Valley of Salt
The Salt Valley was a location where David and his commanders defeated the Edomites and Arameans.
PlaceOld Testament5 books5 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at 2 Samuel 8:13; only referred to as Salt Valley (מֶ֫לַח גַּיְא).
Location
- Identified as
- Es Sebkha
- Certainty
- Possible (45% of scholarship) · 3 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 31.051° N, 35.406° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- מֶ֫לַח+H1516J«H1516=גַּיְאValley of Salt
Mentions
- And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
- Amaziah struck down 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He took Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, which is its name to this very day.
- Moreover, Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
- Amaziah, however, summoned his strength and led his troops to the Valley of Salt, where he struck down 10,000 men of Seir,
- For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A Miktam of David for instruction. When he fought Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned and struck down 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!