GREEK · G4530
Σαλείμ
Saleim — Salim
Σαλείμ, τό indecl., Salim: Jhn.3:23 (see Westc., in l; DB, iii, 354).† (AS)
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Salim
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
Peaceful, a place near AEnon (q.v.), on the west of Jordan, where John baptized (John 3:23). It was probably the Shalem mentioned in Gen. 33:18, about 7 miles south of AEnon, at the head of the great Wady Far’ah, which formed the northern boundary of Judea in the Jordan valley.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.