Bible Location
Meaning: noontide · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available
Zelzah was the place near Rachel's tomb named in Samuel's sign to Saul. It is important because it belongs to the tightly localized geography through which Saul's calling is confirmed. First appears in 1 Sam 10:2.1
AI summary: Zelzah matters because the rise of Saul is narrated through specific encounters on the ground rather than abstract destiny. In that setting, the place functions as part of the chain of signs that authenticate Samuel's word.1
| Book | Cross-References |
|---|---|
| 1Sam |
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.