Valley of the Travelers
Valley of the Travelers (Biblical Place • Dibon 1 • 31.497°N, 35.783°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Ezek 39:11 (identified with Dibon 1 ). It is closely linked with Valley of Salt (Biblical Place • 31.087°N, 35.384°E): from nbd. Referenced in 2 Sam 8:13 , 2 Kgs 14:7 , 1 Chr 18:12 , 2 Chr 25:11 , Ps 60:1 .
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Valley of the Travelers (Ancient biblical location referenced in Ezek 39:11 (identified with Dibon 1 ).) Valley of Salt (from nbd. Referenced in 2 Sam 8:13 , 2 Kgs 14:7 , 1 Chr 18:12 , 2 Chr 25:11 , Ps 60:1 .) Valley Gate (Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Chr 26:9 , Neh 2:13 , Neh 2:15 , Neh 3:13 (identified with Jerusalem ).) Valley of the Arnon (Ancient biblical location referenced in Deut 2:24 , Deut 2:36 , Deut 3:8 , Deut 3:12 , Deut 3:16 , Deut 4:48 (identified with Arnon ).) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Ancient Hebrew Tomb Inscription ( Kidron Valley ) — Monumental Hebrew inscription carved into the limestone cliffside tombs along the eastern slope of the Kidron Valley opposite the Temple Mount in Jerusalem , echoing Isaiah 's oracle concerning royal stewards hewing rock-cut sepulchres on high ( Isaiah 22:15–16 ). Rock-Cut Burial Cave (Kidron Valley, Jerusalem) — Photogrammetry scan of a rock-hewn Jerusalem burial cave in the Kidron Valley carved directly into the natural limestone bedrock with a low rectangular entrance and interior burial benches—illustrating the architecture of Judean rock-cut family tombs from Isaiah 22:16 to the Gospel accounts of the burial and resurrection of Jesus ( Matthew 27:60 ; John 19:41 ).
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Job 31:32 : "The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller."; Proverbs 6:11 : "So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man."; Proverbs 24:34 : "So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.".