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Ancient town in Palestine, capital of
Samaria. In the Old Testament, it is the
traditional burial place of Joseph; nearby is
Jacob's well. Shechem was destroyed about AD
67 by the Roman emperor Vespasian; on its
site stands Nablus (a corruption of Neapolis)
built by the Roman emperor Hadrian.