Atlas Biblica

    place

    Zelzah

    צֶלְצַח

    Zelzah was a place near Rachel's tomb in Benjamin that Samuel referenced when giving directions to Saul .

    Where the story of Zelzah happensWhere the gazetteer locates Zelzah, framed to them: Zelzah. 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.Zelzah
    Where the gazetteer locates Zelzah
    verses
    1
    first named
    1 Samuel 10:2
    last named
    1 Samuel 10:2
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    31.72°N · 35.18°E
    settlement31.72°N · 35.18°E

    Beit Jala (OpenBible)

    The gazetteer records one identification, and no competing one.

    Description

    Zelzah in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Zelzah is mentioned only once in the Bible as a place that the prophet Samuel used as a landmark when giving directions to Saul after anointing him as king (1Sa.10.2). Samuel told Saul that he would meet two men by Rachel's tomb in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah. The exact location of Zelzah is unknown, but the reference to Rachel's tomb places it somewhere north of Jerusalem, likely between Ramah and Gibeah.

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    Direct connections

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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

      10:2

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    ElsewhereJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsElsewhereEgyptAncient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and ExodusElsewhereJordanA river and region, significant in Israel's history

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    What happened here

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