Place Old Testament
Masrekah
Masrekah, the royal city of Samlah, one of the ancient kings of Edom before any Israelite king reigned (Genesis 36:36; 1Ch.1.47). Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Genesis 36:36.
Why it matters. The royal city of Samlah, an Edomite king
- Primary passages
- Location
- 30.735, 35.606 (approximate, within about 2 km)
Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Masrekah
Masrekah was the royal city of Samlah, one of the ancient kings of Edom who reigned before any Israelite king (Genesis 36:31, 36; 1Ch.1.47). The name Masrekah may mean "place of choice vines," but the exact location of the city is unknown. Some scholars have proposed that it might be identified with a town called En-Masrak or Ain Mafrak, located about eight miles south of Petra, but this remains a conjecture without conclusive evidence.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.