Places — S
Biblical places starting with the letter S — click any entry to open its page when available.
11 places
Salem
Salem is the city of Melchizedek, priest of God Most High.
Genesis 14CitySalt Sea
The Salt Sea is identified with the Valley of Siddim.
Genesis 14RegionSeir
Seir is the mountainous region of Edom where Esau settles away from Jacob; Genesis 36 lists both Horite and Edomite clans there.
Genesis 14, 32, 36RegionSephar
A territorial marker for Joktan's descendants toward the eastern range.
Genesis 10RegionShaveh Valley
The Valley of Shaveh is identified as the Valley of the King where Abram was met.
Genesis 14ValleyShechem
A key location in Canaan where Abram passed; Jacob encamps and builds an altar in Genesis 33, and its Hivite men are massacred by Simeon and Levi to avenge Dinah in Genesis 34.
Genesis 12, 33-34CanaanShinar
A region associated with Babel, Erech, and Accad, also ruled by Amraphel in Genesis 14.
Genesis 10-11, 14RegionShur
Shur marks the desert road linked to Hagar and also the boundary area where Abraham settled before Gerar.
Genesis 16, 20Desert routeSiddim Valley
The Valley of Siddim is the battlefield of the four kings and five kings and is linked to the Salt Sea.
Genesis 14ValleySodom
A city in the plain where Lot lived; after Abraham's intercession, it is destroyed in Genesis 19.
Genesis 10-14, 18-19Canaan borderSuccoth
Succoth is the place Jacob names for the shelters he builds for his livestock after parting from Esau in Genesis 33.
Genesis 33Settlement