Encyclopedia entry
Maktesh
Mortar, a place in or near Jerusalem inhabited by silver merchants (Zeph. 1:11). It has been conjectured that it was the “Phoenician quarter” of the city, where the traders of that nation resided, after the Oriental custom.
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(a mortar or deep hollow), a place evidently in Jerusalem, the inhabitants of which are denounced by Zephaniah. (Zephaniah 1:11) Ewald conjectures that it was the Phoenician quarter” of the city.
In the Bible
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Verses where Maktesh is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Zephaniah 1:11
Wail, O dwellers of the Hollow, for all your merchants will be silenced; all who weigh out silver will be cut off.
Scripture on Maktesh
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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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