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King’s Valley

Ancient site; 5 competing modern identifications, best supported being intersection of Kidron Valley and Valley of Hinnom.

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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: intersection of Kidron Valley and Valley of Hinnom · regionOpen in OpenStreetMap

Names

  • King's Valley — עֵמֶק הַמֶּלֶךְ emeq hamelekh “valley [of] the king” (H4428) · πεδίον βασιλέως pedíon basiléōs “plain [of the] king” (G935) — Genesis 14:17
  • Valley of Shaveh — עֵמֶק שָׁוֵה emeq shaveh “valley [of the] plain (?)” (H7737) · κοιλάδα τὴν Σαυη koiláda tḕn Sauē “valley of Shaveh” — Genesis 14:17

Name variants

  • King’s Valley (16)
  • Valley of the King (1)

References