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ZELA, ZELAH

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Zela, or Zelah, was a city in Benjamin and the burial place of Saul’s family. The bones of Saul and Jonathan were brought there for burial; the site has not been positively identified.
Biblical Usage
Joshua lists Zela among the cities of Benjamin. Second Samuel identifies it as the burial place to which the bones of Saul and Jonathan were brought.