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Biblical place

Where was Salem?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Jerusalem.

First appears in Genesis 14:18 · 3 books · 3 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.

Salem is represented in the local geography layer as Jerusalem. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 14:18 and is mentioned across 3 books, with 4 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jerusalem

About 0 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 0 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 8 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 23 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 31 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Salem today

Travel to Salem, the modern-day Jerusalem.

Salem is commonly identified with Jerusalem, 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.

Salem 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

Jerusalem

31.777°N · 35.234°E

Key passages

Appears in

Hebrews

1 chapter · 2 verse mentions

Genesis

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Psalms

1 chapter · 1 verse mention