Bible Location
4 cross references · Modern-day map available
This Rock entry refers to the crag or rocky stronghold in the Maon and Ziph wilderness zone where David maneuvered while escaping Saul. It is important because it captures the rough terrain that shaped those wilderness pursuits. First appears in Josh 15:55.1
Coordinates
31.42, 35.12
First appears
Josh 15:55
AI summary: The Rock on this page is significant because sometimes the terrain itself is the story. In the Samuel wilderness narratives, rocky formations determine pursuit, concealment, and sudden reversals, and this named crag is part of that high-pressure environment around Maon. It stands for the tactical use of landscape in David's survival. The cross references present the Rock as a wilderness strongpoint where geography and deliverance intertwine.1
Latitude
31.42
Longitude
35.12
Bible references
4
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.