Bible Dictionary
Siddim, Vale of
The Vale of Siddim was the battlefield of the kings of Sodom and neighboring cities against Chedorlaomer. It was described as a plain full of bitumen pits and later identified with the Salt Sea.
Biblical Usage
The vale is presented in Genesis as the battlefield where the kings of the cities of the plain were defeated. Its pits materially affected the battle, and the region is connected with the later overthrow of the cities of the plain.
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