Abram travelled through the land as far as the site of the great tree of Moreh at Shechem. At that time, the Canaanites were in the land.  The Lord appeared to Abram and said, ‘To your offspring, I will give this land.’  So, he built an altar there to the Lord, who had appeared to him.  (Genesis 12:6-7)

This is the first mention of Shechem.  שְׁכָם Shekem (Strong’s Hebrew 7927) means ‘ridge’ or ‘shoulder’ Read more