Encyclopedia of The Bible – Sela-Hammahlekoth
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Sela-Hammahlekoth

SELA-HAMMAHLEKOTH sē lə hə mä’ lə kŏth (סֶ֖לַע הַֽמַּחְלְקֹֽות, rock of divisions, rock of smoothness, and rock of the ways have been suggested; RSV ROCK OF ESCAPE). A wellknown crag in the Wilderness of Maon (q.v.), prob. referring to the Maon S of Hebron, where Saul almost captured David (1 Sam 23:25-29). It is apparently not Masada, since this is somewhat removed from Maon. The location is unknown.