A Shunammite is a native citizen or resident of Shunem, a town in northern The biblical site of Shunem is identified with the modern Muslim Arab village of Sulam in northeast Israel at the foot of the hill of Moreh, 3 mi. (5 km.) southeast of Afulah. Artifacts recovered in archaeological excavations attest to habitation of the town from the Early Bronze age up to modern times. Shunem is mentioned in the Armarna letters.