Sela (2 Kings 14)
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Other places named Sela: Sela (Judges 1), Sela (Isaiah 16).
| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Joktheel, Jokteel, Jokthe-el, Selah |
| Most likely | Sela (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 30.781° N, 35.574° E |
| Mentioned in | 2 verses |
| First mention | 2 Kings 14:7 |
Sela (2 Kings 14) is a settlement named in 2 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Sela (medium confidence; 1 other proposal 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sela | medium (44%) | 30.781° N, 35.574° E |
| Umm el Bayyara | low (20%) | 30.327° N, 35.434° E |
Verses
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 14:7He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day.Amaziah struck down 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He took Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, which is its name to this very day.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 42:11Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.Let the desert and its cities raise their voices; let the villages of Kedar cry aloud. Let the people of Sela sing for joy; let them cry out from the mountaintops.
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.