Sela (Edom)
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Sela' السلع |
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Old Sela
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 Sela'
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| Coordinates: 30°45′0.78″N 35°43′35.97″E / 30.7502167°N 35.7266583°ECoordinates: 30°45′0.78″N 35°43′35.97″E / 30.7502167°N 35.7266583°E | |
| Country | Jordan |
| Province | Tafilah Governorate |
| Department | Busaira Department |
| Founded | 1100 B.C. |
| Time zone | GMT +2 |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 (UTC) |
| Area code(s) | +(962)3 |
Sela (Arabic: السلع, Hebrew: סֶּלַע, transliteration Sela‛, meaning rock; Arabic: as-Sala‛; Greek: πέτρα; Latin: petra) was the capital of Edom, situated in the great valley extending from the Dead Sea to the Red Sea (2 Kings 14:7). It was near Mount Hor, close by the desert of Zin. It is called "the rock" (Judges 1:36). When Amaziah of Judah took it he called it Joktheel (also spelled Jokteel (JPS) and Jectehel (DRB)) (q.v.) (Hebrew: יָקְהַתְאֵל, Jiqhat-’Ēl, "the blessedness of God" or "subdued by God";Latin: Jectehel) or Kathoel (Greek: Καθοηλ) in the Septuagint. It is mentioned by the prophets (Isaiah 15:1; 16:1; Obadiah 1:3) as doomed to destruction.
Sela is identified with the ruins of Sela, east of Tafileh in Jordan (identified as biblical Tophel) and near Bozrah, all Edomite cities in the mountains of Edom.
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