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Shaveh

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: S By: James P. Boyd

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(plain). The unidentified place in Palestine mentioned as the “king’s dale” (Gen. 14:17¹⁷And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's dale. (Genesis 14:17); 2 Sam. 18:18¹⁸Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which is in the king's dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Absalom's place. (2 Samuel 18:18)).

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