Shiloh
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Shiloh, Shilo, or Silo (/ˈʃaɪloʊ/; Hebrew: שִׁלוֹ ,שִׁילֹה ,שִׁלֹה, and שִׁילוֹ variably) is mainly known as the name of the biblical city which preceded Jerusalem as the central worship site of the early Israelites. One Bible line might indicate that it was also used as the personal name of a biblical figure.
Bible[edit]
- Shiloh (biblical city), an ancient city in Samaria, located just west of the modern town of Shiloh.
- Shiloh (biblical figure), a figure of contested meaning mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.
Books and entertainment[edit]
- Shiloh (franchise), a series of novels and film adaptations
- Shiloh (Naylor novel), a children's novel by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
- Shiloh (film), a family movie produced and directed by Dale Rosenbloom
- Shiloh (Foote novel), a historical novel by Shelby Foote about the American Civil War battle
- Battleground 4: Shiloh, a 1996 computer game
- Shiloh, a chapter of The Civil War (miniseries) by Ken Burns, cited as a Hebrew word meaning "place of peace"
- Shiloh, the capital city in Kings (American TV series)
Military[edit]
- Battle of Shiloh, a major battle of the American Civil War, in Tennessee
- Shiloh National Military Park, preserving the Shiloh and Corinth battlefields
- USS Shiloh (1865), a single-turreted, twin-screw monitor
- USS Shiloh (CG-67), a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser of the United States Navy
Music[edit]
- "Shiloh", by William Billings (1746-1800)
- Shilo (album), a compilation album of songs recorded by Neil Diamond
- "Shilo" (song), written and recorded by Neil Diamond
- Shiloh (band), an early band formed by Don Henley of the Eagles
- 'Til Shiloh by Buju Banton, reggae album released in 1995 by Jamaican reggae artist
People[edit]
- Shiloh (given name), a unisex name and a list of people with the name
- Shiloh (singer) (born Shiloh Hoganson in 1993), Canadian pop singer and songwriter
Places[edit]
Canada[edit]
- CFB Shilo, Manitoba, Canada, a former settlement, now a military base
- Shilo, a community in the township of Centre Wellington, Ontario, Canada
Iran[edit]
- Shilan, Gilan, a village also known as Shilo
Israel / West Bank[edit]
- Shilo, Mateh Binyamin, an Israeli settlement adjacent to the ancient biblical site of Shiloh
United States[edit]
- Shiloh, DeKalb County, Alabama, a town
- Shiloh, Marengo County, Alabama, an unincorporated community
- Shiloh, Arkansas (disambiguation)
- Shiloh, Florida, a former village
- Shiloh, Georgia, a city
- Shiloh, Illinois, a village
- Shiloh, Indiana, an unincorporated town
- Shiloh, Kentucky, an unincorporated community
- Shiloh, Mississippi, a ghost town
- Shiloh, New Jersey, a borough
- Shiloh, Montgomery County, Ohio, a census-designated place
- Shiloh, Richland County, Ohio, a village
- Shiloh, York County, Pennsylvania, a census-designated place
- Shiloh, Sumter County, South Carolina, a census-designated place
- Shiloh, Tennessee (disambiguation)
- Shiloh, Texas (disambiguation)
- Shiloh, Virginia (disambiguation)
- Shiloh, West Virginia (disambiguation)
- Shiloh Church, Maryland, an unincorporated community
- Shiloh Creek, a stream in Kansas and Missouri
- Shiloh Hill, Illinois, an unincorporated community
- Shiloh Historic District, Springdale, Arkansas
- Shiloh Township (disambiguation)
Religious institutions[edit]
- Shiloh, a farm and retreat site in Iowa associated with The Living Word Fellowship, a group of Christian churches
- Shiloh Church (disambiguation)
- Shilo Institute (Machon Shilo), Jerusalem, Israel, a rabbinical court and institute of Jewish education headed by David Bar-Hayim
- Shiloh Temple, a Christian facility in Maine on the National Register of Historic Places, founded by Frank Sandford
Schools[edit]
- Shiloh Christian School, Springdale, Arkansas, a private school
- Shiloh College, Shiloh Hill, Illinois, a former teachers' college and later public school, on the National Register of Historic Places
- Shiloh High School (disambiguation)
- Shiloh Middle School, Parma, Ohio
- Shiloh School, a historic one-room school building near Kilmarnock, Virginia, on the National Register of Historic Places
Other uses[edit]
- Shiloh House (disambiguation), several buildings on the National Register of Historic Places
- Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, Springdale, Arkansas
- Shiloh Orphanage, a former orphanage for black children in Augusta, Georgia, on the National Register of Historic Places
- Shiloh Wind Power Plant, Montezuma Hills, California
See also[edit]
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