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Genesis 14:3

Salt SeaVale of Siddim

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.

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,

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BSB
The latter five came as allies to the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea ).
KJV
All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.
WEB
All these joined together in the valley of Siddim (also called the Salt Sea).
ASV
All these joined together in the vale of Siddim (the same is the Salt Sea).
DARBY
All these were joined in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.
BLB
All these joined together in the Valley of Siddim (that [is], the Salt Sea).
ÅB
Alle disse slo seg sammen og dro til Siddim-dalen, der hvor Salthavet nå er.
OTB
Alle disse sistnevnte kongene slo seg sammen i Siddim-dalen (som er Saltsjøen).
B1930
Alle disse slo sig sammen og drog til Siddim-dalen, der hvor Salthavet nu er.

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Cross references

  • Numbers 34:12

    And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea: this shall be your land with the coasts thereof round about.

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  • Deuteronomy 3:17

    The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, under Ashdoth-pisgah eastward.

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  • Joshua 3:16

    That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.

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  • Genesis 19:24

    Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;

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  • Psalms 107:34

    A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

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