International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Salt, City of

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Salt, City of


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(המּלח עיר, ‛ı̄r ha-melaḥ; Codex Alexandrinus αί πόλ(ε)ις ἁλῶν, hai pól(e)is halṓn): One of the six cities in the wilderness of Judah mentioned between Nibshan and Engedi (). The site is very uncertain. The large and important Tell el-Milḥ (i.e. “the salt hill”), on the route from Hebron to Akaba, is possible.