Mareshah Summary
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Mareshah, a town in the Shephelah of Judah (Joshua 15:44), fortified by Rehoboam (2Ch 11:8) and the site of Asa's victory over Zerah the Ethiopian (2Ch 14:9-10).
Mareshah
PlaceA town in Judah; fortified by Rehoboam
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Mareshah
from the beginning; an inheritance
- he מָרֵשָׁה · H4762G
- bg Мареша
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Mareshah Article
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Mareshah was a town located in the Shephelah (lowlands) of Judah (Joshua 15:44). It was one of the cities fortified by King Rehoboam after the division of the kingdom (2Ch.11.8). Mareshah is best known as the site of the battle between King Asa of Judah and Zerah the Ethiopian, who came against Judah with a vast army. Asa cried out to the Lord, and God granted him a decisive victory over the Ethiopians (2Ch.14.9-15). The prophet Micah, who was from Mareshah (Micah 1:1), prophesied judgment against the city, declaring that a conqueror would come against it (Micah 1:15). King Jehoshaphat of Judah joined with Ahaziah of Israel in a shipping venture at Ezion-geber, but the ships were wrecked, as prophesied by Eliezer of Mareshah (2Ch.20.35-37).
Mareshah Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Possession, a city in the plain of Judah (John. 15:44). Here Asa defeated Zerah the Ethiopian (2 Chr. 14:9, 10). It is identified with the ruin el-Mer’ash, about 1 1/2 mile south of Beit Jibrin.
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