Valley of Salt
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| Type | valley |
|---|---|
| Also called | Salt Valley |
| Most likely | Es Sebkha (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.051° N, 35.406° E |
| Mentioned in | 5 verses |
| First mention | 2 Samuel 8:13 |
Valley of Salt is a valley named in 5 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Es Sebkha (medium confidence; 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Es Sebkha | medium (45%) | 31.051° N, 35.406° E |
| Wadi el Milh | low (34%) | 31.216° N, 35.051° E |
| another name for Ge-harashim | very low (6%) | 31.950° N, 34.900° E |
| Wadi Arabah | very low (-8%) | 31.067° N, 35.450° E |
Verses
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 8:13And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
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.
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 18:12Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.Moreover, Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
2 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles 25:11And Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand.Amaziah, however, summoned his strength and led his troops to the Valley of Salt, where he struck down 10,000 men of Seir,
Psalms
- Psalm 60:1O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!
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.