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    Zeboim Valley

    צְבֹעִים+H1516I

    The Valley of Zeboim, a location mentioned in the context of Saul's military campaigns against the Philistines (1Sam. 13:18).

    Where the story of Zeboim Valley happensWhere the gazetteer locates Zeboim Valley, framed to them: Zeboim_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.Zeboim_Valley
    Where the gazetteer locates Zeboim Valley
    verses
    1
    first named
    1 Samuel 13:18
    last named
    1 Samuel 13:18
    feature
    valley
    coordinates
    31.83°N · 35.38°E
    valley31.83°N · 35.38°E

    Wadi Abu ed Diba (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 6 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Zeboim Valley in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    The Valley of Zeboim is mentioned in 1Sa.13.18 as one of the destinations of the Philistine raiding parties sent out from their camp at Michmash during the reign of King Saul. The passage describes three groups of raiders: one turned toward Ophrah in the land of Shual, another toward Beth-horon, and the third toward the border overlooking the Valley of Zeboim facing the wilderness. The exact location of the Valley of Zeboim is uncertain, but based on the context, it is believed to have been situated somewhere east of Michmash, possibly in the wilderness region near the Dead Sea. The name "Zeboim" may be related to the ancient city of Zeboiim, one of the cities of the plain destroyed along with Sodom and Gomorrah, although a direct connection is not certain. The mention of the Valley of Zeboim in this passage provides insight into the geography of the region and the military activities of the Philistines during Saul's reign, as they sought to assert their control over the territory of Israel.

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    Where to read it

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

    1. 1 Samuel1 verse

      13:18

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    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 One Division, Second Division, and Third Division’s headingShualRegion raided by Philistines during Saul's reign

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