Συχέμ, Hebrew 
שְׁכֶם (i. e. 'shoulder,' 'ridge'), 
Shechem (
A. V. Sychem (see below)), proper name of: 
1. a man of Canaan, son of Hamor (see 
Ἑμμόρ), prince in the city of Shechem (
Genesis 33:19; 
Genesis 34:2ff): 
Acts 7:16 R G. 
2. a city of Samaria (in the 
Sept. sometimes 
Συχέμ, indeclinable, sometimes 
Σικιμα, genitive 
Σικιμων, as in 
Josephus and 
Eusebius; once 
τήν Σικιμα τήν ἐν ὄρει Αφραιμ, 
1 Kings 12:25 (for still other variant see 
B. D. (especially American edition) under the word )), 
Vulg.Sichem (edited by 
Tdf. Sychem; cf. 
B. D. as above), situated in a valley abounding in springs at the foot of Matt. Gerizim (
Josephus, Antiquities 5, 7, 2; 11, 8, 6); laid waste by Abimelech (
Judges 9:45), it was rebuilt by Jeroboam and made the seat of government (
1 Kings 12:23). From the time of Vespasian it was called by the Romans Neapolis (on coins Flavia Neapoils); whence by corruption comes its modern name, Nablus (or Nabulus); according to Prof. Socin (in Bädeker's Palestine, p. 331) it contains about 13,000 inhabitants (of whom 600 are Christians, and 140 Samaritans) together with a few ("about 100") Jews: 
Acts 7:16. 
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