jacob.Now Jacobhad pitchedhis tentin the hillcountry,and Labanwith his kinsmencampedin the hillcountryof Gilead.
Then Godappearedto Jacobagainwhen he camefrom Paddan-aram,and He blessedhim.
Israelsaidto Joseph,"Are not your brotherspasturing[the flock] in Shechem?Come,and I will sendyou to them." And he saidto him, "I will go."
Theseare the sonsof Leah,whomshe boreto Jacobin Paddan-aram,with his daughterDinah;allhis sonsand his daughters[numbered] thirty-three.
"Now as for me, when I camefrom Paddan,Racheldied,to my sorrow,in the landof Canaanon the journey,when there was stillsomedistanceto goto Ephrath;and I buriedher thereon the wayto Ephrath(that is, Bethlehem)."
Godhas spokenin His holiness:"I will exult,I will portionout Shechemand measureout the valleyof Succoth.
that eightymencamefrom Shechem,from Shiloh,and from Samariawith their beardsshavedoffand their clothestornand their bodies gashed,having grain offeringsand incensein their handsto bringto the houseof the LORD.
Johnalsowas baptizingin AenonnearSalim,becausethere was muchwaterthere;and [people] were comingand were being baptized--
SoHe cameto a cityof SamariacalledSychar,nearthe parcel of groundthat Jacobgaveto his sonJoseph;
"[From there] they were removedto Shechemand laidin the tombwhichAbrahamhad purchasedfor a sumof moneyfrom the sonsof Hamorin Shechem.
Then Joshuagatheredallthe tribesof Israelto Shechem,and calledfor the eldersof Israeland for their headsand their judgesand their officers;and they presentedthemselves beforeGod.
And Abimelechthe sonof Jerubbaalwentto Shechemto his mother'srelatives,and spoketo them and to the wholeclanof the householdof his mother'sfather,saying,
