place
King's Valley
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The King's Valley, located near Salem (Jerusalem), was the site where Melchizedek met Abraham and where Absalom erected a pillar for himself (Genesis 14:17; 2Sa.18.18).
- verses
- 2
- first named
- Genesis 14:17
- last named
- 2 Samuel 18:18
- feature
- valley
- coordinates
- 31.77°N · 35.24°E
intersection of Kidron Valley and Valley of Hinnom (OpenBible)
Scholarship offers 3 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.
Description
King's Valley in the text
The King's Valley, also known as the Valley of Shaveh, was a valley located near the ancient city of Salem, which is believed to be Jerusalem. It is mentioned twice in the Bible in connection with significant events. In Genesis 14:17, the King's Valley is the place where Melchizedek, the king of Salem and priest of God Most High, met Abraham after his victory over Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him. Melchizedek blessed Abraham and received a tithe from him. Later, in 2Sa.18.18, it is mentioned that Absalom, King David's rebellious son, had erected a pillar for himself in the King's Valley during his lifetime, as he had no son to preserve his name. The exact location of the King's Valley is uncertain, but it was likely situated near Jerusalem, possibly in the Kidron Valley or the Hinnom Valley.
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Direct connections
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Stands in the same events as
- Absalom1 event
The pattern
Where King's Valley is named
Every book of the corpus in the order it is read, each as wide as the chapters it holds. A bar is the verses of that book which write the name, and the flat stretches are as much of the answer as the bars.
2 verses across 2 of 66 books; 64 write the name nowhere. Named in Genesis (1) and 2 Samuel (1).
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