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Zelah

/ZEE-lah/

Summary

A town in Benjamin where Saul and his family were buried in the sepulchre of Kish.

☩Burial Place

Zelah was a city in the territory of Benjamin, notable as the site of the family tomb of Kish, Saul's father. After David gave the bones of Saul and Jonathan (recovered from Jabesh-gilead) proper burial, they were interred in this tomb along with the bones of the seven descendants executed by the Gibeonites.

Key verses:Joshua 18:282 Samuel 21:14

Related Verses2 mentions

Joshua· 1 verse

18:28

2 Samuel· 1 verse

21:14

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Zelah," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. X (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  2. 2.James Orr (ed.), "Zelah," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. V (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).