Bible Location
Meaning: foxes; fists; path · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available
Salim was the place near Aenon where John baptized because there was much water there. It is important because it gives John's ministry a clear geographic setting tied to water and public repentance. First appears in John 3:23.1
Place meaning
foxes; fists; path
Coordinates
32.40, 35.53
First appears
John 3:23
AI summary: Salim matters because repentance and baptism are anchored in a real landscape of springs and gathered people. The place belongs to the preparatory ministry of John before Jesus' public mission unfolds.1
Place meaning
foxes; fists; path
Latitude
32.40
Longitude
35.53
Bible references
1
Peaceful, a place near AEnon (q.v.), on the west of Jordan, where John baptized (John 3:23). It was probably the Shalem mentioned in Gen. 33:18, about 7 miles south of AEnon, at the head of the great Wady Far’ah, which formed the northern boundary of Judea in the Jordan valley. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
| Book | Cross-References |
|---|---|
| John |
Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.