The whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled themselves together at Shiloh, and set up the tent of meeting there: and the land was subdued before them.
Shiloh is identified with the modern Seilun, now a ruined site on a hill, 9 miles north of Bethel and 3 miles southeast of El-Lubban.[4]  The location of Shiloh "is minutely described in  Judges 21:19, but it is difficult to understand why, since Shiloh must have been well known to all the dwellers in Israel at that time."[5]  The same author suggested that this particular site for the tabernacle was "probably made by Urim and Thummim, the case being important enough for such a decision."[6]  We have not been able to find another student of this book who corroborates our view as to why that "minute description" of the location of this place was given in  Joshua 21:19, but, could it not have been because this was altogether a new location?  Certainly the name Shiloh, as used here, was new, and no prior name of the place is given, so why not?