A town in Edom where Amaziah defeated the Edomites; renamed Joktheel.
About Sela (of Edom)
2. Edomite stronghold (2 Kgs 14:7). On this site the Nabatean city of Petra was built. See Petra.
Key References
Let the desert and its cities raise their voices; let the villages of Kedar cry aloud. Let the people of Sela sing for joy; let them cry out from the mountaintops.
Amaziah struck down 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He took Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, which is its name to this very day.
All Scripture References (2)
2 Kings (1)
Amaziah struck down 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He took Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, which is its name to this very day.
Isaiah (1)
Let the desert and its cities raise their voices; let the villages of Kedar cry aloud. Let the people of Sela sing for joy; let them cry out from the mountaintops.