shunem (; douay-rheims: sunam) is a small village mentioned in the bible. it was located in the tribe of issachar, to the north of jezreel and south of mount gilboa . shunem is where: * the philistines encamped when they came against saul, the first king of israel;  * where abishag, king david's companion in his old age, came from;  and * where the prophet elisha was hospitably entertained by a rich woman whose son elisha later revived after the son died.  shunem is listed on the towns conquered by the egyptian pharaohs thutmose iii and shoshenk i. shunem is identified with the modern village of sulam.john l. mckenzie, dictionary of the bible, touchstone press, 1965 ==see also== * shunamitism ==references==   
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