Sela (2)
Sela is a settlement mentioned in 2 verses. Its most likely location is Sela. The name means “a rock.”
Where is Sela?
Approx. 30.7809, 35.5745 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sela | settlement | Medium |
| Umm el Bayyara | settlement | Medium |
Verses that mention Sela
- 2 Kings 14:7
He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day.
- Isaiah 42:11
Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.