Valley of Elah
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The Valley of Elah is a biblical valley in Israel traditionally identified as the site of the battle between the young David and the Philistine giant Goliath.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Israelite camp in the Valley of Elah | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical site
ⓘ
geographical location ⓘ valley ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | biblical narrative ⓘ |
| associatedWithGroup |
Israelites
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philistines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
David
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Goliath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chapterMentioned | 1 Samuel 17 ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| crossedBy | Elah stream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of faith and courage in Jewish and Christian tradition ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Coastal Plain of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAssociation | title inspiration for 2007 film "In the Valley of Elah" ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature | alluvial valley ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite |
Khirbet Qeiyafa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tel Azekah NERFINISHED ⓘ Tel Sokho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFilmNamedAfter | In the Valley of Elah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Azariah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Givat Yeshayahu NERFINISHED ⓘ Zekharia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRoadAccess | Highway 38 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeOf | dry seasonal stream bed ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | surrounding Judean hills ⓘ |
| landUse | agricultural area ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Judean foothills
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shephelah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Beit Shemesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kiryat Gat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedSouthwestOf | Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| mentionedInBook | 1 Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | terebinth tree ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Valley of the Terebinth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | battle between David and Goliath ⓘ |
| partOf | Judean lowlands ⓘ |
| region | Southern District of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| tourismType |
biblical tourism
ⓘ
hiking destination ⓘ |
| traditionalSiteOf | David and Goliath battle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | military training by Israel Defense Forces ⓘ |
| vegetation | Mediterranean scrub ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.