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(ש××›× ×ž×’×“Ö¼×œ, mighdal shekhem): Mentioned only in -49. It seems along with the Beth-millo and the Beth-el-berith to have comprised the three strongest parts of the fortification when Abimelech besieged the town. It was, however, abandoned by its defenders, who took refuge in the Beth-millo, in which they were slain.