We wish to thank Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia for some of the information on our web pages. We share images and information with Wikipedia. We also donate to Wikipedia, & would suggest that others do the same. Shiloh was an ancient city mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. Its site is at modern Khirbet Seilun, south of ancient Tirzah and 10 miles (16 km) north of the Israeli settlement of Beth El in the West Bank. It was the capital of Israel before the first Temple was built in Jerusalem. Mentioned in the time of the Book of Joshua and of the Judges (Judg. 21:19), Shiloh is situated north of Beth-El, east of the Beth El�Shechem highway and south of Lebonah in the hill-country of Ephraim. Shiloh is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in Genesis 49:10 as part of the benediction given by Jacob to his son Judah. Shiloh could be, perhaps the Messiah, or a place, as mentioned later in Judges and also in Jeremiah 41:5. A resident of Shiloh was the prophet Achiyah mentioned in I Kings 14. Long before the arrival of the Israelites, Shiloh which was located in the Ephraimite Hill Country, was a walled city with either a religious shrine, or sanctuary; during Middle and Late Bronze Age Canaan. Archaeological excavations have shown that Shiloh was already settled in about the 19th-18th centuries BC. While it is uncertain when the Israelites arrived in the land, we do know that they set up there the ancient wilderness tent shrine (the Tent of Meeting: Heb. 'Ohel-Mo'ed') and there Joshua divided the land among the tribes. Subsequently, Shiloh became one of the leading religious shrines in ancient Israel, until David's elevation of Jerusalem. Shiloh was one of the main centers of Israelite worship during the pre-monarchic period, since the Tent Shrine was there, and because of the Ark of the Covenant being kept there. The people made pilgrimages there for major feasts and sacrifices, and Judges 21 records the place as the site of an annual dance of maidens among the vineyards. Then, King David, the second (or third, if Ish-bosheth is counted) King of Israel, established Jerusalem as its national capital in 1006 BCE. David who, following the civil war with Saul, created a strong and unified Israelite monarchy, reigning from c.1000-961 BCE.. Solomon, David's successor, maintained the unified monarchy from, c. 961-922. Then, Shiloh's importance began to decline. During the prophetic ministry of Jeremiah (7:12-15; 26:5-9), over three hundred years later, Shiloh had been reduced to ruins. Jeremiah used the example of Shiloh to warn the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem just what Jahweh will do to the "place where I caused my name to dwell", warning of them that their holy city, too, like Shiloh, could fall under divine judgment.

The easy way to get to Shiloh, Israel, is to fly into the Ben Gurion International Airport. The airport is at the junction of the Haifa, Jerusalem, Dan, and Tel Aviv metropolitan areas. The Ben Gurion International Airport, (IATA: TLV, ICAO: LLBG), also referred to by its Hebrew acronym Natbag, is the largest and busiest international airport in Israel. It was named the best airport in the Middle East by the ACI organisation.[ The airport is located near the city of Lod, 15 km (9 mi) southeast of Tel Aviv. It is operated by the Israel Airports Authority, a government-owned corporation that manages all public airports and border crossings in the State of Israel. The Ben Gurion International Airport is considered one of the world's most secure airports, with a security force that includes both police officers and IDF soldiers. There are several hotels in or near Jerusalem. There are several Guided Tour Agencies offering standard city, and historical tours of Jerusalem, Israel and the surrounding areas. After arranging your flight we would suggest getting your hotel and then letting them arrange tours of the area for you. If you call the hotels Concierge Services ahead of your arrival, all of this can be pre-arranged for you. I do this all the time. It is safe and it works!!! I have never experienced a problem doing it this way! I have links to Priceline.Com on our page so that you can arrange your flight and hotel in the Jerusalem, Israel area.