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Zelah

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From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), a historical reference index. The groupings are Nave’s; the verses are shown in the text used across this site.

(A city in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin)

Saul buried in

  • Joshua 18:28 Zelah, Haeleph, Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath-jearim— fourteen cities, along with their villages. This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.
  • 2 Samuel 21:14 And they buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in Zela in the land of Benjamin, in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish. After they had done everything the king had commanded, God answered their prayers for the land.

Word study: the Hebrew and Greek words behind “zelah” →

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.