Salt Sea
Salt Sea (Biblical Place • 31.539°N, 35.482°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 14:3 , Num 34:3 , Num 34:12 , Deut 3:17 , Josh 3:16 , Josh 12:3 . Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to The Dead Sea Scrolls , Qumran Community & Second Temple Judaism—The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls at Khirbet Qumran (1947–1956) revolutionized understanding of the Hebrew Bible text, sectarian Jewish theology, messianism, and the historical matrix out of which Christianity emerged.
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Salt Sea (Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 14:3 , Num 34:3 , Num 34:12 , Deut 3:17 , Josh 3:16 , Josh 12:3 .) Sea of the Arabah (water. Referenced in Deut 3:17 , Deut 4:49 , Josh 3:16 , Josh 12:3 , 2 Kgs 14:25 .) Sea of Chinnereth (Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 34:11 , Josh 13:27 (identified with Sea of Galilee ).) Sea of Chinneroth (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 12:3 (identified with Sea of Galilee ).) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Khirbet Qumran & Dead Sea Caves — 3D photogrammetry reconstruction of the Khirbet Qumran settlement plateau overlooking the Dead Sea in the Judean Wilderness, featuring the watchtower, scriptorium, communal dining hall, aqueduct-fed ritual immersion pools (miqva'ot), and adjacent marl scroll caves. Dead Sea Scrolls & Qumran Storage Jars — Second Temple period biblical manuscripts written on parchment and papyrus and sealed inside cylindrical terracotta storage jars in the eleven caves above Khirbet Qumran on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea—including the complete Great Isaiah Scroll (1QIsaᵃ).
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Mark 9:50 : "Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another."; Luke 14:34 : "Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?"; Leviticus 2:13 : "And every oblation of thy grain offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy grain offering: with all ...". Related canonical books and chapters: Joshua 15 ( Joshua • Chapter 15 (63 verses)), Numbers 34 ( Numbers • Chapter 34 (29 verses)).