SHALISHA, LAND OF

Probably the district of Baal-shalisha (2 Kings 4:42), lying about 12 miles north of Lydda (1 Sam. 9:4).

SHAL'ISHA, LAND OF (triangular), a district near Mount Ephraim. 1 Sam 9:4. In it, perhaps, the city of Baal-shalisha was situated. 2 Kgs 4:42. Eusebius and Jerome place it about 15 Roman miles north of Lydda. Perhaps near Thilth. See Baal-shalisha.