Where was the Valley of Shaveh located?
The Valley of Shaveh, called Shavuah in Genesis 14, is placed in the area of present-day Jerusalem. The passage connects it with Sodom and identifies it as the same little village or area as Jerusalem, based on the last five letters of the name Jerusalem.
Les explains that in Genesis 14, Abraham had just pursued the kings who overran Lot's hometown of Sodom, conquered them, and brought Lot and his family back to Sodom. On his way back in the area of present-day Jerusalem, the king of Sodom went out to meet him after the slaughter of Chedder-Laramar and the kings with him at the valley of Shavuah, which is of Sodom. Les points out that this valley shares the last five letters of Jerusalem, showing it is the same little village, the same area. Thus the Valley of Shaveh is located near Sodom in the region of present-day Jerusalem.
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Who came out to meet Abraham at the Valley of Shaveh after the battle?
The king of Sodom went out to meet Abraham in the valley of Shaveh after Abraham returned from defeating Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him.