Σαλείμ

Σαλείμ, τό(also Σαλίμ) indecl. Salim. John baptized ἐν Αἰνὼν ἐγγὺς τοῦ Σαλίμ J 3:23. Acc. to Eus., Onom. p. 40, 1 this place lay 8 Roman miles (=12.4 km.) south of Scythopolis in northern Samaria (so Lagrange and Abel; s. Αἰνών). Today there is a place called Salim 5.5 km. east of Shechem; it is mentioned in Epiph., Haer. 55, 2 (this one is preferred by WAlbright, HTR 17, 1924, 193f). S. in addition for Αἰνών also EbNestle, ZDPV 30, 1907, 210ff; BBacon, Biblical World 33, 1909, 223ff; KKundsin, Topolog. Überlieferungsstoffe im J 1925. Erbes s.v. Βηθανία 2.—BHHW III 1648ff.