A city of the tribe of Benjamin where they buried the bones of King Saul and his son Jonathan (Joshua 18:28; 2 Samuel 21:14). Zela was probably the native town of Saul's father, Kish. It may have been the home of Saul before Samuel anointed him king.
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Zela, Zelah
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