Places — S
Biblical places starting with the letter S — click any entry to open its page when available.
13 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 Jacob encamps and builds an altar; in Genesis 48 he gives Joseph a Shechem portion taken from the Amorites with sword and bow.
Genesis 12, 33-34, 37, 48CanaanShinar
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; after the sea crossing Moses leads Israel into the desert of Shur, where they travel three days without finding water.
Genesis 16, 20Exodus 15Desert routeSiddim Valley
The Valley of Siddim is the battlefield of the four kings and five kings and is linked to the Salt Sea.
Genesis 14ValleySidon
Coastal city on the Canaanite frontier; in Genesis 49 Jacob places Sidon on Zebulun's flank by the seashore.
Genesis 10, 49PhoeniciaCoastSinai
Wilderness landmark beyond the desert of Sin; three months after Egypt, Israel camps in the desert of Sinai facing the mountain where Yahweh descends.
Exodus 16, 19Wilderness landmarkTheophanySodom
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 named by Jacob for livestock shelters in Genesis 33; in Exodus 12 it is Israel's first stop after leaving Rameses, and in Exodus 13 they set out from Succoth for Etham.
Genesis 33Exodus 12-13SettlementExodus