Mareshah in the Bible

Meaning: from the beginning; an inheritance

Exact Match

And the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn; he [was] the father of Ziph. The sons of Mareshah: Hebron.

Verse ConceptsFirstborn Sons

The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lechah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of byssus-workers, of the house of Ashbea,

Verse ConceptsLinenOccupations

Thematic Bible



Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah, for a total of nine cities and villages.

Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,

Sometime later, Zerah the Ethiopian went to war against him at Mareshah with an army of one million troops and 300 chariots. Asa went out to engage him in battle, and they drew up their battle lines at Mareshah in the Zephathah Valley.


But Dodavahu's son Eliezer from Mareshah prophesied in opposition to Jehoshaphat, "Because you have entered into an alliance with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your efforts." So the ships were destroyed and were never able to sail for Tarshish.


Nevertheless, I will deliver an heir to you, inhabitants of Mareshah to Adullam the glory of Israel will come.


The descendants of Judah's son Shelah were Er, who fathered Lecah, Laadah (who fathered Mareshah and the families who belonged to the guild of linen workers at Beth-ashbea),


Jerahmeel's brother Caleb's descendants were his firstborn Mesha, who fathered Ziph. The descendants of Mareshah, who fathered Hebron, were as follows:


References

Hastings

Easton

American

Fausets

Morish

Smith

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