Valley of Elah

Valley of Elah is a valley named in 3 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Valley of Elah (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.

Verses

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 17:2
  And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.Saul and the men of Israel assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah, arraying themselves for battle against the Philistines.
• 1 Samuel 17:19
  Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.They are with Saul and all the men of Israel in the Valley of Elah, fighting against the Philistines.”
• 1 Samuel 21:9
  And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want, you may take it. For there is no other but this one.” And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”

Notes

1. Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
2. Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.