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Mareshah in the Bible.

Mareshah is a city in the Bible, about 38 km (23 miles) south-west of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 6 verses, from Joshua 15:44 to Micah 1:15.

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What happened at Mareshah.

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.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Mareshah.

Ahaziah 1Asa 1Dodavah 1Eliezer 1Jehoshaphat 1Zerah 1

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All 6 verses that name Mareshah.

Joshua 1

  • Joshua 15:44And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:

2 Chronicles 4

  • 2 Chronicles 11:8And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
  • 2 Chronicles 14:9And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah.
  • 2 Chronicles 14:10Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
  • 2 Chronicles 20:37Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.

Micah 1

  • Micah 1:15Yet will I bring an heir unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah: he shall come unto Adullam the glory of Israel.

Questions about Mareshah.

Where is Mareshah in the Bible?

Mareshah is a city about 38 km (23 miles) south-west of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Mareshah named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Mareshah in 6 verses, in 3 books, from Joshua 15:44 to Micah 1:15.

Which people are named with Mareshah in the Bible?

The verses that name Mareshah also name Ahaziah, Asa, Dodavah, Eliezer, Jehoshaphat and Zerah.

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