Zela
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Zelah |
| Most likely | Khirbet Salah (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.803° N, 35.210° E |
| Mentioned in | 2 verses |
| First mention | Joshua 18:28 |
Zela is a settlement named in 2 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Khirbet Salah (medium confidence; 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Khirbet Salah | medium (41%) | 31.803° N, 35.210° E |
| Khirbet Erha | very low (6%) | 31.847° N, 35.236° E |
| Khirbet Shab Salah | very low (-5%) | 31.896° N, 35.218° E |
Verses
Joshua
- Joshua 18:28And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.Zelah, Haeleph, Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath-jearim —fourteen cities, along with their villages. This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 21:14And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son buried they in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was intreated for the land.And they buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in Zela in the land of Benjamin, in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish. After they had done everything the king had commanded, God answered their prayers for the land.
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.