Samlah of Masrekah
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Samlah was a king of Edom
mentioned in the Bible
, in Genesis 36:31-43. He succeeded Hadad ben Bedad
in the apparently elective kingship of the early Edomites. He is described as being from Masrekah. He was succeeded by Saul of Rehoboth
.
The date of his reign is unknown.
Edom
Edom or Idumea was a historical region of the Southern Levant located south of Judea and the Dead Sea. It is mentioned in biblical records as a 1st millennium BC Iron Age kingdom of Edom, and in classical antiquity the cognate name Idumea was used to refer to a smaller area in the same region...
mentioned in the Bible
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, in Genesis 36:31-43. He succeeded Hadad ben Bedad
Hadad ben Bedad
Hadad ben Bedad was a king of Edom mentioned in the Bible, in Genesis 36:31-43. He succeeded Husham in the apparently elective kingship of the Edomites. He is described as having moved the capital of Edom to Avith, and of defeating the Midianites in Moab. He was succeeded by Samlah of Masrekah.The...
in the apparently elective kingship of the early Edomites. He is described as being from Masrekah. He was succeeded by Saul of Rehoboth
Saul (Edomite king)
Saul was a king of Edom mentioned in the Bible, in Genesis 36:31-43. He succeeded Samlah of Masrekah in the apparently elective kingship of the early Edomites. He is described as being from "Rehoboth on the river"; . He was succeeded by Baal-hanan ben Achbor....
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The date of his reign is unknown.