Eretz Shalesha

Eretz Shalesha (The Land of Shalesha), named after the city Baal Shalesha,  is a region in the western part of the Hill of Ephraim.

• Shaul and his servant passed through Eretz Shalesha while they were searching for the donkeys (I Samuel 9, 4).

For further reference:

ז' קלאי, 'בעל שלישה', בתוך: ב' אופנהיימר (עורך), המקרא ותולדות ישראל, תל אביב תשל"ב, עמ' 204-191.