Son of Mesha, re-founder of Hebron.
Mareshah
Named in 1 verse of 1 Chronicles, first in 1 Chronicles 2:42.
מָרֵשָׁהMareshah
The name means “from the beginning; an inheritance.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Mareshah Written by AI
Mareshah was a son of Mesha, son of Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, from the tribe of Judah. He restored and re-founded Hebron which had been given to his father (Josh 14.3) who removed the Anakim who inhabited it (Judges 1:20). Mareshah is mentioned in the genealogy of Caleb's descendants (1 Chronicles 2:42).
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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 2:42
The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and Mareshah his second son, who was the father of Hebron.
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.