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Mareshah

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: M

By: James P. Boyd

Narrator: Chris Genthree

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(hill-lop). (1) A Hebronite (1 Chron. 2:42⁴²Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron. (1 Chronicles 2:42)). (2) Lowland city of Judah (Josh. 15:44⁴⁴And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages: (Joshua 15:44); 2 Chron. 11:8; 14:9-12⁸And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph, (2 Chronicles 11:8)
⁹And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah. ¹⁰Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah. ¹¹And Asa cried unto the Lord his God, and said, Lord, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O Lord our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O Lord, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee. ¹²So the Lord smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled. (2 Chronicles 14:9‑12)).

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