Bible Location
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Zobah-Hamath was a northern place-name connected with Solomon's expansion and with the wider Hamath region. It is important because it belongs to the far-reaching political horizon of the united monarchy. First appears in 1 Chr 18:3.1
Coordinates
34.31, 36.93
First appears
1 Chr 18:3
AI summary: Zobah-Hamath matters because it marks how far north royal ambition and influence were remembered to extend. Even where precise identification is uncertain, the name belongs to the Bible's picture of Israel interacting with larger northern powers.1
Latitude
34.31
Longitude
36.93
Bible references
1
Fortress of Zobah, (2 Chr. 8:3) is supposed by some to be a different place from the foregoing; but this is quite uncertain. 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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.