Sela (Judges 1)
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Other places named Sela: Sela (2 Kings 14), Sela (Isaiah 16).
| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | another name for Sela (2 Kings 14) (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 30.781° N, 35.574° E |
| Mentioned in | 2 verses |
| First mention | Judges 1:36 |
Sela (Judges 1) is a settlement named in 2 verses of the Bible. It is most likely another name for Sela (2 Kings 14) (low 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 |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Sela (2 Kings 14) | low (38%) | 30.781° N, 35.574° E |
| within 30 km of Akrabbim | low (22%) | 30.907° N, 35.131° E |
Verses
Judges
- Judges 1:36And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.And the border of the Amorites extended from the Ascent of Akrabbim to Sela and beyond.
2 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles 25:12And other ten thousand left alive did the children of Judah carry away captive, and brought them unto the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, that they all were broken in pieces.and the army of Judah also captured 10,000 men alive. They took them to the top of a cliff and threw them down so that all were dashed to pieces.
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.