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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(pitted
vale
). A vale, full of
slime
-pits, supposedly near the
Dead
Sea
, in which the kings of the plain cities met their invaders (
Gen. 14:1-10
1
And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;
2
That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
3
All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.
4
Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
5
And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim,
6
And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto El-paran, which is by the wilderness.
7
And they returned, and came to En-mishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezon-tamar.
8
And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;
9
With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five.
10
And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain. (Genesis 14:1‑10)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
One
passage
reads “the
vale
of Siddim, which is the
salt
sea
;” and another the vale was “full of
slime
-pits,” that is, bitumen springs (
Gen. 14:3,8,10
3
All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea. (Genesis 14:3)
8
And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim; (Genesis 14:8)
10
And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain. (Genesis 14:10)
). It was doubtless near the Salt Sea, but is not identified.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
7708
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
Siddiym
Phonic:
sid-deem’
Meaning:
plural from the same as
7704
; flats; Siddim, a valley in Palestine
KJV Usage:
Siddim
Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
cultivators: furrows
Potts’
Bible Proper Names
:
Uprightnesses; flats; open fields:―a valley in Palestine, Gen. 14:3. {Rectitudines}
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