3833 x 4785 px | 32,5 x 40,5 cm | 12,8 x 16 inches | 300dpi
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Shunem is a little village mentioned in the Bible. It was located in the tribe of Issachar, to the north of Jezreel and south of Mount Gilboa Joshua 19, 18. Shunem is where: The Philistines encamped when they came against Saul, the first king of Israel; 1Samuel 28, 4 Where Abishag, King David's companion in his old age, came from; 1Kings 1, 1 and Where the prophet Elisha was hospitably entertained by a rich woman whose son Elisha later revived after the son apparently died. 2Kings 4, 8 JT 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 Shunamitism is the practice of an old man sleeping with, but not necessarily having sex with, a young woman (e.g. virgin) to preserve his youth. The rationale was that the heat and moisture of the young woman would transfer to the old man and revitalize him. The term is based on the Biblical story of King David and Abishag, a young woman from Shunem. When King David was old and could not stay warm, his servants found Abishag to sleep with him. 1Kings 1, 1 Among scientific physicians, both Thomas Sydenham (17th century) and Herman Boerhaave (18th century) prescribed shunamitism for their patients.
