Shechemשכם
Shechem, in the hill country of Samaria (near modern Nablus in the West Bank), is among the first places named in the Torah's account of the patriarchs: Abraham built an altar there upon entering Canaan, and Jacob purchased a parcel of land nearby. It later became a significant city in the period of the Israelite tribes.
5 teachers
Teachers who lived here
Avraham Avinu
Avraham ben Terach (-1813–-1638)
traveled -1738
Yaakov Avinu
Yaakov ben Yitzchak (Israel) (-1653–-1506)
traveled -1555
Levi
Levi ben Yaakov (-1567–-1430)
King of Judah
Rechavam ben Shlomo (Rehoboam) (-972–-913)
assembly that split the kingdom -931
King of Israel
Yeravam ben Nevat (Jeroboam I) (?–-910)
made king; first capital -931