King's Valley
The King's Valley, located near Salem (Jerusalem), was the site where Melchizedek met Abraham and where Absalom erected a pillar for himself.
PlaceOld Testament2 books2 verses
Summary
A location near Jerusalem first mentioned at Genesis 14:17; only referred to as King's Valley (מֶ֫לֶךְ עֵ֫מֶק).
Location
- Identified as
- intersection of Kidron Valley and Valley of Hinnom
- Certainty
- Possible (46% of scholarship) · 4 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 31.767° N, 35.236° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- מֶ֫לֶךְ+H6010O«H6010=עֵ֫מֶקKing's Valley
Mentions
- After Abram returned from defeating Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley).
- During his lifetime, Absalom had set up for himself a pillar in the King’s Valley, for he had said, “I have no son to preserve the memory of my name.” So he gave the pillar his name, and to this day it is called Absalom’s Monument.