Shion (ISBE)

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shı̄´on ( שׁיאון , shı̄'ōn ; Codex Vaticanus Σιωνά , Siōná , Codex Alexandrinus Σειάν , Seián ): A town in the territory of Issachar, named with Shunem, Hapharaim and Anaharath ( Joshua 19:19 ). It is possibly identical with Khirbet Sha'ı̄n , near ‛Ain esh -Sha'ı̄n , circa 4 miles Northwest of Mt. Tabor.