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Dale, the king’s

The name of a valley, the alternative for “the valley of Shaveh” (q.v.), near the Dead Sea, where the king of Sodom met Abraham (Gen. 14:17). Some have identified it with the southern part of the valley of Jehoshaphat, where Absalom reared his family monument (2 Sam. 18:18).

Scripture on Dale, the king’s

Genesis 14

2 Samuel 18

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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

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