Places in the Bible · Settlement

Shaalbim

Shaalbim is a settlement mentioned in 3 verses. Its most likely location is Salbit. The name means “that beholds the heart.”

Where is Shaalbim?

Approx. 31.8698, 34.9871 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps

Possible modern locations

IdentificationTypeConfidence
SalbitsettlementHigh
Khirbet SalhabsettlementLow

Verses that mention Shaalbim

  • Joshua 19:42

    And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,

  • Judges 1:35

    But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries.

  • 1 Kings 4:9

    The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth–shemesh, and Elon–beth–hanan: