King’s Valley
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| Type | valley |
|---|---|
| Also called | Valley of the King |
| Most likely | intersection of Kidron Valley and Valley of Hinnom (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.767° N, 35.236° E |
| Mentioned in | 2 verses |
| First mention | Genesis 14:17 |
King’s Valley is a valley named in 2 verses of the Bible. It is most likely intersection of Kidron Valley and Valley of Hinnom (medium 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 |
|---|---|---|
| intersection of Kidron Valley and Valley of Hinnom | medium (46%) | 31.767° N, 35.236° E |
| another name for the Kidron | low (27%) | 31.780° N, 35.240° E |
| another name for the Valley of Hinnom | very low (9%) | 31.769° N, 35.228° E |
| Wadi al Joz | very low (4%) | 31.789° N, 35.238° E |
| region around Ramat Rahel | very low (2%) | 31.740° N, 35.217° E |
Verses
Genesis
- Genesis 14:17And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king’s dale.After Abram returned from defeating Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley).
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 18:18Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which is in the king’s dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Absalom’s place.During his lifetime, Absalom had set up for himself a pillar in the King’s Valley, for he had said, “I have no son to preserve the memory of my name.” So he gave the pillar his name, and to this day it is called Absalom’s Monument.
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.