Sela of the wilderness (unknown)

URI https://medievalmideast.org/place/17673

A place mentioned in the Bible (Isaiah 16:1)

Names

  • Hebrew: סלע מדברה = SLʿ MDBRH 1
  • Latin: Petra deserti 2-3

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Event DescriptionDate
Events mentioned by Benjamin of Tudela 1 before c.1170c.117313th C1907
Events mentioned by Burchard of Mount Sion 2 c.1280c.128414th C1864
Events mentioned by Riccoldo da Montecroce 3 c. 1289c.129014th C1864

Sources

  • 1Selah of the wilderness: Marcus N. Adler, ed., The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela (London: Frowde, 1907), 50 [Hebrew with English translation].
  • 2Petra deserti: Burchard of Mount Sion, Descriptio Terrae Sanctae, in J. C. M. Laurent, ed., Peregrinatores Medii Aevi Quatuor (Leipzig: C. P. Melzeri, 1864), I 2. 3. 4, II 1, V 16, VII 42. 43, VIII 3. [Latin].
  • 3Petra deserti: Riccoldo da Montecroce, Liber Peregrinationis, in J. C. M. Laurent, ed., Peregrinatores Medii Aevi Quatuor (Leipzig: C. P. Melzeri, 1864), IV 46 [Latin].

How to Cite This Entry

Thomas A. Carlson, Liran Yadgar, and Margaret Gaida, “Sela of the wilderness” in Thomas A. Carlson, ed. Historical Index of the Medieval Middle East, last modified September 16, 2021, https://medievalmideast.org/place/17673.

Additional credit information:

  • Thomas A. Carlson: Data merging and XML; place categorization; abstract; Hebrew transliteration from Benjamin of Tudela's travelogue; and matching from Laurent's Peregrinatores medii aevi quattuor
  • Liran Yadgar: categorization, matching, Hebrew collection from Benjamin of Tudela's travelogue
  • Margaret Gaida: categorization from Laurent's Peregrinatores medii aevi quattuor
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