Bible Location
Meaning: bridle of bondage · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available
Metheg-ammah is the figurative expression or place-name tied to David's subduing of the Philistines. It is important because it preserves how political control could be expressed through symbolic geographic language. First appears in 2 Sam 8:1.1
Place meaning
bridle of bondage
Coordinates
31.69, 34.84
First appears
2 Sam 8:1
AI summary: Metheg-ammah matters because conquest traditions sometimes describe domination in metaphor-laden place language rather than straightforward civic labels. The record belongs to David's victory over Philistine power.1
Place meaning
bridle of bondage
Latitude
31.69
Longitude
34.84
Bible references
1
Bridle of the mother, a figurative name for a chief city, as in 2 Sam. 8:1, “David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines” (R.V., “took the bridle of the mother-city”); i.e., subdued their capital or strongest city, viz., Gath (1 Chr. 18:1). 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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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| 2Sam |
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.