Mesha in the Bible

Meaning: burden; salvation

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And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.

Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder; and he rendered to the king of Israel the wool of one hundred thousand lambs, and of one hundred thousand rams.

Verse ConceptsLambsRamsSheepShepherds, As OccupationsTributesWoolOwning LivestockOne Hundred Thousand And More

It happened that when Ahab died, Mesha king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

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

Thematic Bible



Meanwhile, Moab's King Mesha was a sheep breeder. He used to pay 100,000 lambs and the wool from 100,000 rams to the king of Israel as tribute. After Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.


Their settlements extended from Mesha towards Sephar, the eastern hill country.


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


By his wife Hodesh he fathered Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,


References

Hastings

Easton

American

Fausets

Morish

Smith

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