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Metheg-Ammah

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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Bridle of the mother, a figurative name for a chief city, as in 2 Samuel 8:1 , "David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines" (RSV, "took the bridle of the mother-city"); i.e., subdued their capital or strongest city, viz., Gath (1 Chronicles 18:1 ).

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Metheg-Ammah'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​m/metheg-ammah.html. 1897.
 
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