Bible Location
Meaning: whistling; hissing · 2 cross references · Modern-day map available
Masrekah was an Edomite royal city associated with Samlah in the king list of Genesis and Chronicles. It is important because it gives the Edomite dynasty concrete geographic setting. First appears in Gen 36:36.1
Place meaning
whistling; hissing
Coordinates
30.73, 35.61
First appears
Gen 36:36
AI summary: Masrekah matters because even short royal notices become more substantial when tied to place. The city anchors Samlah in a real Edomite landscape and helps flesh out the pre-monarchy memory of neighboring kingdoms. The cross references present Masrekah as an Edomite royal hometown in the dynastic lists.1
Place meaning
whistling; hissing
Latitude
30.73
Longitude
35.61
Bible references
2
Vineyard of noble vines, a place in Idumea, the native place of Samlah, one of the Edomitish kings (Gen. 36:36; 1 Chr. 1:47). 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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.