Bible Dictionary: Zela

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ZELA, ZELAH

ze'-la (tsela` (2 Samuel 21:14)): A city in the territory of Benjamin (Joshua 18:28; the Septuagint here omits). Here was the burying-place of the family of Saul, whither the bones of the king and of Jonathan were brought for burial (2 Samuel 21:14; the Septuagint here reads en te pleura, translating tsela`, "side"). The place is not identified. It may be the Zilu of the Tell el-Amarna Letters.

Strong's Hebrew

6762. Tsela -- a place in Benjamin
... 6761, 6762. Tsela. 6763 . a place in Benjamin. Transliteration: Tsela
Phonetic Spelling: (tseh'-lah) Short Definition: Zela. Word ...
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Library

Letter ccxxvi. To the Ascetics under Him.
... [2917] Why have they comparatively recently [2918] attacked the churches of Amasea
and Zela and appointed presbyters and deacons there themselves? ...
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Letter ccli. To the People of Evæsæ.
... of the world. My creed has not varied at Seleucia, at Constantinople, at
Zela, [3109] at Lampsacus, and at Rome. My present creed ...
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The Absurdity and Shamefulness of the Images by which the Gods are ...
... Salamis relates. And why mention Nicagorus? He was a native of Zela [in
Pontus], and lived in the days of Alexander. Nicagorus was ...
/.../exhortation to the heathen/chapter iv the absurdity and shamefulness.htm

The Medes and the Second Chaldaean Empire
... overtook him. After some partial successes, such as that near Zela, for
instance, he was defeated and made prisoner by Madyes. His ...
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The Hebrews and the Philistines --Damascus
History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 6. <. ...
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Thesaurus

Zela (2 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ZELA, ZELAH. ... It may be the Zilu of the Tell
el-Amarna Letters. Multi-Version Concordance Zela (2 Occurrences). ...
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Zelah (2 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ZELA, ZELAH. ze'-la (tsela` (2 Samuel 21:14)):
A city in the territory of Benjamin (Joshua 18:28; the Septuagint here omits). ...
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Kish (18 Occurrences)
... is also mentioned as the father of Saul, and again in 2 Samuel 21:14, we are told
that the sepulcher of Kish was located in the country of Benjamin, in Zela. ...
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Zeker (1 Occurrence)

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Zelzah (1 Occurrence)
... Smith ("Samuel," ICC, at the place) suggests that we should read "Zela" for "Zelzah"
(tsela`, for tseltsach). W. Ewing. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Kir'iath-je'arim (18 Occurrences)
... (See RSV). Joshua 18:28 and Zela, Eleph, and the Jebusite--the same is Jerusalem,
Gibeath, and Kiriath; fourteen cities with their villages. ...
/k/kir'iath-je'arim.htm - 11k

Unwalled (39 Occurrences)
... Joshua 18:28 And Zela, Eleph and the Jebusite (which is Jerusalem), Gibeath
and Kiriath; fourteen towns with their unwalled places. ...
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Gib'e-ah (45 Occurrences)
... (See RSV). Joshua 18:28 and Zela, Eleph, and the Jebusite--the same is Jerusalem,
Gibeath, and Kiriath; fourteen cities with their villages. ...
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Propitious (12 Occurrences)
... 2 Samuel 21:14 And they buried them with the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son
in the country of Benjamin in Zela, in the sepulchre of Kish his father; and ...
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Supplications (32 Occurrences)
... 2 Samuel 21:14 They buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the country
of Benjamin in Zela, in the tomb of Kish his father: and they performed all ...
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Bible Concordance

Zela (2 Occurrences)

Joshua 18:28 Zelah, Eleph, the Jebusite (the same is Jerusalem), Gibeath, and Kiriath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 21:14 They buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the country of Benjamin in Zela, in the tomb of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. After that God was entreated for the land.
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Subtopics

Zela

Related Terms

Zelah (2 Occurrences)

Kish (18 Occurrences)

Zeker (1 Occurrence)

Zelzah (1 Occurrence)

Kir'iath-je'arim (18 Occurrences)

Unwalled (39 Occurrences)

Gib'e-ah (45 Occurrences)

Propitious (12 Occurrences)

Supplications (32 Occurrences)