Sela ( he, סֶּלַע, transliteration ''Sela‛'', meaning ''
rock''; ar, السلع, ''es-Sela‛''; el, πέτρα, 'Petra'; la, petra)
[ is a geographical name encountered several times in the Hebrew Bible, and applicable to a variety of locations.][
One site by this name is placed by the Second Book of Kings in Edom.]
Hebrew Bible
Book of Judges
In the Book of Judges there is a mention of a place called Sela, "the rock", on the southern border of the lands still inhabited by the Amorites after the partial conquest of Canaan by the Israelites ().
Second Book of Kings
2 Kings sets "Sela" in the great valley extending from the Dead Sea
The Dead Sea ( he, יַם הַמֶּלַח, ''Yam hamMelaḥ''; ar, اَلْبَحْرُ الْمَيْتُ, ''Āl-Baḥrū l-Maytū''), also known by other names, is a salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank ...
to the Red Sea (). It was near Mount Hor, close by the desert of Zin.[
In the story of King ]Amaziah of Judah
Amaziah of Judah (pronounced , ; el, Αμασίας; la, Amasias), was the ninth king of Judah and the son and successor of Joash. His mother was Jehoaddan () and his son was Uzziah (). He took the throne at the age of 25, after the assassinat ...
, a place called Sela is mentioned. Amaziah is described as throwing 10,000 Edomites to their death from the heights of Sela (; ).[ When Amaziah took Sela he called it Joktheel (also spelled Jokteel ( JPS) and Jectehel (]DRB
Deshastha Brahmin is a Hindu Brahmin subcaste mainly from the Indian state of Maharashtra and northern area of the state of Karnataka. Other than these states, according to authors K. S. Singh, Gregory Naik and Pran Nath Chopra, Deshastha Bra ...
)) (q.v.) ( he, יָקְתְאֵל, Yoqtĕ-’Ēl, "the blessedness of God" or "subdued by God";[Meanings from ''Net Bible Stu]