Biblical place
Where was Sela?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Sela.
First appears in 2 Kings 14:7 · 2 books · 2 chapters
Overview
Subdued by God. (1. ) A city of Judah near Lachish (Josh. 15, 38). Perhaps the ruin Kutlaneh, south of Gezer. (2. ) Amaziah, king of Judah, undertook a great expedition against Edom. Modern identification: Sela.
Sela is represented in the local geography layer as Sela. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 2 Kings 14:7 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.
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Sela is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.
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