Salem is a common name for towns and places, particularly in the Western world. In ancient times it was the name of a locality in the Near East (Palestine), and traditionally identified with Jerusalem, before the name "Jerusalem" was used. It is mentioned in the Bible in Genesis 14:18, in connection with the figure Melchizedek, typically translated "King of Salem" which means "King of Peace". However, the Hebrew text, according to some scholars, is not clear; instead of the "King of Salem" (melekh Salem) reading, the original text may have had melekh shelomo ("a king allied to him") [1]. There may also be a connection to the Canaanite god Shalem [2]. The term Western world, the West or the Occident (Latin occidens -sunset, -west, as distinct from the Orient) [1] can have multiple meanings dependent on its context (e. ... The Near East is a term commonly used by archaeologists, geographers and historians, less commonly by journalists and commentators, to refer to the region encompassing Anatolia (the Asian portion of modern Turkey), the Levant (modern Israel/Palestine, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon), Georgia, Armenia, and... The Holy Land or Palestine Showing not only the Old Kingdoms of Judea and Israel but also the 12 Tribes Distinctly, and Confirming Even the Diversity of the Locations of their Ancient Positions and Doing So as the Holy Scriptures Indicate, a geographic map from the studio of Tobiae Conradi... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ... This Gutenberg Bible is displayed by the United States Library. ... For other uses, see Genesis (disambiguation). ... Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek — by Dieric Bouts the Elder, 1464–67 Melchizedek or Malki-tzédek (מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק / מַלְכִּי־צָדֶק, Standard Hebrew Malki-ẓédeq / Malki-ẓádeq, Tiberian Hebrew Malkî-ṣéḏeq / Malkî-ṣāḏeq), sometimes written Malchizedek, Melchisedec, Melchisedech, Melchisedek or Melkisedek, is a figure mentioned by various sects of both Christian and Judaic traditions. ... “Hebrew” redirects here. ... // [[Image:]] Map of Canaan For other uses, see Canaan (disambiguation). ... Shalem was the Canaanite god of dusk, sunset, and the end of the day. ...

Salem may refer to:

Common uses

• Salem, Massachusetts
• Salem witch trials
• Salem, Oregon - capital of the US state of Oregon

Nickname: Location in Essex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Essex County Settled 1626 Incorporated 1626 A City 1836 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Kimberley Driscoll Area  - City  18. ... 1876 illustration of the courtroom; the central figure is usually identified as Mary Walcott The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings by local magistrates and county court trials to prosecute people alleged to have committed acts of witchcraft in Essex, Suffolk and Middlesex Counties of Massachusetts in 1692... Nickname: Location in Marion and Polk Counties, state of Oregon Coordinates: , County Founded 1842 Government  - Mayor Janet Taylor Area  - City 120. ...

Places

In the United States

• Salem, Alabama
• Salem, Arkansas
  • Salem, Fulton County, Arkansas
  • Salem, Saline County, Arkansas
• Salem, Connecticut
• Salem, Florida
• Salem, Georgia
• Salem, Idaho
• Salem, Illinois
• Salem, Indiana
• Salem, Iowa
• Salem, Kansas
• Salem, Kentucky
• Salem, Maine
• Salem, Maryland
• Salem, Massachusetts
  • Salem Maritime National Historic Site
  • Salem witch trials
• Salem, Michigan
• Salem, Mississippi
• Salem, Missouri
• Salem, Montana
• Salem, Nebraska
• Salem, New Hampshire
• Salem, New Jersey
  • Salem Nuclear Power Plant
• Salem, New Mexico
• Salem, New York
  • Salem, an earlier name of Brocton, New York
• Salem, North Carolina
• Salem, Ohio
• Salem, Oklahoma
• Salem, Oregon, the state capital
• Salem, Pennsylvania
• Salem, South Carolina
• Salem, South Dakota
• Salem, Utah
• Salem, Virginia
• Salem, Virginia Beach, Virginia
• Salem, West Virginia
• Salem, Wisconsin
  • Salem, Kenosha County, Wisconsin
  • Salem, Pierce County, Wisconsin

There are also several places which share a common variant of the "Salem" name: Location of Salem in Lee County. ... Salem is a city located in Fulton County, Arkansas. ... Salem is a census-designated place located in Saline County, Arkansas. ... Salem is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. ... Salem is a census-designated place located in Upson County, Georgia. ... Salem is a city located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Salem is a city located in Washington County, Indiana. ... Salem is a city located in Henry County, Iowa. ... Salem is a city located in Livingston County, Kentucky. ... Nickname: Location in Essex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Essex County Settled 1626 Incorporated 1626 A City 1836 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Kimberley Driscoll Area  - City  18. ... Friendship of Salem. ... 1876 illustration of the courtroom; the central figure is usually identified as Mary Walcott The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings by local magistrates and county court trials to prosecute people alleged to have committed acts of witchcraft in Essex, Suffolk and Middlesex Counties of Massachusetts in 1692... Salem Township is a civil township of Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan, located northeast of Ann Arbor. ... Salem is a city located in Dent County, Missouri. ... Salem is a village located in Richardson County, Nebraska. ... Salem is a town located in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. ... The City of Salem highlighted in Salem County. ... View of Salem Nuclear Plant The Salem Nuclear Power Plant is a two unit pressurized water reactor nuclear power station located in southern New Jersey in the United States. ... Salem is a census-designated place located in Doña Ana County, New Mexico. ... Salem, New York is the name of two locations in Washington County, New York in the USA. Village of Salem Town of Salem For other usages of the word Salem, go to Salem. ... Brocton is a village located in Chautauqua County, New York. ... Salem is a census-designated place located in Burke County, North Carolina. ... Salem is a city in Columbiana and Mahoning[1] Counties in the state of Ohio, United States. ... Salem is a census-designated place located in Adair County, Oklahoma. ... Nickname: Location in Marion and Polk Counties, state of Oregon Coordinates: , County Founded 1842 Government  - Mayor Janet Taylor Area  - City 120. ... Salem is a town located in Oconee County, South Carolina. ... Salem is a city located in McCook County, South Dakota. ... Salem is a city located in Utah County, Utah. ... Salem is an independent city located in Virginia, bordered by the city of Roanoke and Roanoke County. ... Salem is a residential area of Virginia Beach, Virginia located in the southern part of the independent city. ... Salem is a city located in Harrison County, West Virginia. ... Salem is a town located in Kenosha County, Wisconsin. ... Salem is a town located in Pierce County, Wisconsin. ...

• East Salem, Pennsylvania
• Lower Salem, Ohio
• New Salem
• Salem Township
• Winston-Salem, North Carolina
  • Old Salem, a history museum in Winston-Salem

Lower Salem is a village located in Washington County, Ohio. ... New Salem is the name of three towns in the United States: New Salem, Massachusetts New Salem, Illinois New Salem (Menard County), Illinois, sometime home of Abraham Lincoln This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... There are several places named Salem Township in the United States: Salem Township, Allegan County, Michigan Salem Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan Salem Township, Cass County, Minnesota Salem Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota Salem Township, Warren County, Ohio Salem Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania Salem Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Salem Township, Mercer County... Nickname: Motto: Youre Something Special in Winston-Salem Location in North Carolina Coordinates: , Country State Counties Forsyth County Founded Incorporated 1766 (Salem) 1849 (Winston) 1913 Government  - Mayor Allen Joines (D) Area  - City  132. ... Old Salem is a living history museum that operates within the restored Moravian community Salem. ...

Elsewhere

• Salem, Ontario, Canada
• Salem, West Bank
• Salem, Indonesia
• Salem, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
• Salem, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
  • Salem Abbey (Reichskloster Salem), a monastery
  • Schule Schloss Salem, Germany (also referred to as Salem College, with a section called Salem International College)
• Salem, Greater Manchester, within Oldham, England
• Salem, Montserrat
• Salem, Valencia, Spain
• Salem Municipality, Sweden
• Salem, quiet rural village near Llandeilo, Wales
• Salem, Tamilnadu, India

Salem, Ontario, Canada, is a community located in the Township of Centre Wellington, north-west of the village of Elora in south-central Ontario. ... Salem is a town in the Bodensee district of Baden-Württemberg in Southern Germany, located 9 km north of Lake Constance, with a population of c. ... Salem is a municipality in the district of Lauenburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. ... Wahrhafte Abbildung des Klosters Salem: engraving of Salem Abbey by Jacob Andreas Fridrich (1648-1751) after a drawing by Christoph Lienhardt (1648-1714), published in Apiarium Salemitanum, 1708 Salem Abbey (Kloster or Reichskloster Salem), also known as Salmanswiler and in Latin as Salomonis Villa, was a very prominent Cistercian monastery... Salem Castle Spetzgart and Härlen Schule Schloss Salem (Anglicisation: School of Salem Castle, Salem Castle School) is a boarding school with campuses in Salem and Ãœberlingen in Baden-Württemberg, Southern Germany. ... For the larger local government district, see Metropolitan Borough of Oldham. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Salem (Valencian) Spanish name Salem Administration Country Autonomous Community Valencian Community Province Valencia Comarca Vall dAlbaida Geography Land Area 8. ... Salem is a Municipality in Stockholm County, in central Sweden. ... Llandeilo is a town in Carmarthenshire, west Wales, situated at the crossing of the River Tywi by the A483 on an elegant stone bridge. ... This article is about the country. ... Salem is a small town located in the central part of Tamil Nadu, India. ...

Geographic features

• Salem River, a New Jersey tributary of the Delaware River
• Salem Harbor, a harbor in northeastern Massachusetts
• Salem Sound, a body of water in Massachusetts
• Salem Channel, a part of the Salem Sound

The Salem River is a tributary of the Delaware River, approximately 30 mi (48 km) long, in southwestern New Jersey in the United States. ... Salem Harbor is a harbor in northeastern Massachusetts, stretching from Route 114 in southwestern Marblehead to Winter Island in northeastern Salem. ... The Salem Channel is a channel in the Salem Sound that stretches from Winter Island in the city of Salem to Misery Shoal in the city limits of Beverly. ...

People

• Abu Salem, accused in the 1993 Bombay bombings
• Emad Salem, an FBI informant
• Pamela Salem, a British film and television actress
• Peter Salem, a black slave who lived during the American Revolution
• Raphaël Salem, a Greek-Sephardic mathematician after whom are named the Salem numbers and whose widow founded the Salem Prize.
• Salem al-Hazmi, one of five men named as a hijacker in the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks
• Salem Chalabi, an Iraqi-American lawyer
• Salem Poor, a black soldier who fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill

Abu Salem (born 1968) is an underworld don originally from Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh, India. ... The 1993 Bombay bombings were a series of thirteen bomb explosions that took place in Bombay (now Mumbai), India on March 12, 1993. ... Emad A. Salem is an ex-Egyptian army officer turned FBI informant, who was a key witness in the trial of Ramzi Yousef, Abdul Hakim Murad, and Wali Khan Amin Shah, convicted in the World Trade Center Bombing of February 26, 1993. ... The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a federal criminal investigative, intelligence agency, and the primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Pamela Salem is a British film and television actress. ... This article is about motion pictures. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Peter Salem was a black slave who lived during the American Revolution. ... Wiktionary has related dictionary definitions, such as: slave Slave may refer to: Slavery, where people are owned by others, and live to serve their owners without pay Slave (BDSM), a form of sexual and consenual submission Slave clock, in technology, a clock or timer that synchrnonizes to a master clock... John Trumbulls Declaration of Independence, showing the five-man committee in charge of drafting the Declaration in 1776 as it presents its work to the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia The American Revolution refers to the period during the last half of the 18th century in which the Thirteen... Raphaël Salem (November 7, 1898 in Saloniki, Ottoman Empire (now Thessaloniki, Greece) – June 20, 1963 in Paris, France), was a Greek-Sephardic mathematician after whom are named the Salem numbers and whose widow founded the Salem Prize. ... Sephardim (ספרדי, Standard Hebrew Səfardi, Tiberian Hebrew ardî; plural Sephardim: ספרדים, Standard Hebrew Sfaradim, Tiberian Hebrew ) are a subgroup of Jews, generally defined in contrast to Ashkenazim and/or . ... Leonhard Euler, considered one of the greatest mathematicians of all time A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study and research is the field of mathematics. ... In mathematics, a real algebraic integer is a Salem number if all its conjugate roots have absolute value no greater than , and at least one has absolute value exactly . ... A widow is a woman whose spouse has died. ... The Salem Prize, founded by the widow of Raphael Salem, is awarded every year to a young mathematician judged to have done outstanding work in Salems field of interest, primarily the theory of Fourier series. ... This is a photo of the alleged Salem al-Hazmi, released by the FBI. Salem al-Hazmi, (Arabic: سالم الحازمي, also transliterated Alhazmi) was one of five men named on September 14, 2001 by the FBI as hijackers of American Airlines flight 77 in the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack. ... Categories: Wikipedia cleanup | Stub | Crimes | Terrorism | IT ... The World Trade Center on fire The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. ... Salem J. Chalabi was the first General Director of the Iraqi Special Tribunal set up in 2003 to try Saddam Hussein and other members of his regime for crimes against humanity. ... For the fish called lawyer, see Burbot. ... Salem Poor (c. ... This article is about a military rank. ... For a list of numerous places and things that are named after this battle, see Bunker Hill. ...

Educational institutions

• Salem Castle School, Germany (sometimes also referred to as Salem College and with a section called Salem International College)
• Salem Academy, North Carolina
• Salem College, North Carolina
• Salem State College, Massachusetts
• Salem International University, West Virginia
• Salem High School, several in the United States

Salem Castle Spetzgart and Härlen Schule Schloss Salem (Anglicisation: School of Salem Castle, Salem Castle School) is a boarding school with campuses in Salem and Überlingen in Baden-Württemberg, Southern Germany. ... Salem Castle Spetzgart and Härlen Schule Schloss Salem (Anglicisation: School of Salem Castle, Salem Castle School) is a boarding school with campuses in Salem and Überlingen in Baden-Württemberg, Southern Germany. ... Salem Academy is a private, residential, all-girls high school founded in 1772 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. ... Salem College is a small, womens liberal arts college located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. ... Salem State College is a four-year public institution of higher learning located in the city of Salem, Massachusetts. ... Salem International University is a small college in Salem, West Virginia. ... Salem High School can be: Salem High School, Salem, Indiana (website) Salem High School, Salem, Massachusetts (website) Salem High School, Canton, Michigan ([ website]) Salem High School, Salem, New Hampshire (website) Salem High School, Salem, New Jersey ([ website]) Salem High School, Salem, Ohio ([ website]) Salem High School, Salem, South Dakota ([ website...

Religious institutions

• Salem Methodist Church, a church in Smallthorne, Staffordshire, England
• Salem Methodist Church Complex (Ohio)

Smallthorne is an area in the city of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England. ... Salem Methodist Church Complex is a registered historic building near Cincinnati, Ohio, listed in the National Register on April 29, 1982. ...

Mathematics and science

• Salem number
• Salem Prize, in mathematics
• Salem hypothesis, in the creationism/evolution debate

In mathematics, a real algebraic integer is a Salem number if all its conjugate roots have absolute value no greater than , and at least one has absolute value exactly . ... The Salem Prize, founded by the widow of Raphael Salem, is awarded every year to a young mathematician judged to have done outstanding work in Salems field of interest, primarily the theory of Fourier series. ... The Salem Hypothesis is a description of an observed correlation between scientists who profess a belief in creation and the engineering disciplines. ...

Art, literature and press

• Salem, one of the most famous paintings of Wales, by Sydney Curnow Vosper, showing Welsh chapelgoers with an image of the Devil hidden in the cloak of the central figure[3].
• Salem's Lot, a horror novel by Stephen King
• Salem Monthly, an alternative newspaper in Salem, Oregon

This article is about the country. ... A chapel is a private church, usually small and often attached to a larger institution such as a college, a hospital, a palace, or a prison. ... This page is about the concept of the Devil. ... Evening cloak or manteau, from Costume Parisien, 1823 A cloak is a type of loose garment that is worn over indoor clothing and serves the same purpose as an overcoat—it protects the wearer from the cold, rain or wind for example, or it may form part of a fashionable... Salems Lot is a horror novel by Stephen King, written in 1975. ... Salem Monthly is the only alternative news monthly in Oregons capital city of Salem. ...

Entertainment

Music

• Salem (band)
• Salem (US band)
• Salem Highballers, the recording name given to the McCray Family

Salem is an Israeli doom/death metal band, pioneers of the Oriental metal movement. ... Salem was formed in late 2002 by former members of As Friends Rust, and vocalist Adam DZurilla. ... The Salem Highballers was the recording name given to The McCray Family by their recording label, Okeh, in the 1920s and 1930s. ...

Television

• Salem (Days of our Lives), the fictional setting of the U.S. soap opera Days of our Lives
• Salem Saberhagen, a cat in the comic book and television series Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

The town of Salem is the setting for the U.S. soap opera Days of our Lives. ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... The main characters in the TV series, with Salem being held on the right. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... This article is about Sabrinas appearances in comic books. ...

Sports teams

• Salem Avalanche, a minor league baseball team
• Salem Stampede, a team in the International Basketball League

League Carolina League Division Southern Year founded 1968 Major League affiliation Houston Astros Home ballpark Lewis-Gale Medical Center Field at Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium Previous home ballparks Kiwanis Field City Salem, Virginia Current uniform colors red, black, and white Previous uniform colors purple, black, white, gold (Buccaneers, Pirates), navy... The Salem Stampede are a team in the International Basketball League (2005-), playing in Salem, Oregon. ...

Business

• Salem Communications, a Christian radio company
• Salem (cigarette)

Salem Communications (NASDAQ: SALM) is a media company operating in the United States, with 99 U.S. radio stations (pending acquisitions) that are primarily concentrated in the nations biggest markets, including 65 stations in 23 of the top 25 markets. ... Salem is brand of cigarettes introduced in 1956 by the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company as the first filter-tipped menthol cigarette. ...

Other

• USS Salem, the name of three ships of the United States Navy
• Salem (supertanker), involved in maritime insurance fraud
• Salem-Shotwell Covered Bridge, a covered bridge in Alabama, United States

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