Mareshah in the Bible

Meaning: from the beginning; an inheritance

Exact Match

Then Zerah the Cushite came against them with an army of one million men and 300 chariots. They came as far as Mareshah.

Verse ConceptsChariotsA Million And MoreThree Hundred And Above

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

Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because you have joined yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has broken your works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.

Verse ConceptsSeafaringForbidden AlliancesProphesying

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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