Habakkuk 3:13 Sela "=Se'lah, rock, the capital of Edom, situated in the great valley" extending from the Dead Sea to the Red Sea (2 Kings 14:7). The valley closes to the East, the only opening being through a deep and narrow defile, called the Sik, "shaft," about a mile in length. Mount Union Bible Church, 770 Anderson Creek Road, Kittanning, PA, 16201, United States 724-548-2610 mtunionbiblechurch@gmail.com The valley owes its modern name, Wady Musa, "Valley of Moses," to its connection with Moses in Mohammedan legends. Mount selae in the “District of the Seven Mosques” in city of Medina Municipality in Saudi Arabia. So this should lead us to conclude that Sela is in the city of Madinah, because Sela is the name of a famous mountain in Madinah. The name Sinai, according to Rabbinic tradition, derives from sin-ah which means hatred.This is a reference to the other nations being jealous of the Jews because they received the Word of God. Isaiah 16:1 Context. SELA. ISAIAH 16:1 In the Bible Verse Meaning 1 Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion. International Standard Version Mt. Sela’ means “sliced”, because the mountain looks as if it is sliced several times. While not wholly inaccessible from other directions, the two usual approaches are that from the Southwest by a rough path, partly artificial, and that from the East. Mount Sinai is the mountain at which God gave Moses the Ten Commandments and is also referred to as Mount Horeb in the book of Deuteronomy.. The merchandise of the East was brought hither; and hence, set out the caravans for the South, the West, and the North. ... the mount … While the Biblical account provides only vague clues as to where this horrible event took place (Sela simply means “rock” in Hebrew), the archaeology of a little-known mountaintop stronghold in southern Jordan may hold the answer. Isaiah 16:1 Send the lambs for the ruler of the land from Selah to the wilderness, to the mountain of the daughter of Zion. Etymologically the Heb. Any feedback to my comments will be greatly appreciated. se'-la (sela`, ha-cela` (with the article); petra, he petra; the King James Version Selah (2 Kings 14:7)): English Versions of the Bible renders this as the name of a city in 2 Kings 14:7 Isaiah 16:1. Place for *ALUMNI* of MVBC (Go, Swordsmen! Photo by Arkady Alperovitch. A mountain identified with modern Jebel ʾel-AqraÊ¿ (35°59´N; 36°00´E), and located near the mouth of the Orontes River in N Syria. Where is Selah in the Bible? Like fluttering birds,like scattered nestlings,so are the daughters of Moabat the fo He began to teach them, saying: The Beatitudes - “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Combine a one-year tablet and print subscription to BAR with membership in the BAS Library to start your journey into the ancient past today! Wow, superb blog layout! Eusebius, Onomasticon says Petra is a city of Arabia in the land of Edom. Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion. Chapter 5 - The Sermon on the Mount. Also, those stairways to nowhere could possibly be made for the chief priest to worship his god in front of the people, or maybe for a tribal priest to address his tribe. The fact that Selah is often found at the end of a verse or chapter also supports the idea that it suggests a pause since it shows up in places where we … Great article! Home page for Mount Aetna Bible Church. Surrounded by deep ravines amid the rugged highlands of southern Jordan, the steep-sided “rock” of es-Sela may be where King Amaziah of Judah slaughtered 10,000 Edomites. DRB: SEND forth, O Lord, the lamb, the ruler of the earth, from Petra of the desert, to the mount of the daughter of Sion. Petra shared in the declining fortunes of Rome; and her death blow was dealt by the conquering Moslems, who desolated Arabia Petrea in 629-32 A.D. How long have you been blogging for? Our desire at Mount Albert Fellowship is to be a light in the community through the proclamation of the gospel and the teaching of God's Word. I’m simply an avid reader who felt he could add a personal observation. 3 Take counsel, execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; bewray not him that wandereth. se'-la (sela`, ha-cela` (with the article); petra, he petra; the King James Version Selah (2 Kings 14:7)): English Versions of the Bible renders this as the name of a city in 2 Kings 14:7 Isaiah 16:1.In Judges 1:36 2 Chronicles 25:12; and Obadiah 1:3, it translates literally, "rock"; but the Revised Version margin in each case "Sela. A fortress city of Moab, conquered by Amaziah king of Judah and renamed Joktheel (2 Ki. Photo: Ian Rybak. God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. The location of the Nabonidus relief on the rock of es-Sela is circled in red on this photograph. Sela Sport is a valued partner of ours and has been for over a decade. ABOUT. Holman Christian Standard Bible Send lambs to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the desert to the mountain of Daughter Zion. There can be no doubt that Josephus intended the city in Wady Musa. 2 For it shall be, that, as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, so the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon. Selah. Other than Israel, no country has as many Biblical sites and associations as Jordan. ASV. "The purple mountains into which the wild sons of Esau clambered run out from Syria upon the desert, some hundred miles by twenty, of porphyry and red sandstone. what we can presume is a) that the same people went around these countries b) that a common culture spread from somewhere around. 4:6) & the name “Jesus” added in the early 1300’s by Petrus Galatinus in Rome CAN NOT be translated into Hebrew, although “horse” comes close, don’t you think? What about Iraq? The overall look of your website is wonderful, let This he says was the Arabic name; the Greeks called it Petra. Exodus 19:1-25 ESV / 47 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful. The modern name of this site matches the ancient one, other than that the identification of the site with 2 Ki 14:7 is pure speculation. 3 Take counsel, execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; bewray not him that wandereth. Mount Zion Bible Seminary always has its doors open. As recorded in 1 Kings 18, Elijah’s seemingly impossible victory set the stage for the dramatic choice that begins and ends on Mount Carmel. * See “Who Was Nabondius?” sidebar to Matt Waters, “Making (Up) History,” Archaeology Odyssey, November/December 2005. The interior is reached by defiles so narrow that two horsemen may scarcely ride abreast, and the sun is shut out by the overhanging rocks..... Little else than wild fowls' nests are, the villages: human eyries perched on high shelves or hidden away in caves at the ends of the deep gorges" (G. A. Smith. i am actually happy to read all at one place. In the Bible. the idea that the steps to nowhere was a “silence tower” of Mazdeism was also my idea. Isaiah 42:11 Let the wilderness and its towns raise their voices; let the settlements where Kedar lives rejoice. Indeed, other candidates for Biblical Sela have been proposed, namely the steep-sided mountain of Umm el-Biyara in nearby Petra. He would naturally turn his arms at once against this stronghold (2 Kings 14:7); and it may well be the rock from the top of which he hurled his prisoners (2 Chronicles 25:12). We would like to take this opportunity to invite you to any of our services. Just wanted to add, as written that Hebrew is the ONLY spiritually inspired language(Zeph. 1. Zechariah 14:4 | View whole chapter | See verse in context And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south. 1. Bible search results Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years, Passing this village, the road threads its way along the shadowy winding gorge, overhung by lofty cliffs. In one of the Old Testament’s colder and more brutal episodes, King Amaziah of Judah (c. 801–783 B.C.E. When the valley is reached, a sight of extraordinary beauty and impressiveness opens to the beholder. Teaching videos are key to the understanding of this study. The narrow entryway leading into the city can be seen at lower left. Rising more than 4,000 feet above the Dead Sea, Mount Nebo is situated on the east side of the Jordan River opposite the city of Jericho. Thy bow was made quite naked, [according] to the oaths of the tribes, [even thy] word. II. A more probable identification is a high cliff which commands the road leading from Wady el-Milh, "valley of Salt," to Edom, over the pass of Akrabbim. Your email address will not be published. The top of es-Sela can only be reached via an ancient staircase (the lowest flights of which have recently been refurbished) that follows a narrow cleft in the rock face. For those who want to know more, I invite them to see the FB Group “Megalithic altars, Altari Megalitici, Altares Megaliticos”, I tell you my friends lots of things from Exodus time and many other things from the Bible both the Old and New Testament were going through Jordan. In addition to the myriad chambers and rooms carved into the summit’s numerous stony domes (which probably functioned as dwellings), there are more enigmatic features, like a carved staircase that seemingly goes nowhere, and a massive “throne-like” seat positioned in the center of an otherwise empty chamber. Let them shout from the top of the mountains! Dig into more than 9,000 articles in the Biblical Archaeology Society’s vast library plus much more with an All-Access pass. After the birds had eaten the flesh, the bones were gathered and buried in family tombs. se'-la (sela`, ha-cela` (with the article); petra, he petra; the King James Version Selah (2 Kings 14:7)): English Versions of the Bible renders this as the name of a city in 2 Kings 14:7; Isaiah 16:1.In Judges 1:36; 2 Chronicles 25:12; and Obadiah 1:3, it translates literally, "rock"; but the Revised Version margin in each case "Sela. In Matthew 5-7, Christ climbs a mountain with his disciples and from there gives his most famous sermon. There is a great deal of uncertainty about the meaning of selah.Most versions of the Bible do not attempt to translate selah but simply transliterate the word straight from the Hebrew. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise. The Roman historian Strabo mentions these exposure platforms as well. Ewing. Spread across the summit of es-Sela are numerous rock-cut rooms and chambers, including this dwelling or guard chamber that was outfitted with a cistern. Delve into this legendary land with the free eBook Jordan: The Other Biblical Land. Casius in classical sources, Jesus is on the Mount of Olives with his apostles Andrew, Peter, James, and John. Isaiah 16:1 Context. It is under the Nabateans, however, that Petra begins to play a prominent part in history. Jokteel, as we have seen, must be sought elsewhere. The city’s structures were carved into the red rock cliffs of Jebel al-Madhabah. You find a couple in Spain, one in central Italy (they say it’s etruscan), one in France, another in Chekia, one in Turkey, one in Portugal, cities in Trakia (Bulgary), another in Germany etc. In the museum of Athens there is a little golden Broach that shows a similar staircase but at the end there is an image of the Ark of the Covenant . But the clearest indication of es-Sela’s importance during the time of the Edomites comes from a monumental relief carved into a sheer rock face about half way up the steepest part of the mountain. I visited this site several times about ten years ago when surveying the area for nabataea.net. I believe that the “steps to nowhere” were carved so that the Nabataeans could carry their dead to the top and leave them there. Josephus (Ant., IV, vii, 1) tells us that among the kings of the Midianites who fell before Moses was one Rekem, king of Rekem (akre, or rekeme), the city deriving its name from its founder. 14:7; 2 … This article has no substance. Probably in that case it does not denote a city, but some prominent crag. 1 Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion. The name occurs several times in the Bible. It is the mountain where Noah’s ark landed and Noah saw the rainbow of God’s promise. Exposure platforms were high up, so that the smell of the decaying body rose, making the area livable for others around. understand media is a wonderful source of facts. Sela (Petra) appears to have been the principal stronghold in the days of Amaziah (B.C. They are the poor in spirit, the mourners, the meek, those who hunger for righteousness, the merciful, etc. In Judges 1:36 2 Chronicles 25:12; and Obadiah 1:3, it translates literally, "rock"; but the Revised Version margin in each case "Sela." Es-Sela’s defensive character is immediately apparent after one ascends the many switchbacks of the worn staircase and passes through the narrow, rock-cut passageway that served as the stronghold’s only entrance. 1 Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion. A fortress city of Moab, conquered by Amaziah king of Judah and renamed Joktheel (2 Ki. He received his Ph.D. in Near Eastern archaeology from the University of Chicago, where his research focused on the epigraphic and archaeological remains of pre-Islamic Arabia. Sela or Selah (the rock), (2 Kings 14:7; Isaiah 16:1) so rendered in the Authorized Version in Judges city later (2 Chronicles 25:12) probably known as Petra, the ruins of which are found about two days journey north of the top of the Gulf of Akabah and three or four south from Jericho and about halfway between the southern end of the Dead Sea and the northern end of the Gulf of Akabah. Bible verses about Mount Sinai. It is called Jechthoel; but the Syrians call it Rekem. In Judges 1:36 its association with the Ascent of Akrabbim shuts us up to a position toward the southwestern end of the Dead Sea. Required fields are marked *. Christmas Update December 16, 2020: Click here to read about Christmas Services. Our ultimate aim is that in all things we glorify Him. In recent years, however, it has been seen by many tourists and exploring parties. Bible Roman Empire Map - Large Map of the Roman Empire in the Early First Century - Click around on the Places. It "was near Mount Hor, close by the desert of Zin. Thanks for visiting Mount Albert Bible Fellowship online. We would like to take this opportunity to invite you to any of our services. Edom. 19 On the first day of the third month after the Israelites left Egypt —on that very day—they came to the Desert of Sinai. Free printable Sermon on the Mount Bible lesson. is only a vivid and picturesque description of Mt. Zaphon was the sacred mountain of the storm god Baal-Hadad in ancient Canaanite mythology. Sunday Mornings Morning Prayer 830 am Coffee & Bible 9:00 am Worship & The Word 10 am Wednesday Evenings Baby Saints Bible Class 6:30 pm 1 Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion. Under the Nabateans she was the center of the great caravan trade of that time. If it is to be found, it may be brought as a “Shai” as in Isaiah 18:7 “In that time shall a present (Shai) be brought unto the LORD of hosts of a people (Kush) tall and of glossy skin, and from a people terrible from their beginning onward; a nation that is sturdy and treaded down, whose land the rivers divide, to the place of the name of the LORD of hosts, the mount Zion.”. It would be interesting to know the ADN of the Edomites, and verify if other people in the world have the same haplogroups. 2Ki 14:7 Elath and Ezion-geber were the seaports. “Sela ” means the rock . Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers. 2 For it shall be, that, as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, so the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon. Thank you. The excavations are still very letel nothing is so clearly done. Fascinating and wonderful to read and to know that the information being found and discovered via archaeology is a solid proving ground. We are proud to provide Sela with key insights and analysis on the global sports business landscape to assist them in representing rights of top tier sports properties in MENA. Positioned along the edges of the summit are numerous rock-cut rooms and chambers with strategic views over the surrounding valleys, while more than two dozen cisterns are carved in the plateau’s white sandstone bedrock, all of which collected vital, life-sustaining rain water through an interconnected system of channels and diversion walls. The ruins lie along the sides of a spacious hollow surrounded by the many-hued cliffs of Edom, just before they sink into the Arabah on the West. 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