Salim

Salim was a place near Aenon where John the Baptist was baptizing many people because water was plentiful there (John 3:23). The location is described as being "in Judea" by implication (John 3:22) and was distinct from the Bethany beyond Jordan (John 1:28) where John had previously been active. The most favored identification places Salim (and the nearby Aenon) in the Jordan valley at the head of the broad Wadi Far'ah, approximately seven miles south of Scythopolis, where abundant springs match the condition "because water was plentiful." A site called Ainun and Salim is still found in this region. The passage is also significant for the Baptist's final recorded testimony, where he declares himself the "friend of the bridegroom" and affirms that Christ must increase while he must decrease (John 3:29–30).