Bible Location
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Maacah was the small Aramean kingdom near Geshur and Bashan in the north-east. It is important because it appears in the coalition against David and in the wider network of Syrian border powers. First appears in 2 Sam 10:6.1
Coordinates
33.20, 36.50
First appears
2 Sam 10:6
AI summary: Maacah's significance lies in the fact that even small northern kingdoms played real roles in the politics of David's reign. Samuel and Chronicles place it among the allies hired or gathered against David, showing how the Aramean and transjordanian world could combine in resistance. The references also keep the kingdom distinct from better-known Damascus-centered powers. The cross references present Maacah as a minor but active Syrian border realm involved in the contests of David's rise.1
Latitude
33.20
Longitude
36.50
Bible references
4
Oppression, a small Syrian kingdom near Geshur, east of the Hauran, the district of Batanea (Josh. 13:13; 2 Sam. 10:6, 8; 1 Chr. 19:7). 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
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.