Biblical places
Sela / Petra
Sela, meaning 'rock,' was an Edomite stronghold where King Amaziah of Judah killed ten thousand Edomites (2 Kings 14:7). Traditionally identified with the Nabatean ruins of Petra, though some scholars more recently favor the rock outcrop of es-Sela near Bozrah.
Sources and location confidence
- Location confidence
- Probable
- Petra
- 30.3286, 35.4419
The traditional identification (Petra) was adopted, but a theory supporting es-Sela near Bozrah also exists, so it is not a full consensus.
Related Bible passages
These are selected indexed references, not an exhaustive list of every mention in the Bible.
Isaiah 16:1
Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.