Bible Location
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The valley of Shaveh is the king's valley associated with Abraham's meeting after the rescue of Lot. It is important because it is tied to the encounter with Melchizedek. First appears in Gen 14:17.1
Coordinates
31.78, 35.23
First appears
Gen 14:17
AI summary: The valley of Shaveh matters because it is one of the earliest politically and theologically charged meeting places in Genesis. There Abraham returns from victory and meets the king of Salem. The cross references present the valley of Shaveh as a royal valley of return, blessing, and recognition.1
Latitude
31.78
Longitude
35.23
Bible references
2
Valley of the plain the ancient name of the “king’s dale” (q.v.), or Kidron, on the north side of Jerusalem (Gen. 14:17). 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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.
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.