Place
Metheg-ammah
- Location
- 31.694°, 34.844°
Bridle of the mother, a figurative name for a chief city, as in 2 Sam.
- Same place as
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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).
In Scripture
1 verse in 1 book
- 2 Samuel8:1
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