City of Salt
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | city of Salt |
| Most likely | Qumran (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.741° N, 35.459° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Joshua 15:62 |
City of Salt is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Qumran (low confidence; 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Qumran | low (34%) | 31.741° N, 35.459° E |
| Mezad Gozal | very low (5%) | 31.130° N, 35.388° E |
| Ain el Ghuweir | very low (4%) | 31.624° N, 35.410° E |
| Ein et Turaba | very low (3%) | 31.608° N, 35.406° E |
| another name for Sodom | very low (3%) | 31.208° N, 35.449° E |
| Tel Malhata | very low (2%) | 31.217° N, 35.026° E |
| in the region south of the Lisan | very low (2%) | 31.208° N, 35.449° E |
| Rujm el Bahr | very low (2%) | 31.772° N, 35.512° E |
Verses
Joshua
- Joshua 15:62And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and En–gedi; six cities with their villages.Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah, Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi—six cities, along with their villages.
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.