Bible Location
Meaning: that beholds · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available
Zuph was the district in which Samuel's Ramah lay. It is important because it belongs to the local landscape of Saul's search and the emergence of monarchy in Israel. First appears in 1 Sam 9:5.1
Place meaning
that beholds
Coordinates
31.85, 35.18
First appears
1 Sam 9:5
AI summary: Zuph matters because the story of Saul's anointing begins in an ordinary regional setting of wandering, inquiry, and providential redirection. The district gives that turning point a rooted social and geographic context.1
Place meaning
that beholds
Latitude
31.85
Longitude
35.18
Bible references
1
(1 Sam. 9:5, 6), a district in which lay Samuel’s city, Ramah. It was probably so named after Elkanah’s son, Zuph (1 Chr. 6:26, marg.). 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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.
| Book | Cross-References |
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Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
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.