Zela
Zela is a settlement mentioned in 2 verses. Its most likely location is Khirbet Salah.
Where is Zela?
Approx. 31.8025, 35.2096 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khirbet Salah | settlement | Medium |
| Khirbet Erha | settlement | Low |
| Khirbet Shab Salah | settlement | Low |
Zela in the Bible dictionary
Slope; side, a town in Benjamin, where Saul and his son Jonathan were buried (2 Sam. 21:14). It was probably Saul’s birthplace.
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
Verses that mention Zela
- Joshua 18:28
And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.
- 2 Samuel 21:14
And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son buried they in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was intreated for the land.