Date: Wed, 27 Jul 1994 00:34:41 -0500 (CDT)
From: Michael Fuller <mfuller%artsci.wustl.edu@KSUVM.KSU.EDU>
Denise Gluck criticized R. Peter Grigor of suggesting that "Shiloh" meant
"Peace " in Hebrew. There is scholarship to support both sides.
The Holman Bible Dictionary (1991:1266-1267) notes that the name
"perhaps" meant "tranquil or secure". Unger's Bible Dictionary
(1957:1014) took the position that it was a name, apparently, of a
person, but also noted that it was a title of the Messiah (Gen.
49:10).The Interpreter's Dictioary of the Bible (1962:328-330) note that
Shiloh is traditionally understood as a name of the Messiah; they also
note a possible derivation from the Akkadian SHELU [prince, ruler].
I can see two possible explanations for Hollering Shiloh:
1. Crying to the Messiah for salvation
2. A last ditch effort that harkens to 1 Samuel 4 when the army of Israel
sent for the ark of the covenant from Shiloh thinking that it would bring
them victory over the Philistines. Of course, they lost the second battle
of Aphek, the ark was captured, Eli was killed, and Shiloh was destroyed.
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