Lux Domini

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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Bethlehem

About 108 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 109 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 115 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 115 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 122 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Sela today

Find the traditionally identified site on a modern map.

Sela is approached here as a present-day map point rather than a speculative route guide. Use the coordinates and outbound map links to place the site inside its wider landscape.

Sela 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

Sela

30.781°N · 35.574°E

Key passages

Appears in

2 Kings

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Isaiah

1 chapter · 1 verse mention