Mesha

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son of Cheubai [Caleb] (by Jerioth?) (1CH 2:42)

Lineage: God › Adam › Seth › Enos › Cainan › Mahalaleel › Jared › Enoch › Methuselah › Lamech › Noah › Shem › Arphaxad › Cainan › Salah › Eber › Peleg › Reu › Serug › Nahor › Terah › Abraham › Isaac › Jacob › Judah › Pharez › Hezron › Caleb › Mesha

Names

en Mesha
burden; salvation
en Mesha · Also called · H4338 none · 1CH 2:42
burden; salvation
he מֵישַׁע meysha · H4338 · 1CH 2:42
el Μαρισα Marisa · none · 1CH 2:42
bg Меса

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1 Chr 2:42

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Conditional birth estimate

Conditional birth bounds under generation assumptions; not attested parental ages, biological limits or a lifespan.

The anchors give incompatible conditional intervals. This calculation establishes no birth year.

Below are relatives with a selected birth year, the generations separating them, and the interval allowed by each anchor. Each relative’s page shows available dates and sources. The overall estimate uses the intersection of the allowed intervals.

Relative / anchor year	Generations	Conditional interval
Pharez · 1722 BC Ancestor	3 20–45 years per generation	c. 1662 BC – 1587 BC
Jacob · 1835 BC Ancestor	5 20–45 years per generation	c. 1735 BC – 1610 BC
Isaac · 1895 BC Ancestor	6 20–45 years per generation	c. 1775 BC – 1625 BC
Rebekah · 1876 BC Ancestor	6 20–45 years per generation	c. 1756 BC – 1606 BC
Abraham · 1995 BC Ancestor	7 20–45 years per generation	c. 1855 BC – 1680 BC
Sarah · 1985 BC Ancestor	7 20–45 years per generation	c. 1845 BC – 1670 BC
Terah · 2125 BC Ancestor	8 25–130 years per generation	c. 1925 BC – 1085 BC
Nahor · 2156 BC Ancestor	9 25–130 years per generation	c. 1931 BC – 986 BC
Haran · 2056 BC Ancestor	9 25–130 years per generation	c. 1831 BC – 886 BC
Serug · 2186 BC Ancestor	10 25–130 years per generation	c. 1936 BC – 886 BC
Reu · 2218 BC Ancestor	11 25–130 years per generation	c. 1943 BC – 788 BC
Peleg · 2248 BC Ancestor	12 25–130 years per generation	c. 1948 BC – 688 BC
Eber · 2282 BC Ancestor	13 25–130 years per generation	c. 1957 BC – 592 BC
Salah · 2312 BC Ancestor	14 25–130 years per generation	c. 1962 BC – 492 BC
Arphaxad · 2347 BC Ancestor	16 25–130 years per generation	c. 1947 BC – 267 BC
Shem · 2447 BC Ancestor	17 25–130 years per generation	c. 2022 BC – 237 BC
Noah · 2948 BC Ancestor	18 25–130 years per generation	c. 2498 BC – 608 BC
Lamech · 3130 BC Ancestor	19 25–130 years per generation	c. 2655 BC – 660 BC
Methuselah · 3317 BC Ancestor	20 25–130 years per generation	c. 2817 BC – 717 BC
Enoch · 3382 BC Ancestor	21 25–130 years per generation	c. 2857 BC – 652 BC
Jared · 3544 BC Ancestor	22 25–130 years per generation	c. 2994 BC – 684 BC
Mahalaleel · 3609 BC Ancestor	23 25–130 years per generation	c. 3034 BC – 619 BC
Cainan · 3679 BC Ancestor	24 25–130 years per generation	c. 3079 BC – 559 BC
Cain · 4004 BC Ancestor	24 25–130 years per generation	c. 3404 BC – 884 BC
Enos · 3769 BC Ancestor	25 25–130 years per generation	c. 3144 BC – 519 BC
Adam · 4004 BC Ancestor	25 25–130 years per generation	c. 3379 BC – 754 BC
Eve · 4005 BC Ancestor	25 25–130 years per generation	c. 3380 BC – 755 BC
Seth · 3874 BC Ancestor	26 25–130 years per generation	c. 3224 BC – 494 BC

Family of origin

Father: Caleb
Mother: Unknown
Half-brother: Hur
Half-brother: Ardon
Half-brother: Shobab
Half-brother: Jesher
Half-brother: Mesha
Sister: Achsa
Brother: Jahdai
Sister: Achsah
Half-brother: Moza
Half-brother: Gazez
Half-brother: Gazez
Half-brother: Gazez
Half-brother: Sheva
Half-brother: Shaaph
Half-brother: Sheber
Half-brother: Tirhanah
Half-brother: Haran

One-parent family

Son: Hebron
Son: Ziph

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Tribe of Judah

Mesha 2 Dictionary Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

Heb. meysh’a, “deliverance,” the eldest son of Caleb (1 Chr. 2:42), and brother of Jerahmeel.

Sources: BibleData (CC BY 4.0, Mesha_2) · Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0, mesha_2010)

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