Shaveh
Shaveh Kiriathaim was a valley where Chedorlaomer and his allies defeated the Emites before battling the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah.
The name Shaveh means “the plain; that makes equality”
PlaceOld Testament1 book2 verses
Summary
A location near Kiriathaim first mentioned at Genesis 14:5; referred to as Shaveh (שָׁוֵה) or Shaveh Kiriathaim (שָׁוֵה קִרְיָתַ֫יִם).
Location
- Certainty
- Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 31.767° N, 35.236° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- שָׁוֵהShaveh
- שָׁוֵה+H7156G«H7156=קִרְיָתַ֫יִםShaveh Kiriathaim
- שָׁוֵה קִרְיָתַיִםShaveh Kiriathaim
Mentions
- Genesis 14:5שָׁוֵה · Shaveh; שָׁוֵה קִרְיָתַיִם · Shaveh Kiriathaim; שָׁוֵה+H7156G«H7156=קִרְיָתַ֫יִם · Shaveh KiriathaimIn the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him went out and defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
- Genesis 14:17שָׁוֵה · Shaveh; שָׁוֵה+H7156G«H7156=קִרְיָתַ֫יִם · Shaveh KiriathaimAfter 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).