And when Hadad was dead, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.
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Interpretation
The genealogy is from hence confined to the posterity of Abraham. Let us take occasion from reading these lists of names, to think of the multitudes that have gone through this world, have done their parts in it, and then quitted it.
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This thought runs through 1 Chronicles 1:43-47.
Glossary
- Masrekah Place
- Vineyard of noble vines, a place in Idumea, the native place of Samlah, one of the Edomitish kings ( Gen. 36:36 ; 1 Chr. 1:47 ). Modern identification: Jebel el Musraq.