Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Salim?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tel Shalem.

First appears in John 3:23 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Peaceful, a place near AEnon (q. v. ), on the west of Jordan, where John baptized (John 3:23). It was probably the Shalem mentioned in Gen. Modern identification: Tel Shalem.

Salim is represented in the local geography layer as Tel Shalem. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in John 3:23 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Samaria

About 34 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Galilee

About 40 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Nazareth

About 40 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Canaan

About 45 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 59 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Salim today

Travel to Salim, the modern-day Tel Shalem.

Salim is commonly identified with Tel Shalem, 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.

Salim 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

Tel Shalem

32.399°N · 35.526°E

Key passages

Appears in

John

1 chapter · 1 verse mention