Bible Dictionaries
Zelah
Holman Bible Dictionary
(zee' luh) Place name meaning, “rib, side, slope.” Town allotted to Benjamin (Joshua 18:28 ), in which the bones of Saul and Jonathan were buried (2 Samuel 21:14 ). The site is probably khirbet Salah between Jerusalem and Gibeon or else another site in the hills north and west of Jerusalem.
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Zelah'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/z/zelah.html. 1991.