Biblical place

Where was Salecah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Salkhad.

First appears in Deuteronomy 3:10 · 3 books · 4 chapters

Overview

Wandering, a city of Bashan assigned to the half tribe of Manasseh (Deut. 3:10; Josh. 12:5; 13:11), identified with Salkhad, about 56 miles east of Jordan.

Salecah is represented in the local geography layer as Salkhad. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Deuteronomy 3:10 and is mentioned across 3 books, with 4 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Galilee

About 115 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Damascus

About 119 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Canaan

About 132 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Nazareth

About 134 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 136 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

Open map

Open interactive map »

How to get to Salecah today

Travel to Salecah, the modern-day Salkhad.

Salecah is commonly identified with Salkhad, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.

Salecah is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Salkhad

32.494°N · 36.711°E

OpenStreetMap Google Maps