Atlas Biblica

    place

    Siddim Valley

    שִׂדִּים+H6010Q

    The Valley of Siddim, located near the Dead Sea, was the site of a battle between the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah and the kings of Elam and their allies (Gen. 14:3, 8, 10).

    Where the story of Siddim Valley happensWhere the gazetteer locates Siddim Valley, framed to them: Siddim_Valley. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Siddim_Valley
    Where the gazetteer locates Siddim Valley
    verses
    3
    first named
    Genesis 14:3
    last named
    Genesis 14:10
    feature
    valley
    coordinates
    31.21°N · 35.45°E
    valley31.21°N · 35.45°E

    south of the Lisan (OpenBible)

    The gazetteer records one identification, and no competing one.

    Description

    Siddim Valley in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    The Valley of Siddim, also known as the Valley of the Dead Sea (Gen. 14:3), was a low-lying area situated near the southern end of the Dead Sea. It is mentioned in the context of the battle between the four kings of the east, led by Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, and the five kings of the cities of the plain, including the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah (Gen. 14:8-10).

    The Valley of Siddim is described as being full of tar pits (Gen. 14:10), which played a significant role in the battle's outcome. When the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some of their men fell into these tar pits, while the rest escaped to the hills. This allowed the eastern kings to seize the goods and provisions of Sodom and Gomorrah, as well as capture Lot, Abraham's nephew, who was living in Sodom (Gen. 14:11-12).

    The exact location of the Valley of Siddim is uncertain, as the geography of the region has undergone significant changes since biblical times. Some scholars believe that it may have been located in the area now covered by the southern basin of the Dead Sea, which is much shallower than the northern basin. Others propose that it could have been situated in the nearby plain, south of the Dead Sea.

    The mention of the Valley of Siddim in the Bible is significant, as it sets the stage for Abraham's rescue of Lot and his subsequent encounter with Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest of God Most High (Gen. 14:13-20). This event demonstrates Abraham's faith, courage, and loyalty to his family, as well as his reverence for Melchizedek, a figure who foreshadows the priesthood of Christ (Heb. 7:1-10).

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    Site of

    Stands in the same events as

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 3, across 1 book.

    1. Genesis3 verses

      14:314:814:10

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Chedorlaomer, Allied Kings, and Amorites’ war of Engedi, Bera, Birsha, Shinab, Shemeber, Rephaim, Amalekite Territory, Amorites, and Latter FiveAmoritesCanaanite people group, enemies of Israelvia Chedorlaomer, Allied Kings, and Amorites’ war of Engedi, Bera, Birsha, Shinab, Shemeber, Rephaim, Amalekite Territory, Amorites, and Latter FiveAshteroth-karnaimAncient city defeated by Chedorlaomervia Chedorlaomer, Allied Kings, and Amorites’ war of Engedi, Bera, Birsha, Shinab, Shemeber, Rephaim, Amalekite Territory, Amorites, and Latter FiveBeraKing of Sodom during Abraham's timevia Chedorlaomer, Allied Kings, and Amorites’ war of Engedi, Bera, Birsha, Shinab, Shemeber, Rephaim, Amalekite Territory, Amorites, and Latter FiveBirshaKing of Gomorrah during Abraham's timevia Chedorlaomer, Allied Kings, and Amorites’ war of Engedi, Bera, Birsha, Shinab, Shemeber, Rephaim, Amalekite Territory, Amorites, and Latter FiveChedorlaomerKing of Elam, led coalition against Sodom and Gomorrahvia Chedorlaomer, Allied Kings, and Amorites’ war of Engedi, Bera, Birsha, Shinab, Shemeber, Rephaim, Amalekite Territory, Amorites, and Latter FiveEngediOasis in Judah; refuge for David; Chedorlaomer's victoryvia Chedorlaomer, Allied Kings, and Amorites’ war of Engedi, Bera, Birsha, Shinab, Shemeber, Rephaim, Amalekite Territory, Amorites, and Latter FiveRephaimA race of giants who inhabited Canaanvia Chedorlaomer, Allied Kings, and Amorites’ war of Engedi, Bera, Birsha, Shinab, Shemeber, Rephaim, Amalekite Territory, Amorites, and Latter FiveShemeberKing of Zeboiimvia Chedorlaomer, Allied Kings, and Amorites’ war of Engedi, Bera, Birsha, Shinab, Shemeber, Rephaim, Amalekite Territory, Amorites, and Latter FiveShinabKing of Admah who rebelled against Chedorlaomer.

    Sources

    What this rests on