Salcah

Archimandrite Nikifor’s Biblical Encyclopedia

(journey; wandering) (Deut. 3:10; Josh. 12:5)—an ancient city on Bashan’s eastern frontier, at the limit of Og’s territory. After Israel’s conquest it and all Bashan passed to the half-tribe of Manasseh. Its extensive ruins, called Salhad or, less correctly according to the source, Sarhad, showed that it remained an important city in Roman and later times.

Scripture cited

Deuteronomy 3:10 Joshua 12:5

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