Salt, Valley of. Apparently the Ghor or valley at the southwestern extremity of the Dead Sea, adjacent to the mountain of salt; where the Hebrews gained two decisive victories over the Edomites. The "Syrians" is read in 2 Samuel 8:13, by a copyist's error. 1 Chronicles 18:12; 2 Kings 14:7; 2 Chronicles 25:11. In this neighborhood lay also the City of Salt. Joshua 15:61-62.
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