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Zela in the Bible.

Zela is a town in the Bible, about 4 km (2 miles) north-west of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 2 verses, from Joshua 18:28 to 2 Samuel 21:14.

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What happened at Zela.

Slope; side, a town in Benjamin, where Saul and his son Jonathan were buried (2 Sam. 21:14). It was probably Saul’s birthplace.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Zela.

Benjamin 2Jonathan 1Kish 1

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All 2 verses that name Zela.

Joshua 1

  • Joshua 18:28And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.

2 Samuel 1

  • 2 Samuel 21:14And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son buried they in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was intreated for the land.

Questions about Zela.

Where is Zela in the Bible?

Zela is a town about 4 km (2 miles) north-west of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Zela named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Zela in 2 verses, in 2 books, from Joshua 18:28 to 2 Samuel 21:14.

Which people are named with Zela in the Bible?

The verses that name Zela also name Benjamin, Jonathan and Kish.

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