Son or town of Laadah in Judah.
Mareshah
Named in 1 verse of 1 Chronicles, first in 1 Chronicles 4:21.
מָרֵשָׁהMareshah
The name means “from the beginning; an inheritance.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
- Father
- Laadah
- People
- Tribe of Judah
About Mareshah Written by AI
Mareshah was a descendant or town of Mareshah, who is mentioned in the genealogy of the descendants of Shelah (1 Chronicles 4:21).
Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.
Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
This entry is on the name Mareshah, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.
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.
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
Where the Bible names him
- 1 Chronicles 4:21
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,
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.