Places in the Bible Today:

Salecah

Data

Translated NamesSalcah, Salchah, Salecah, Salekah
Typesettlement
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

1 Identification

  1. Salkhad (modern): 75% confidence
    1. panorama of SalkhadSalkhad

Verses (4)

Gen-Deut (1)
Deut 3:10
Josh-Ruth (2)
Josh 12:5, 13:11
1Sam-Esth (1)
1Chr 5:11

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Biblemapper.com833
Logos FactbookSalecah
OpenBible.info (2007)Salecah
OpenBible.infoac3bc41 (Salecah)
TIPNRSalecah@Deu.3.10
UBS Names Databaseot ID_2066
WikidataQ24343

Sources

  1. Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 441
  2. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Salecah (place)
  3. Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1990): Salchah
  4. Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013): Salekah
  5. Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Salecah
  6. Baly, The Geography of the Bible (1974): page 219
  7. Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
  8. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Salecah
  9. ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
  10. Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): Josh 12:4-5
  11. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Salecah
  12. Hammond Atlas of the Bible Lands (2007): Salecah
  13. HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Salecah
  14. Hess, Joshua (1996): table 3
  15. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  16. Holman Illustrated Guide to Bible Geography (2020): page 250
  17. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Salecah
  18. IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Josh 12:4-5
  19. Lexham Bible Dictionary (2016): Salecah
  20. Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2014): Salcah
  21. New Bible Dictionary (1996): Salecah, Salcah
  22. New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
  23. New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988)
  24. Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
  25. Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Salecah
  26. Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Salcah, Salchah, Salecah
  27. Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Salcah
  28. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Salcah, Salchah
  29. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  30. Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
  31. Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): Josh 12:5; 1Chr 5:11-16

Confidence Trends over Time

This chart indicates how confidence in the identification is changing over time. Each dot (connected by a dotted line) reflects the confidence of an identification over the preceding ten years (e.g., the 2009 dot reflects scholarship from 2000 to 2009), and the corresponding solid line reflects a best-fit line for the identification. Confidences that cluster near or below 0% indicate low confidence. Because of the small dataset, it's best to use this chart for general trends; if one identification is trending much higher than the others, for example, then you can probably have higher confidence in the identification. This chart only reflects the sources I consulted (listed above), not an exhaustive review of the literature.

Thumbnail Image Credits

Tammam Narsh

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This page attempts to identify all the possible locations where this biblical place could be. The confidence levels add up to less than 100%, indicating that the modern location is uncertain.