Baal-shalishah
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Baal Shalisha, Baal Shalishah, Baal-Shalishah, Baal-shalisha |
| Most likely | Khirbet Sirisye (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 32.110° N, 35.012° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | 2 Kings 4:42 |
Baal-shalishah is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Khirbet Sirisye (low confidence; 4 other proposals below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Khirbet Sirisye | low (35%) | 32.110° N, 35.012° E |
| Khirbet Marjame | low (22%) | 31.991° N, 35.332° E |
| Ein Samia | very low (3%) | 31.988° N, 35.333° E |
| another name for Shalishah | very low (2%) | — |
| Kafr Thulth | very low (2%) | 32.153° N, 35.044° E |
Verses
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 4:42And there came a man from Baal–shalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.