Samlah of Masrekah

Samlah of Masrekah

Samlah was a king of Edom mentioned in the Bible, in . 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.


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