Atomic Bible

A town in Judah; fortified by Rehoboam

Mareshah

Named in 6 verses across 3 books, first in Joshua 15:44.

מָרֵשָׁהMareshah

The name means “from the beginning; an inheritance.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869

About Mareshah Written by AI

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).

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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.

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Where the Bible names it

  1. Joshua 15:44

    Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah—nine cities, along with their villages.

  2. 2 Chronicles 11:8

    Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,

  3. 2 Chronicles 14:9

    Then Zerah the Cushite came against them with an army of 1,000,000 men and 300 chariots, and they advanced as far as Mareshah.

  4. 2 Chronicles 14:10

    So Asa marched out against him and lined up in battle formation in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.

  5. 2 Chronicles 20:37

    Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your works.” So the ships were wrecked and were unable to sail to Tarshish.

  6. Micah 1:15

    I will again bring a conqueror against you, O dweller of Mareshah. The glory of Israel will come to Adullam.

From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.