Lexical Definition

‎שַׂמְלָה‎ Samlâh (sam-law') Samlah ^N:N-M-P
probably for the same as ‎שִׂמְלָה‎

Samlah.

• § Samlah = "garment"
• Samlah, an Edomite

1) a king of Moab and successor of Hadad or Hadar

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.36

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎שַׂמְלָה‎ proper name, masculine king of Edom Gen 36:36; Gen 36:37 (P; Σαμ(α)λα) = 1Chr 1:47; 1Chr 1:48 (Σαμαα, Σαβαα).

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Edomite king • King of Edom before Israel had kings

King living at the time of the Patriarchs

Samlah was a king of Edom who reigned before Israel had kings, as mentioned in the genealogies of Esau.

• An Edomite king living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.36;
• only referred to as Samlah שַׂמְלָה.

Samlah is mentioned in Genesis 36:36-37 and 1 Chronicles 1:47-48 as one of the kings who reigned in Edom before Israel had kings. He was from the city of Masrekah and succeeded Hadad, son of Bedad, as king of Edom. After Samlah's death, Shaul from Rehoboth on the River succeeded him as king. The genealogies in Genesis 36 and 1 Chronicles 1 list the descendants of Esau, who was Jacob's brother, and the kings who ruled in Edom. These kings were not necessarily related to each other, and their reigns were not dynastic. The mention of these kings demonstrates Edom's political organization and its existence as a nation before Israel had a centralized monarchy. Samlah's inclusion in these lists provides a glimpse into the history of Edom and its relationship with Israel.

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