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Salt, City of

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( המּלח עיר , ‛ı̄r ha - melaḥ ; Codex Alexandrinus αί πόλ ( ρ Ο2 επ ) ις ἁλῶν , hai pól ( e ) is halṓn ): One of the six cities in the wilderness of Judah mentioned between Nibshan and Engedi ( Joshua 15:62 ). The site is very uncertain. The large and important Tell el -Milḥ (i.e. "the salt hill"), on the route from Hebron to Akaba, is possible.

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Salt, City of'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​s/salt-city-of.html. 1915.
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