Valley of Siddim
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| Type | valley |
|---|---|
| Also called | Siddim Valley, Siddim, valley of the Dead Sea, valley of Siddim |
| Most likely | south of the Lisan (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.208° N, 35.449° E |
| Mentioned in | 3 verses |
| First mention | Genesis 14:3 |
Valley of Siddim is a valley named in 3 verses of the Bible. It is most likely south of the Lisan (medium 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 |
|---|---|---|
| south of the Lisan | medium (65%) | 31.208° N, 35.449° E |
Verses
Genesis
- Genesis 14:3All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.The latter five came as allies to the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).
- Genesis 14:8And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) marched out and arrayed themselves for battle in the Valley of Siddim
- Genesis 14:10And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some men fell into the pits, but the survivors fled to the hill country.
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.