Places of Section 4
Moab and Edom

31. Petra in the land of Edom, also Iechtoel, also Rekem,
where Amasias defeated Edom in Gemela- (Petra ?)

At the edge of the mosaic, south of river Zared and on the right of the inscription Sared, two and a half black letters are visible.


Gemela. Region of Edom. Aquila and Symmachus translate 'valley of salt'. (Eusebius, Onomasticon 72:28-29; Jerome 73:28-29)

Map Section 4 Ancient Sources Discussion

Photo: Rock-cut monuments at Petra.

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