Place Old Testament
Salecah
Also known as Salecah =ESV; Salekah =NIV; Salchah, Salcah =KJV
Salecah was a city in the region of Bashan, east of the Jordan River, associated with the kingdoms of Og and Sihon (Deut. 3:10; Josh. 12:5; 13:11; 1Chr. 5:11). Mentioned in 4 verses across 3 books, first at Deuteronomy 3:10.
Why it matters. City in Bashan, east of the Jordan River
- Primary passages
- Location
- 32.494, 36.710 (approximate, within about 2 km)
Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Salecah
Salecah, also known as Salchah or Salcah, was a city located in the region of Bashan, east of the Jordan River. It was part of the kingdom of Og, the Amorite king of Bashan, who was defeated by the Israelites under Moses' leadership (Deut. 3:10; Josh. 12:5). After the conquest of Bashan, Salecah was allotted to the half-tribe of Manasseh (Josh. 13:11). The city is also mentioned in the description of the territory of Gad, where it is said that the Gadites lived in the land of Bashan as far as Salecah (1Chr. 5:11). The exact location of Salecah is uncertain, but it was likely situated in the modern-day Hauran region of Syria, east of the Sea of Galilee.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 4 verses across 3 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.