Zelzah
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | not a place (describing people rather than a place) (low confidence) |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | 1 Samuel 10:2 |
Zelzah is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely not a place (describing people rather than a place) (low 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 |
|---|---|---|
| not a place (describing people rather than a place) | low (32%) | — |
| another name for Zela | very low (10%) | 31.803° N, 35.210° E |
| Beit Jala | very low (7%) | 31.717° N, 35.183° E |
| another name for Kiriath-jearim | very low (0%) | 31.809° N, 35.104° E |
Verses
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 10:2When thou art departed from me to day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel’s sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?When you leave me today, you will find two men at Rachel’s tomb in Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you seek have been found, and now your father has stopped worrying about the donkeys and started worrying about you, asking, “What should I do about my son?”’
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.