Places in the Bible · Cliff

Seneh

Seneh is a cliff mentioned in 1 verse. Its most likely location is Seneh. The name means “same as Senaah.”

satellite view of the region around Seneh
satellite view of the region around Seneh · Photo: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019 (sentinel), via Wikimedia Commons

Where is Seneh?

Approx. 31.8531, 35.2862 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps

Possible modern locations

IdentificationTypeConfidence
SenehcliffHigh

Seneh in the Bible dictionary

The acacia; rock-thorn, the southern cliff in the Wady es-Suweinit, a valley south of Michmash, which Jonathan climbed with his armour-bearer (1 Sam. 14:4, 5). The rock opposite, on the other side of the wady, was called Bozez.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain. Full dictionary entry →

Verses that mention Seneh

  • 1 Samuel 14:4

    And between the passages, by which Jonathan sought to go over unto the Philistines’ garrison, there was a sharp rock on the one side, and a sharp rock on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.