Thematic Bible: Mareshah


Thematic Bible



Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:

Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,

Zerah from Ethiopia led an army of a million soldiers and three hundred chariots to the town of Mareshah in Judah. Asa met him there. The two armies prepared for battle in Zephathah Valley near Mareshah.


Eliezer was the son of Dodavahu from Mareshah. He prophesied against Jehoshaphat. He said: Jehovah will destroy your work because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah. The ships were wrecked and could not go to Tarshish.


I will yet bring a conqueror against you, O inhabitant of Mareshah! He will possess you. The glory of Israel will come to Adullam.


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,


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