Place Old Testament
Shalishah
Also known as Shalishah =ESV; Shalisha =NIV, KJV
Shalishah was a region Saul and his servant passed through while searching for his father's lost donkeys (1Sam. 9:4). Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Samuel 9:4.
Why it matters. Region Saul passed through seeking donkeys
- Primary passages
- Location
- 31.847, 35.185 (approximate, within about 2 km)
Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Shalishah
Shalishah is mentioned briefly in the account of Saul's search for his father's lost donkeys (1Sam. 9:4). Saul and his servant passed through the hill country of Ephraim and the land of Shalishah but did not find the donkeys. They then continued through the land of Shaalim and the land of Benjamin, still without success. The exact location of Shalishah is unknown, but it was likely situated in the central hill country of Israel, north of Jerusalem. The name "Shalishah" may be derived from the Hebrew word "shalosh," meaning "three," possibly indicating a region known for its three hills or valleys. The mention of Shalishah in this narrative serves to highlight the extent of Saul's search and the various regions he traversed before encountering the prophet Samuel, who would anoint him as the first king of Israel.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Samuel (1 verse)