Salecah
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Salcah, Salekah, Salchah |
| Most likely | Salkhad (high confidence) |
| Coordinates | 32.494° N, 36.711° E |
| Mentioned in | 4 verses |
| First mention | Deuteronomy 3:10 |
Salecah is a settlement named in 4 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Salkhad (high confidence).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Salkhad | high (72%) | 32.494° N, 36.711° E |
Verses
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 3:10All the cities of the plain, and all Gilead, and all Bashan, unto Salchah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan.all the cities of the plateau, all of Gilead, and all of Bashan as far as the cities of Salecah and Edrei in the kingdom of Og.
Joshua
- Joshua 12:5And reigned in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.He ruled over Mount Hermon, Salecah, all of Bashan up to the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and half of Gilead to the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.
- Joshua 13:11And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah;also Gilead and the territory of the Geshurites and Maacathites, all of Mount Hermon, and all Bashan as far as Salecah—
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 5:11And the children of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Bashan unto Salchah:The descendants of Gad lived next to the Reubenites in the land of Bashan, as far as Salecah:
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.