City of Salt

Town

Location disputed Qumran: about 22 km (13 miles, 120 furlongs) east of Jerusalem

Where Scholars Place It

  • Qumran Possible
  • Mezad Gozal Less likely
  • Ain el Ghuweir Less likely
  • Ein et Turaba Less likely
  • Tel Malhata Less likely

Named in 1 Verse

  • Joshua 15:62 And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and Engedi; six cities with their villages.

Locations from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Terrain from Natural Earth and NASA SRTM.