institution · I0004
Mishkan Shilo משכן שילה
The national sanctuary of the era of the Shoftim: after the conquest and division of the Land, the Ohel Moed was set up at Shilo, where it stood — per the Gemara — for 369 years, until the Ark was captured in the days of Eli. It was the house where Eli served and where the young Shmuel heard his first prophecy, and thus the institutional setting of the Pinchas–Eli–Shmuel links of the chain.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- משכן שילה
- Also known as
- The Sanctuary at Shilo, Tabernacle of Shiloh
- Era
- bible
II. When
- Traditional
- c. 2503–2871 AM (369 years per Zevachim 118b)
- Duration
- ≈368 years
- Precision
- approximate
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| "The whole community of Bnei Yisrael assembled at Shilo, and set up the Tent of Meeting there."
Confidence is for what the biblical text states. |
biblical | ★★★★★ | |
| The Gemara reckons the days of the sanctuary at Shilo at 369 years. | rabbinic | ★★★★☆ | |
| Eli served there and the young Shmuel ministered before him there — "and the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Shmuel was lying in the sanctuary of God, where the Ark of God was."
Confidence is for what the biblical text states. |
biblical | ★★★★★ | |
| The date band 2503–2871 AM follows the traditional arithmetic (entry 2488 + 14 years of conquest and division, then 369 years to the Ark's capture in Eli's day).
Schematic traditional dating. |
tradition reconstruction | ★★☆☆☆ |