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Baal-shalishah

Ancient site; 4 competing modern identifications, best supported being Khirbet Sirisye.

Placesettlementspecial1 verselocation disputed

Where was it?

Scholars do not agree. Every proposal recorded by the source is shown with its support score, so you can see the weight of opinion rather than a single answer.

Proposed site: Khirbet Sirisye · distanceOpen in OpenStreetMap

Khirbet Sirisye349
32.1103, 35.0118distance
Khirbet Marjame222
31.9914, 35.3322distance
Ein Samia25
31.9878, 35.3332distance
Kafr Thulth18
32.1525, 35.0442settlement

Name variants

Baal-shalishah (5)
Baal Shalisha (2)
Baal Shalishah (1)
Baal-Shalishah (1)
Baal-shalisha (1)

References

2 Kings 4:42

Topical references

A place near Gilgal — 1 Samuel 9:4; 2 Kings 4:42

Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.