Bible Location
Meaning: exalting · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available
Silla was the place-name in the account of King Joash's assassination, though the exact site remains uncertain. It is important because it shows how even brief royal notices can preserve a local geographic trace. First appears in 2 Kgs 12:20.1
Place meaning
exalting
Coordinates
31.78, 35.23
First appears
2 Kgs 12:20
AI summary: Silla matters because the downfall of a king in Kings is embedded in a named place rather than narrated in abstraction. The record belongs to the local geography of royal violence and betrayal.1
Place meaning
exalting
Latitude
31.78
Longitude
35.23
Bible references
1
A highway; a twig, only in 2 Kings 12:20. If taken as a proper name (as in the LXX. and other versions), the locality is unknown. 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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.
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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.