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Salt, City of

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

( 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.

Bibliography Information
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.