Salim

Salim was a place near Aenon where John the Baptist was baptizing, because there was plenty of water there.

The name Salim means “foxes; fists; path”

PlaceNew Testament1 book1 verse

Summary

A location only mentioned at John 3:23; only referred to as Salim (Σαλείμ).

Location

Identified as
Tel Shalem
Certainty
Uncertain (22% of scholarship) · 5 other possible locations
Coordinates
32.399° N, 35.526° E
Salim
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Glossary entries

Salim

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.