Introduction:
King's Vale, also known as the Valley of Shaveh, is a significant location mentioned in the Old Testament. It is primarily noted for its association with the meeting between Abram (later Abraham) and Melchizedek, the king of Salem. This encounter is pivotal in biblical history, highlighting themes of divine blessing, priesthood, and covenant.

Biblical Reference:
The primary reference to King's Vale is found in Genesis 14:17-20. After Abram's victorious return from defeating Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him, he is met by Melchizedek in this valley. The Berean Standard Bible states:

"After Abram returned from defeating Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him, the king of Sodom came out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley). Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High, and he blessed Abram, saying: 'Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth. And blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand.' Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything." (Genesis 14:17-20)

Historical and Geographical Context:
King's Vale is traditionally identified with the Kidron Valley, located near Jerusalem. This identification is based on its proximity to Salem, which is often equated with Jerusalem. The valley served as a significant meeting place, likely due to its strategic location and accessibility.

Theological Significance:
The encounter between Abram and Melchizedek in King's Vale is rich with theological implications. Melchizedek, described as both a king and a priest, prefigures the dual role of Jesus Christ as both King and High Priest. His offering of bread and wine is seen by many as a foreshadowing of the Eucharist, a central sacrament in Christian worship.

Melchizedek's blessing of Abram underscores the divine favor upon Abram and the covenantal promises that God would later formalize with him. The act of Abram giving a tenth of everything to Melchizedek is often cited as an early example of tithing, reflecting a principle of stewardship and acknowledgment of God's provision.

Cultural and Religious Impact:
King's Vale, through its association with Melchizedek, has had a lasting impact on Jewish and Christian thought. In Jewish tradition, Melchizedek is sometimes seen as a model of righteous Gentile priesthood. In Christian theology, the Epistle to the Hebrews elaborates on Melchizedek's priesthood as a type of Christ's eternal priesthood, emphasizing the superiority of Christ's priesthood over the Levitical order.

Conclusion:
While the Bible does not provide extensive details about King's Vale, its mention in the context of Abram's encounter with Melchizedek imbues it with profound spiritual significance. This meeting not only highlights the themes of blessing and covenant but also serves as a typological foreshadowing of Christ's redemptive work.King's Vale

KING'S VALE

(`emeq ha-melekh; Septuagint in Genesis reads to pedion ("the plain") basileos, in 2 Sam, he koilas ("valley") tou basileos; the King James Version King's Dale): The place where the king of Sodom met Abram (Genesis 14:17), and the situation of Absalom's monument (2 Samuel 18:18). It was identical with the Vale of Shaveh, and was evidently near Salem, the city of Melchizedek (Genesis 14:17). If SALEM (which see) is Jerusalem, then Absalom's pillar was also near that city, Josephus writes (Ant., VII, x, 3), "Absalom had erected for himself a marble pillar in the king's dale, two furlongs (stadia) from Jerusalem, which he named Absalom's Hand." In all probability this "pillar" was a rough upright stone-a matstsebhah-but its site is lost. The traditional Greek-Egyptian tomb of perhaps 100-200 years B.C. which has been hewn out of the rock on the eastern side of the Kidron valley is manifestly misnamed "Absalom's pillar," and the Kidron ravine (nachal) cannot be the King's Vale (`emeq).

E. W. G. Masterman

Chapter xiv
... v.3, "the same is the Salt Sea"; v.7, "the same is Kadesh"; v.15, "which is on the
left hand of Damascus"; v.17, "the same is the King's Vale." These are most ...
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A Sight of Judea
... "In Judea is the mountainous country, the plain, and the vale. What is the
mountainous country of Judea? It is the king's mountain. ...
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The Story of Benjamin.
... with the empty corn-sacks on their backs, the ten brothers left the Vale of Hebron ...
After waiting for a time they were told that the king's officer would see them ...
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David the Shepherd Youth.
... had made up their minds to make the men of Israel their servants, and King Saul
was ... men, and came, with their battle-flags and drums, up the great Vale of Elah ...
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India's Ills and England's Sorrows
... The tears of penitents are precious: a cup of them were worth a king's ransom. ... must
weep much; much love and much sorrow must go together in this vale of tears ...
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The Courts of the Lord's House.
... By those, who in Thy presence bow; By those whose King and God art Thou. Through
Baca's arid vale,. As pilgrims when they pass. The well-springs never fail; ...
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The New Nature
... The king's royalty often lieth only in his crown, but with a Christian it is infused ...
to be discovered, as to be born for the first time into this vale of tears ...
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Pride of Prosperity
... "The king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as plenteous as stones, and cedar trees
made he as the sycamore trees that are in the vale for abundance." 2 ...
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Scenes in the Lives of the Patriarchs.
... They left the vale of Mamre, and journeyed to Gera, where, with a marvellous ... Abimelech,
the king, would have taken her for his wife as Abraham's sister, had ...
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Joseph and his Brethren
... So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. ... master took him,
and put him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were bound ...
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