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Biblical place

Where was Shaalim?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Salbit.

First appears in 1 Samuel 9:4 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Land of foxes, a place apparently to the north-west of Jerusalem (1 Sam. 9:4), perhaps in the neighbourhood of Shaalabbin in Dan (Josh. 19:42). Modern identification: Salbit.

Shaalim is represented in the local geography layer as Salbit. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 1 Samuel 9:4 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jericho

About 16 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 21 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 21 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 29 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 32 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Shaalim today

Travel to Shaalim, the modern-day Salbit.

Shaalim is commonly identified with Salbit, 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.

Shaalim 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

Salbit

within 10 km of Taybeh

31.954°N · 35.300°E

Key passages

Appears in

1 Samuel

1 chapter · 1 verse mention