Shaalim

Shaalim was a region through which Saul passed while searching for his father's lost donkeys.

PlaceOld Testament1 book1 verse

Summary

A location near Gibeon only mentioned at 1 Samuel 9:4; only referred to as Shaalim (שַׁעֲלִים).

Location

Certainty: Possible (42% of scholarship) · 1 other possible location
Coordinates: 31.954° N, 35.300° E

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Glossary entries

Alternative names

שַׁעֲלִיםShaalim

Mentions

1 Samuel 9:4
So Saul passed through the hill country of Ephraim and then through the land of Shalishah, but they did not find the donkeys. He and the servant went through the region of Shaalim, but they were not there. Then they went through the land of Benjamin, and still they did not find them.