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Mareshah

Possession, a city in the plain of Judah (John. 15:44). Here Asa defeated Zerah the Ethiopian (2 Chr. 14:9, 10). It is identified with the ruin el-Mer’ash, about 1 1/2 mile south of Beit Jibrin.

In the Bible

8

Verses where Mareshah is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 1 Chronicles 2:42

    The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and Mareshah his second son, who was the father of Hebron.

  • 1 Chronicles 4:21

    The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah and the clans of the linen workers at Beth-ashbea,

  • 2 Chronicles 11:8

    Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,

  • 2 Chronicles 14:9

    Then Zerah the Cushite came against them with an army of 1,000,000 men and 300 chariots, and they advanced as far as Mareshah.

  • 2 Chronicles 14:10

    So Asa marched out against him and lined up in battle formation in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.

  • 2 Chronicles 20:37

    Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your works.” So the ships were wrecked and were unable to sail to Tarshish.

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Mareshah references

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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

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